Emergency Response Technician

Trans Mountain Corporation operates Canada's only pipeline system transporting oil products to the West Coast. We deliver approximately 890,000 barrels of petroleum products each day through a dual pipeline system of more than 1,150 kilometres of pipeline in Alberta, British Columbia and Washington state.

Trans Mountain also operates a state-of-the-art loading facility, Westridge Marine Terminal, with three berths providing tidewater access to global markets.

As a federal Crown corporation, Trans Mountain continues to build on more than 70 years of experience delivering operational and safety excellence through our crude oil pipeline system.

With our expanded pipeline system now in place, Trans Mountain provides enhanced direct access for Canadian crude oil to world markets. The expansion realizes a world-class system for oil transport, developed to Canada's high standards within one of the most stringent regulatory regimes in the world, creating long-term economic benefits, enhanced marine protection, enhanced safety and emergency management capabilities, and enhanced skilled‑worker capacity building in communities and Indigenous groups.

Our Core Values

Trans Mountain's core values - Safety, Integrity, Respect and Excellence - guide our every step. Each obstacle we've overcome or success we've experienced has been the result of a shared commitment to living these values every day. Together, we're focused on doing the right thing for each other and our communities. If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your strengths in an environment that encourages Safety, Integrity, Respect, and Excellence, we invite you to explore this opportunity with us

Location

Edson Pump Station

Department

Albera District

Reports to

Supervisor, Operations

Worker Type

Employee

Schedule Type

Full-time

Work Setting

In-office

Trans Mountain is seeking a collaborative, motivated, and values-driven individual to join our dynamic team as an Emergency Response Technician. You will lead and support responses to petroleum-related spills, fires, and emergencies, coordinate with municipal first responders, maintain emergency preparedness, and perform the local operation, inspection, and routine maintenance of facility equipment in accordance with approved Company procedures and EHS standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures the appropriate procedures and protocols ready for deployment in the event of an emergency. This extends to readiness as tested by emergency exercises, including maintenance (and records of maintenance) as well as facilitating operation of all emergency response equipment.
• In the event of an emergency, the technician is responsible for on-site deployment of response protocols. This includes being responsible for leading and coordinating field activities as part of the local incident management team.
• Technicians are subject matter experts on fire systems and spill containment and recovery equipment and provide expertise to local staff as well as provide input to training experts, emergency response and EHS on Fire Systems, confined space entry and rescue training.
• Coordinate with the Manager of Emergency Management, spill deployments and emergency response exercises from Edmonton-Jasper. Coordinate with the Manager of Emergency Management, Tank Fire and Emergency Response exercises line wide.
• Assisting technical groups for MEI, PLM and operations. Station specific operational tasks includes assisting with pipeline pigging, facility drain downs, contractor permitting and oversight, facility inspections, and assist operations with routine tasks. This also includes being on call through a rotation within the operations team.
• Management and inspection of facility operating equipment as part of the facility integrity management program. This includes weekly, monthly and annual fire extinguisher checks, confined space equipment, safety related equipment and ensuring readiness of all emergency response resources.
• Provide Community Awareness Emergency Response (CAER) presentations to first responders and liaise as appropriate with local fire departments to convey information about company emergency fire suppression processes, procedures, and Station Operations that would impact emergency response.

Qualifications And Professional Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• 6-9 years of related, progressive experience
• Required emergency response certifications NFPA 1081 Industrial Firefighter Certification & NFPA 472 Chapter 16 Flammable Liquids Bulk Storage Specialty Certification TEEX
• HAZWOPER & ICSI 300 certifications
• Additional certifications include Occupational First Aid Certificate - Level 2 and Confined Space Rescue Technician certi