Pipeline Technician

**Job Type**:
Regular

Plains Midstream Canada (PMC) is an industry-leading transportation and midstream provider specializing in transportation, storage, processing and marketing solutions for crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs). PMC also operates strategically-located facilities for crude oil and NGL storage, separates NGL from natural gas and fractionates NGL into pure liquid petroleum gas (LPG) products, including propane and butane.

Fueled by our strong leadership team and a dedicated employee base, combined with our expertise in marketing, logistics and our asset base, PMC is well-positioned to provide our customers with flexible, value-added services now and in the future.

Our Operations department is a talented group of professionals who are committed to conducting our business in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the public, our employees and contractors, our assets and the environment. We want consistent and predictable operations done the right way, every time.

**Permanent residency within 120 km of Plains’ Rocky Mountain House field office is a condition of employment.**

**Plains provides a top tier group benefit plan for employees and their eligible dependents, and new employees are eligible to participate on the first day of employment.**
- Flexible and willing to work within pipeline / truck terminal operations and provide project support.
- Able to build and maintain relationships with Plains employees and stakeholders including landowners, contractors, utility companies, and municipalities.
- Able to perform minor maintenance duties with pumps and piping, demonstrating strong mechanical aptitude.
- Capable of independent work with mínimal supervision.
- Conversant in ground disturbance protocols; one-call notices, maps, and drawings; pipeline encroachment; and crossing agreements.
- Able to respond to and interpret one-call notices to locate and mark pipelines along Plains’ pipeline ROWs.
- Self-motivated and energetic with effective written/verbal communication skills.

**Qualifications**:

- Permanent residence within 120 km of Plains’ Rocky Mountain House field office
- Minimum Grade 12 education with 3 to 5 years’ pipeline / line locating experience
- Certified Interprovincial Journeyperson—Instrumentation Technician, Electrician, or Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)—considered a strong asset
- Demonstrated competence in line location
- Demonstrated computer knowledge with experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Strong focus on safety and accountability for safety performance
- Valid driver’s license with a clean abstract
- Cleared criminal history (background) and satisfactory reference checks
- Compliance with the Company’s drug and alcohol policy including pre-employment D&A testing

Our employees drive our success. At Plains, hard work is rewarded with competitive compensation and a top-tier benefits program designed to keep you safe, healthy and happy. We work hard to deliver exceptional results to our stakeholders while also respecting our employees’ need for personal and family time, which is reflected in our great benefits program. As part of our goal to be an employer of choice, Plains is also committed to doing business in a sustainable and responsible manner. To learn more about our Sustainability and ESG (environmental, social and governance) initiatives, read our 2021 Plains Sustainability Report**.**

All applicants not chosen for an interview shall have all personal information permanently deleted or disposed of with the exception of their resume, which will be kept on file in the event that another suitable position becomes available.