Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta (with travel as required). In office.

Position Purpose

The Engineering Manager is responsible for the leadership, coordination, development, and performance of MSCP's Engineering Node. This role ensures engineering activities support the effective flow of work throughout the organization by providing timely, practical, and high-quality engineering solutions that enable manufacturing, project execution, field operations, and business growth.

This is a working leadership position. In addition to leading engineering personnel and managing engineering resources, the Engineering Manager is expected to actively contribute to engineering design, technical problem-solving, project support, product development, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Working within MSCP's systemic management methodology, the Engineering Manager is accountable for developing engineering capability, improving engineering processes, supporting organizational throughput, and ensuring engineering does not become a constraint to execution.

The Engineering Manager works closely with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Safety, Project Delivery, and Business Development to ensure engineering efforts are aligned with organizational priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, coach, and develop engineering personnel across all engineering disciplines.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, expectations, and priorities within the Engineering Node.
• Conduct performance reviews and support employee development planning.
• Assist with recruitment, onboarding, workforce planning, and succession planning activities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Develop technical and leadership capabilities within the engineering team.
• Ensure engineering resources are effectively aligned with organizational priorities and workload demands.
• Promote strong communication and collaboration across departments.

Technical Leadership & Direct Engineering Contribution

As a working manager, the Engineering Manager is expected to actively participate in engineering activities and provide technical leadership to the organization.

Responsibilities include:

• Prepare, review, and approve engineering calculations, designs, specifications, drawings, and technical documents.
• Participate directly in engineering design and development activities.
• Provide technical guidance and support to project teams, manufacturing personnel, and field operations.
• Support troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and technical problem-solving initiatives.
• Assist with estimating, planning, commissioning, and execution activities.
• Participate in technical reviews and risk assessments.
• Support product development, testing, validation, and commercialization efforts.
• Remain actively engaged in engineering work to maintain technical competency and organizational credibility.
• Balance leadership responsibilities with direct technical contribution based on organizational needs.

Engineering Operations Management

• Manage day-to-day engineering activities and engineering resource allocation.
• Establish priorities that support organizational flow and project execution.
• Monitor engineering workloads, schedules, and deliverables.
• Ensure engineering work is completed accurately, efficiently, and on schedule.
• Coordinate engineering support across manufacturing, field execution, project delivery, and business development functions.
• Identify and addre