Closure Technician at Strathcona Resources Ltd

Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Strathcona Resources Ltd. is one of North America’s fastest growing pure play heavy oil producers with operations focused on thermal oil and enhanced oil recovery near the Cold Lake and Lloydminster regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Strathcona is committed to doing business the right way, guided by our core values: Integrity, Energy, and Intelligence. These values define who we are as a company, how we work together, and how we make decisions: We prioritize respect, accountability, and collaboration. That means everyone can shape and strengthen our culture and drive results in meaningful ways. Our people bring energy and curiosity to solve problems and deliver results. Be part of a team where performance, collaboration, and innovation come together to drive success.

We are currently seeking a Closure Technician to join our team in Calgary. Reporting to the Team Lead, Closure, the Closure Technician is responsible for leading and supporting the planning, coordination, execution, and regulatory reporting of closure related programs. This role acts as a central coordination point between operations, the business units, surface land, environmental, regulatory bodies, and third-party service providers, ensuring efficient delivery of well abandonments, decommissioning, and site closure activities.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and execution of well abandonments, decommissioning, and reclamation projects, ensuring alignment across scheduling, vendors, and operational priorities

• Manage the corporate inactive well inventory program to identify closure candidates and support inspection, suspension, and compliance program optimization

• Collaborate with land brokers and stakeholders to facilitate acquisition of third-party agreements required to progress closure activities

• Conduct well file reviews to inform program design, regulatory strategy, and execution plans

• Develop and review AFEs to ensuring cost control, budget alignment, and financial accountability across closure programs

• Manage and validate WellView, SiteView, and corporate systems (StackDx, ClearOps, SiteScan), ensuring accurate project tracking and reporting

• Maintain high quality, audit-ready documentation to support regulatory compliance and internal reporting requirements

• Provide field support during operations, enabling effective decision-making and issue resolution

• Manage the preparation and submission of regulatory applications and oversee the timely, accurate completion of end-of-well reporting across Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan

• Manage compliance with all applicable regulations, legislation, and HSE standards, proactively mitigating risk

• Identify operational gaps and lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, consistency, and program performance

• Ensure accuracy of Asset Retirement Obligation data based on program planning

Requirements

• Experience in oil & gas with direct exposure to closure, abandonment, decommissioning, reclamation, or asset retirement obligations.

• Excellent computer skills, experience with Wellview, Siteview, Smartsheet, Execute, Abadata, MS Office and the ability to adapt to new software

• Familiarity with mapping and GIS software

• Demonstrated experience working with regulatory requirements in Western Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, and/or Saskatchewan), including application preparation and reporting

• Understanding of environmental management theories, methodologies, and industry practices would be an asset

Great things aren’t done by one person, they’re done by a team.

We believe meaningful results come from people with unwavering commitment to integrity, energy, and intelligence – how we show up matters just as much as what we deliver. We value our work, our communities, and our commitments – but most of all, we value the team of people who make what we do possible.

Apply to Strathcona

If you have what it takes to be a great Strathcona team member, we want to hear from you. We appreciate all interest in this opportunity but only those selected to advance through the process will be contacted.