What Vista Does Vista Projects is an integrated engineering firm who has been solving complex challenges in the energy industry since 1985. We are innovators at our core. We continually find better, smarter ways to design and deliver oil and gas projects, and we are proud to be contributing on some of the most exciting low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments in the North America. For our people, that means meaningful, varied work and a real chance to shape how modern engineering gets done.
We are innovators in the energy industry. We actively find ways to improve how oil and gas projects are designed and delivered, and we are contributing to some remarkable low-carbon and synthetic fuel developments; including electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects. We are headquartered in Calgary and maintain a satellite office in Houston.
Why We Do It The world needs energy, and better engineering makes the projects that deliver it safer, more efficient and more sustainable. Our multi-discipline teams have designed some of the most challenging and successful projects in the North American energy sector, from early-stage studies and pilots to large-scale commercial expansions. We take pride in doing that work well, and just as much pride in continuously improving how we do it.
What You Would Do in This Role Lead the piping stress discipline on major projects and help grow Vista’s SAGD pipeline business. As Senior / Lead Piping Stress Engineer, you will be the technical authority for facility piping and SAGD pipeline stress engineering: you will set the technical direction, run the stress scope, and mentor the team that delivers it. You will also help shape how stress engineering works in a digital, model-centric company, where the 3D environment is the single source of truth from early design through construction and commissioning.
Technical leadership Serve as Lead Stress Engineer on assigned projects, setting technical direction, execution strategy, and design philosophy
Establish project stress criteria, methodologies, acceptance limits, and line stress-criticality rules
Perform and oversee complex static and dynamic analyses in Bentley AutoPIPE (and CAESAR II where a project requires it) to ASME B31.3, CSA Z662 and ASME B31.1 as applicable
Lead local stress and fatigue assessments with PRG FEA tools (NozzlePro, FEPipe), covering nozzle stresses, welded attachments, and code allowables and fatigue requirements
Review and approve stress models, calculations, FEA results, and reports
Provide expert input on piping layout, routing, welded attachments, and support details for integrity and constructability SAGD pipelines
Act as technical authority for SAGD pipeline stress analysis to CSA Z662: steam, produced emulsion, produced gas, and fuel gas
Define design approaches for expansion loops,



anchors and guides, buried sections, and pipeline-to-facility interfaces
Set SAGD pipeline routing and support strategy with pipeline design and CSA leads
Help grow the SAGD pipeline business: support proposals, develop technical solutions, and present to clients
Digital transformation Champion a model-centric stress workflow, defining how stress data lives in the 3D model and is shared across disciplines
Drive integration between 3D design and stress analysis tools, and lead workflow and automation improvements
Develop discipline standards, procedures, and best practices
Project delivery Set scopes of work, man-hour estimates, schedules, and priorities for projects and proposals
Plan, allocate, and review work; update the project schedule and issue weekly progress reports with Project Management
Keep stress work on budget, on schedule, and compliant with QA/QC; manage scope changes
Review and approve specialty item data sheets, MRQs/MRPs, and technical bid evaluations
Represent the discipline in design reviews, HAZOPs, constructability reviews, and client meetings, and negotiate critical engineering issues
Support fabrication, construction, and commissioning, including resolution of field stress and nozzle issues
People leadership Mentor and develop junior and intermediate stress engineers, including engineering best practices
Stay current with industry codes and regulatory requirements, and keep the team current
Requirements Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (or equivalent)
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered with APEGA
8+ years of progressive piping stress engineering experience in oil and gas, including facility piping
2+ years of SAGD pipeline stress analysis to CSA Z662
Experience across oil sands facility piping, well pads, SAGD and underground pipelines, and gas processing plants
Demonstrated experience leading the piping stress scope on EPC projects
Expert knowledge of ASME B31.3, CSA Z662, ASME Section VIII, API standards, and ABSA/CSA B51 requirements
Advanced proficiency with Bentley AutoPIPE, Vista’s preferred stress analysis software
Proven proficiency with PRG FEA tools, specifically NozzlePro, for nozzle, welded attachment, and fatigue evaluations
Strong command of transient loads: wind, seismic, vibration, and slug flow
Sound engineering judgment and the ability to defend technical decisions with clients and stakeholders
Strong communication,



organization, and client‑facing leadership skills
Able to meet safety requirements for site visits
Preferred Advanced knowledge of CAESAR II
Brownfield, MOC, and revamp projects in operating facilities
LNG, refining, or petrochemical experience
Discipline Lead, Principal Engineer, or Technical Authority roles in an EPC organization
Development of engineering standards, procedures, or best practices for piping stress and local stress evaluation
Experience implementing model-based or digital engineering workflows
Proposal and business development experience
Why People Like Vista We do not just say we're a great place to work, our people do. Vista has been recognized by Great Place to Work as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada, a Best Workplace for Mental Health, and a Best Workplace for Women. These awards are earned through confidential surveys completed by our own team, so they reflect how people here actually feel and not just how we choose to describe ourselves.
What our people value most is how we work together. You will join experienced leaders and mentors who are genuinely invested in your growth, in teams built around collaboration rather than silos. We hire capable people, trust them to do their best work, and treat them as people rather than employee numbers. We are proud of the culture this creates, and we work hard to protect it as we grow.
Vista is also a place for people who like to make this better. If you are energized by innovating, by questioning how things are done and by helping vista continuously improve, you will be in good company. We back that work with strong, modern project systems run by people who know how to get the most from them, but it is our people, not our tools, that make Vista what it is.
What We Offer An opportunity with Vista is more than a job. It is the chance to do challenging meaningful work alongside talented and supportive colleagues who want to see you succeed.
Vista offers all employees A challenging and rewarding work environment where you will contribute to meaningful projects across the energy industry
Talented, collaborative colleagues who are invested in one another's success
The chance to work alongside some of the sharpest minds in the industry, where your ideas are heard and innovation is part of how we actually work, not just something we say.
A strong value-based philosophy that provides an informal, close-knit team setting, where you and your family feel like a part of our organization, and not just an employee number
Competitive compensation and benefits, including a performance-linked variable pay program
Company-sponsored social events and team sports
Half-day Fridays and free parking
An organization that values and encourages diversity

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📌 Lead/Senior Piping Stress Engineer (Alberta)
🏢 Vista Projects
📍 Alberta