C-Commissioning Permitting & LOTO Operator

Job Title: C-Commissioning Permitting & LOTO Operator

Primary Responsibilities

Responsible for supporting the issuance of Safety Work Permits (SWPs) and installing energy isolations (LOTOs) on Systems under the care, custody and control of the Commissioning and Startup (CSU) Organization. Day-to-day work direction will come from the CSU Permitting & LOTO Coordinator.

Expectations – HSE

• Adhere to all Project site-specific safety directives, initiatives, standards, policies and procedures.
• Act as a Safety Ambassador, planning and participating as a proactive safety leader in all site safety drills and practices. Actively participate in regular site inspections, safety meetings and tool-box sessions.
• Ensure all accidents/incidents are promptly reported.

Commissioning – First 3 Months

• Get up to speed as quickly as possible: understand the CSU Execution Plan and Project schedule, and establish relationships with key contacts.
• Work with the Permit Center Coordinator and CSU Commissioning Coordinators to understand the number of Systems, boundary isolation points, and Commissioning plans/procedures.
• Complete the Enablon (electronic) Safety Work Permit training. While this training is extensive, the principles are aligned with other Alberta industrial sites.
• Read and understand the SIMOPS Plan for the site (SIT Plan) and the Permit Center role.

Permit Center Readiness

• Support the CSU Permit Coordinator with organization of the Permit Center, which will be common to both Construction Hazardous Work Permits (CHWP) and CSU/Operations SWPs.

Permit Center Responsibilities

• Ensure all SWPs are issued following EH&S Standards, from request through work execution to final sign-off.
• Ensure SWPs are conducted to a high standard, with thorough risk analysis (as per the SWP) for high-risk tasks such as hot work, confined space entry and electrical isolations, and that all required documentation and signatures are present before approval.
• Energy Isolation: Ensure all Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) or energy isolations are in place before work proceeds. With the CSU Permit Center Coordinator, maintain an organized Permit Center for active LOTOs. Assist with installing LOTOs in the field as required.
• Job Site Monitoring: Ensure all Permit issuers perform pre-work inspections as required, verifying job site readiness.
• Auditing: Conduct regular field audits to ensure ongoing work complies with the conditions of issued SWPs. Complete the “Basic Safety Process” (BSP) forms as audits are conducted.

SIMOPS Plan Responsibilities

• Participate in the daily Permit Center planning meetings with CHWP and SWP issuers to identify and resolve potential conflicts from simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) in adjacent areas.
• Support the CSU Permit Center Coordinator in maintaining an active list of the following, with an effective means of communicating it to all Permit Receiving personnel: site-wide bulletins; Notices of Energization; the list of CSU-owned systems; plot plan map of CSU/Operations controlled areas; plot plan map of live piperack commodities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

Must be a seasoned Operator with extensive Permit Center experience in major projects.

• Certifications (Academic, Professional): Power Engineer (min. 4th Class), or Journeyman Interprovincial Red Seal, or Process Technician/Technologist, or Professional Process Engineer, or equivalent safety experience.
• Experience: 10 years’ Operations work experience; 5 years leading commissioning and start-up activities.
• Experience with Enablon electronic permitting software considered an asset.
• Familiar with SIMOPS phase protocols as sites transition from Construction to Operations.
• Experience in Commissioning & Startup of industrial gas, power generation, and chemical facilities, cryogenic technologies, air separation, syngas, and CO2 capture preferred.
• Required Safety Certification (OSSA & CSTS): Construction Safety Training System CSTS-20, Fall Protection, Confined Space Entry & Monitoring, WHMIS, H2S Alive.

Core Competencies

• Safety Focused – views safety as a personal value.
• Adaptable – able to change and adapt to dynamic work environments with ease.
• Collaborator – works collaboratively with all team members towards a common goal; puts team before self.
• Technical – able to identify, troubleshoot and resolve potential problems.
• Organized – able to strategize and build plans to meet objectives, goals and deadlines.
• Communications – excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Software Literacy – proficient in Office applications, Smart Plant Review and Bluebeam Revu.

Working Conditions

• Walking: Frequent
• Computer: Frequent, focused work with various software
• Reading/Reviewing: Frequent
• Sedentary/Sitting: Frequent during planning phases
• Field Work: Frequent
• Shift Work: as required by the project
• Bending/Crouching/Kneeling: Occasional
• Confined Space Entry: Infrequent
• SCBA use: Infrequent
• Climbing/Wearing Fall Protection: Infrequent

Benefits

• Life insurance plus AD&D with critical illness and cancer coverage
• Extended health: drugs, hospital, hearing, orthotics, vision, and paramedical including mental health
• Dental coverage, including orthodontic coverage for children
• Travel insurance up to $5,000,000 per incident
• Ongoing training and career development support

About GrizzlyTrek

GrizzlyTrek Group is a Technical Workforce and Indigenous Employment Partner. We recruit skilled trades and technical professionals across Canada's industrial sector and place them with reputable employers offering long term work, fair pay, and room to advance. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and proudly support Indigenous employment.

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Are you a Red Seal electrician who has commissioned EHT? Tell us your years leading start-up, the EHT systems and facilities you have commissioned, and your trade ticket. Qualified candidates will be contacted quickly.

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