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Agrium is one of the world’s largest nutrient and fertilizer producers with annual sales over $4 billion. Agrium continues to grow its markets and operations throughout the world.  Headquartered in Calgary and in business for almost 70 years, Agrium produces and markets three major nutrients required for healthy crop production: nitrogen, phosphate and potassium, as well as controlled release fertilizers.

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Reporting to the Senior Supervisor, Projects the Senior Projects Engineer is accountable for execution of more complicated capital, non-routine maintenance, and MOC projects and to ensure the work is carried out in a safe manner, on time, within budget and that the work is technically sound at Redwater / Fort Saskatchewan Fertilizer Operations.

Specific Responsibilities Will Include:

• Managing project development, and project execution thru to startup. 
• Applying knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations.
• Ensuring successful completion of projects according to defined and agreed-upon objectives.
• Makes independent decisions on work methods and procedures within an overall program or project.
• Preparing budgets, schedules and resource allocation plans for multi-discipline projects involving considerable capital and manpower resources.
• Managing and controlling projects to ensure that objectives are met in an economical and timely manner and that attention is given to the development and maintenance of standards, procedures and quality control.
• This position is expected to require a significant interfacing between operations, maintenance, the technical group and other groups outside the department (including outside contractors). As such the Project Engineer must have good analytical skills and an understanding and knowledge of the overall operation of the production units.
• Mentoring of Engineers-In-Training.

Qualifications of the Position Include:

• A Mechanical Engineering Degree and must be either formally registered as or be eligible to be licensed as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta by APEGGA.
• Engineering, maintenance, project, and/or operations experience at an operating chemical facility or a heavy industrial site is considered an asset.
• Preference will be given to candidates who have experience with the technical and business management of engineering, procurement, and construction activities in the chemical/fertilizer industry.
• A proven appreciation for, and a demonstrated capability in the application of advanced methods of data collection, data analysis, and engineering/construction progress reporting is required.

Agrium Inc. offers a competitive compensation program commensurate with experience.  Please reply in confidence by September 28, 2007 to:

Redwater Fertilizer Operations
Strategic Staffing
Fax: (780) 998-6559
email: Agrium HR