Automation Engineer

At South Bow, we do one thing, and we do it well: safely moving oil between some of the world’s most critical markets. We’re building our high-performing team with versatile thinkers who thrive on solving big challenges together. If you’re ready for a position where your skills are highly valued and your work is incredibly important, we want to meet you. Bring your talents to a new streamlined energy company, dedicated to operational, commercial and safety excellence as we pursue our critical purpose of delivering the energy people need.

The Opportunity

South Bow’s Automation Engineering team is responsible for the control systems that support safe, reliable, and efficient pipeline operations across Canada and the U.S. These systems include PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, field instrumentation, communications infrastructure, and integrations with SCADA and leak detection systems.

This is a technical role for an experienced Automation Engineer who wants to influence how critical pipeline control systems are designed, sustained, secured, and modernized. You will lead complex automation work across South Bow’s

liquids pipeline network, solve high-impact control system challenges, and help shape standards, practices, and technical decisions that support safe and reliable operations across Canada and the U.S.

What You’ll Do

Lead complex automation and control system work supporting pipeline operations, leak detection, measurement, and facility control.

Design, integrate, troubleshoot, and sustain PLC, RTU, HMI, instrumentation, communications, SCADA, and related field systems.

Resolve complex, non-standard, or ambiguous control system issues where guidance may be limited and operational impact may be significant.

Provide technical direction for automation design, integration, testing, commissioning, lifecycle planning, and reliability improvements.

Lead automation scopes for capital, maintenance, modernization, and reliability initiatives from scope definition through operational handover.

Strengthen automation standards, control narratives, testing practices, documentation expectations, and governance processes.

Govern changes through Management of Change, ensuring solutions are reviewed, tested, documented, cyber-aware, and production ready.

Provide technical oversight of consultants, vendors, and contractors by reviewing designs, validating solutions, and challenging assumptions.

Collaborate across Systems Operations, Control Centre, SCADA, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications, Project Delivery, and Engineering to deliver reliable operational solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical, Computer, Automation, Instrumentation, Controls, or a related engineering discipline.

Professional Engineer designation with APEGA.

Typically 8+ years of relevant automation, control systems, industrial operations, or pipeline experience.

Demonstrated experience leading complex automation or control system work in operational environments.

Deep technical expertise in PLCs, RTUs, HMIs, field instrumentation, SCADA integration, industrial communications, and control system lifecycle practices.

Proven ability to resolve complex, non-standard, or ambiguous control system issues with limited guidance.

Experience providing technical oversight, peer review, mentoring, and quality assurance for engineering deliverables.

Strong judgment, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to adapt technical communication for operations, engineering, cybersecurity, vendors, and leadership.

Strong technical writing, documentation, analytical, troubleshooting, and design review capability.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting liquids pipeline, terminal, pump station, or other critical industrial infrastructure.

Experience with Siemens S7, Emerson/ControlWave, GE, or equivalent industrial control platforms.

Working knowledge of Wonderware/AVEVA, SCADA systems, HMI standards, and industrial networking.

Experience supporting leak detection, measurement, or real-time operations systems.

Knowledge of industrial cybersecurity principles, OT network architectures, and secure control system change practices.

Experience leading automation scopes on capital, maintenance, reliability, or modernization projects.

Experience working with field operations, maintenance, control room, and project delivery teams.

Experience using data analytics, dashboards, Power BI, or automation monitoring and reporting tools.

Additional Role Requirements

Provide escalation-level support for significant system issues that may be outside normal working hours.

About our business

South Bow's existing oil & liquids pipeline infrastructure connects Alberta crude oil supplies to U.S. refining markets in Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast. We remain committed to meeting the energy needs of North Americans today, while advancing our Liquids Pipelines System for the demands of the future. Connecting growing Canadian and U.S. crude oil supply to key markets, leveraging existing assets and seeking new opportunities to continue to provide our customers with access to the destinations they need.

Learn more

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Thank you for choosing South Bow in your career search.

Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.

All positions require background screening. Some require criminal and/or credit checks to comply with regulations.

South Bow is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available on request during the recruitment process. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats or communication supports by contacting human.resources@southbow.com .