Meet three women who
have embarked on
careers in the oil and gas
technologies industry.
This program profiles
Kandy Hubl, a health,
safety, and
environmental
coordinator for a major gas company; Melanie
Bowman, a power engineer for a busy gas refinery;
and Julie Jolicoeur, a project manager who oversees
service station design and construction. Remarks from co-workers and
supervisors provide additional layers to the descriptions of each job. View a
preview video clip and read below for descriptions of each segment, or scroll to
the bottom to order!
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Kandy Hubl is a health, safety and
environmental coordinator for Vista
Midstream Solutions, a gas company.
Kandy's job is to help ensure her company
meets all the industry's environmental and
safety regulations. It's a complex job that
requires her to understand detailed written
requirements and translate them into
action on-site.
Kandy likes the independence her job offers. She has freedom
to make decisions on her own and gets the satisfaction of
taking a project from concept to completion. “It's a great job. I
also go out into the field where it's all being done. It's not just
all in the office.”
Kandy's job pays well and includes full benefits and stock
options. She works an average ten hours a day and even
longer if she's working in the field. Kandy plans on staying at
Vista Midstream Solutions for a long while. Eventually she may go into consulting.
Kandy grew up on a farm with the oil and gas industry right in her back yard,
literally. Her knowledge of oil and gas was a great resource once she began a
career in the business.
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Melanie Bowman is a power engineer for
an energy company. They take raw gas
and process it to make the gas a useable
commodity. It's amazing how one's life is
changed by mentors in a business. Melanie
spent four years working for a financial
company before deciding to change
careers. She spoke with a power
engineering instructor at the local college. She decided to go for it. Good
choice! She got hired at the Alberta Energy Company (AEC) right after
graduation.
Melanie's future goals include remaining at AEC. She would like to get her
second class steam ticket and become a board operator. “The best thing about
my job is the versatility. No two days are alike and you can work indoors or
outdoors.”
Safety is definitely number one with this company.
Melanie's work requires many specific qualifications
but if you're looking to get into a career like this, rest
assured that students can get on-the-job work
experience with companies like AEC. There are a lot
of jobs in this field.
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These days when you pull into a service
station it's not just a matter of fueling up.
You can shop for groceries, get some fast
food, do your banking, you name it. It's all
about marketing to the customer, and
service stations are designed with that in
mind. Working behind the scenes is Julie
Jolicoeur, a project manager for Imperial
Oil. Julie manages service station construction projects from the development
process through to completed construction.
Julie makes a very good living and her project
management skills could get her a job in almost any
other industry. “It might seem simple, but I am always
proud to have realized the entire project when it comes
to an end.”
A lot of detail is the nature of Julie Jolicoeur’s job. During the construction work
Julie will visit the site frequently. She checks the quality of the work and makes
sure it is on time and on budget. Julie’s job doesn’t end with the completed
construction. She does follow up for the next year, to ensure everything is
working properly.
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Developed in 2006 in Canada, the Career Options for Women series is an
outstanding resource for schools wanting to attract women and girls to Science,
Technology and Trades!
Please Note: These videos are an excellent depiction of women in these jobs
and are interspersed with Canadian salary and labor statistics, which are
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