Manuel Rieder
Calgary,Canada
Summary
Experienced engineering manager with a proven track record in cross-functional team leadership and capital planning. Skilled in enhancing operational efficiency and developing engineering standards. Committed to fostering a strong safety culture and ensuring regulatory compliance to drive project success.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Principal
Rieder Performance Partners Inc.
Calgary, AB
01.2025 - Current
Senior Manager, Engineering
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
Calgary, AB
11.2023 - 01.2025
- Spearheaded an expanded engineering team, adding Integrity and Reliability engineering, focusing on collaboration and technological integration between four engineering groups to enhance collaboration and efficiency.
- Established performance metrics and developed the annual, 5 and 10-year budgets for engineering operations, driving alignment with business objectives.
Senior Manager, Operations Engineering
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
Calgary, AB
04.2022 - 11.2023
- Managed the small capital and operations projects program, ensuring timely delivery of robust and reliable assets while ensuring safe pipeline operations.
- Enhanced cross-functional collaboration between engineering and field operations, resulting in significant time savings and improved operational efficiency.
Manager, Operations Engineering
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
Calgary, AB
03.2021 - 04.2022
- Developed critical processes for business continuity during the pandemic, demonstrating adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
- Bolstered professional engineering practices at IPL, ensuring quality assurance processes were in place in full compliance with increasingly stringent authenticated work product.
Supervisor, Pipeline Engineering
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
Calgary, AB
07.2015 - 03.2021
- Grew a small team into a key organizational unit, tripling its size and increasing its influence on engineering practices, providing operations engineering oversight to MOCs and large capital projects.
- Drove development of over 40 engineering standards, promoting and reinforcing a culture of quality and code compliance.
Senior Project Integration Specialist
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
Sherwood Park, AB
01.2013 - 06.2015
- Led and managed multidisciplinary commissioning teams to bring new facilities online.
- Ensured needs of all stakeholders were addressed in design reviews and factory acceptance testing.
Chief Mechanical Engineer/Engineering Manager
Stantec Inc.
Edmonton, AB
02.2008 - 01.2013
- Accountable for technical output of multiple engineering disciplines on a range of major design projects for IPL, Alyeska, Enbridge and Keyera, permitting IFC drawings and other engineering deliverables.
- Led facilities redesign work for pump stations on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
SNC Lavalin Inc.
Edmonton, AB
03.2005 - 02.2008
- Worked extensively on pipeline facility design and pump/static equipment selection.
- Developed specifications, material requisitions and provided technical support to procurement.
Consultant
JTG Consulting
Edmonton, AB
10.2003 - 05.2004
- Acted as owner’s engineer providing technical oversight for Trans Alaska Pipeline turbine generator purchases.
- Developed emission curves for several different models of turbine generator to forecast NOx and SOx emissions using historical power consumption data.
Education
Master of Science - Materials Engineering
06-2003
Bachelor of Science - Metallurgical Engineering
06-1996
Skills
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Capital Planning
- Technical project oversight
- Engineering Standards
- Personnel Management
- Regulatory standards
- Integrity
- Workplace safety culture
- Budgeting
References
Available upon request
Certification
- APEGA Professional Engineer #59970
- APEGS Professional Engineer #16415
- ICS 100, 200, 300
- Voting Member, Technical Committee for CSA Z662 Oil and Gas Pipeline systems, 2022-present
- Member, Technical Sub-Committee for design, CSA Z662 Oil and Gas Pipeline systems, 2015-2022
Timeline
Principal - Rieder Performance Partners Inc.
01.2025 - Current
Senior Manager, Engineering - Inter Pipeline Ltd.
11.2023 - 01.2025
Senior Manager, Operations Engineering - Inter Pipeline Ltd.
04.2022 - 11.2023
Manager, Operations Engineering - Inter Pipeline Ltd.
03.2021 - 04.2022
Supervisor, Pipeline Engineering - Inter Pipeline Ltd.
07.2015 - 03.2021
Senior Project Integration Specialist - Inter Pipeline Ltd.
01.2013 - 06.2015
Chief Mechanical Engineer/Engineering Manager - Stantec Inc.
02.2008 - 01.2013
Senior Mechanical Engineer - SNC Lavalin Inc.
03.2005 - 02.2008
Consultant - JTG Consulting
10.2003 - 05.2004
University of Alberta - Master of Science, Materials Engineering
University of Alberta - Bachelor of Science, Metallurgical Engineering
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