Manager, Pipeline, Mainline Optimization Project

Trans Mountain Corporation operates Canada’s only pipeline system transporting oil products to the West Coast. We deliver approximately 890,000 barrels of petroleum products each day through a dual pipeline system of more than 1,150 kilometres of pipeline in Alberta, British Columbia and Washington state.

Trans Mountain also operates a state‑of‑the‑art loading facility, Westridge Marine Terminal, with three berths providing tidewater access to global markets.

As a federal Crown corporation, Trans Mountain continues to build on more than 70 years of experience delivering operational and safety excellence through our crude oil pipeline system.

With our expanded pipeline system now in place, Trans Mountain provides enhanced direct access for Canadian crude oil to world markets. The expansion realizes a world‑class system for oil transport, developed to Canada’s high standards within one of the most stringent regulatory regimes in the world, creating long‑term economic benefits, enhanced marine protection, enhanced safety and emergency management capabilities, and enhanced skilled‑worker capacity building in communities and Indigenous groups.

Trans Mountain’s core values – Safety, Integrity, Respect and Excellence – guide our every step. Each obstacle we’ve overcome or success we’ve experienced has been the result of a shared commitment to living these values every day. Together, we’re focused on doing the right thing for each other and our communities. If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your strengths in an environment that encourages Safety, Integrity, Respect, and Excellence, we invite you to explore this opportunity with us!

Location: Calgary Head Office

Department: Major Projects Office

Reports to: Director, Project Delivery, MOP

Worker Type: Employee

Schedule Type: Full-time

Work Setting: In-office

Trans Mountain is seeking a collaborative, motivated, and values driven individual to join our dynamic team as Manager, Pipeline, Mainline Optimization Project (MOP). In this position, you will lead the pipeline scope of the Mainline Optimization Project, supporting the objective to increase Line 2 capacity from 540 kbpd sustainable to 805 kbpd sustainable, with 840 kbpd sustainable during winter. Early In Service is targeted for early Q1 2029, with Full Service targeted for Q2/Q3 2029.

• Lead the development, execution, commissioning, and handover of the pipeline workstream, including the 30 km new NPS 36 pipeline segment north of Kamloops and the addition of 9 new valves (4 main line block valves and 5 check valves).
• Manage all phases of pipeline project execution, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, quality, and operational objectives are achieved while coordinating engineering, construction, commissioning, regulatory, and operational activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide leadership and day-to-day direction to Pipeline Project Managers, Project Engineers, contractors, consultants, construction resources, and functional support teams, fostering collaboration, accountability, and effective execution across multiple disciplines and stakeholders.
• Guide consultant, contractor, and vendor scoping, bidding, evaluation, award, and performance management processes in collaboration with Supply Chain Management and functional groups, including input on construction contractors, pipeline material suppliers, specialty subcontractors, and equipment vendors.
• Support the development, negotiation, and administration of construction contracts and contractor execution plans for pipeline, valve, and right-of-way scopes, ensuring procurement and material delivery align with the approved schedule.
• Oversee review and approval of contractor construction documents, work plans, quality plans, inspection and test plans, traffic and access plans, and execution strategies, including obtaining acceptance from key stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with Engineering and Operations through conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design to support safety, functionality, maintainability, constructability, operability, lifecycle value, and readiness for commissioning and handover.
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