At Suncor, we produce and provide energy.

When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROVIDED

About the Role We are hiring a Sitewide Lead for Oil Sands to provide integrated operational leadership across multiple areas and business units, driving safe, reliable production and maximizing asset availability. As the senior operational leader on shift, this role aligns sitewide priorities, coordinates production and fluid movements, and enables fast, effective decision-making during both routine operations and upsets.

What we offer: We recognize your contribution and offer a range of rewards and development opportunities designed to support your success. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.

Strong compensation:

we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards. We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching

Benefits:

utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being

Generous time-off:

enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance

Talent development programs:

Internal mobility, succession planning,



and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we’re dedicated to your development

Relocation

assistance:

roundtrip airfare or mileage coverage, temporary accommodations, rental search assistance, and additional resources provided pending role and location

Minimum Requirements:

Post‑secondary education in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Power Engineering, Operations Management, or a related discipline is preferred

Minimum Eight years of operations and/or operational leadership experience, preferably in oil sands, oil and gas, or other complex industrial environments

Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating multi‑area, multi‑unit, or integrated operations, with the ability to work across organizational boundaries and influence outcomes through collaborative leadership

Robust background in safety leadership, operational excellence, production optimization, and risk management, with the ability to balance competing priorities in a dynamic operating environment

Broad understanding of integrated Oil Sands operations, including Mining, Extraction, Tailings, Upgrading, Utilities, Logistics, and In Situ interfaces, is preferred; experience coordinating response to major production events, process upsets, equipment outages, or emergency situations is considered an asset

Responsibilities:





Coordinate operations across multiple locations, operating areas, and business units to safely execute the integrated production plan

Optimize daily and medium‑term Oil Sands production by balancing safety, reliability, asset availability, inventories, fluid movements, and other operating constraints

Monitor production performance by identifying, quantifying, and tracking losses and opportunities, and coordinating mitigation and recovery actions

Chair production and short‑interval control meetings, communicating production status, risks, constraints, priorities, and required actions across teams

Act as the primary operational interface with Firebag, Fort Hills, SELC

Lead the sitewide operational response to major process upsets, utility disruptions, environmental incidents, and other integrated events, ensuring timely escalation and coordinated decision‑making

Support operational planning by providing input to recovery plans, the Major Events Calendar, and the Long‑Range Plan, while helping implement sitewide operational and strategic initiatives

Identify operational gaps, emerging risks, and cross‑functional constraints, and drive standardized practices, continuous improvement, and consistent policy application across Base Plant, as per the applicable OEMS process

Location and other Key details:

You will work out of a Suncor Base Plant Location in Fort McMurray

If you reside outside of Fort McMurray, relocation of your primary residence to within 60 km of Fort McMurray is mandatory. Relocation support will be provided; we offer competitive housing assistance to eligible individuals

Hours of work are 3 days,

📌 Site Wide Lead Oil Sands (Fort Chipewyan)
🏢 Oil Authority
📍 Fort Chipewyan