Director, Asset Management & Project Delivery

Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (PNG), a subsidiary of Tri Summit Utilities Inc., owns and operates natural gas processing, transmission and distribution systems in British Columbia’s lower Peace, west central, and north coast regions. PNG’s western transmission system extends from the Enbridge gas transmission system north of Prince George and along the Highway 16 corridor to Terrace and then onto the port communities of Kitimat and Prince Rupert, providing gas transportation and service to twelve communities and a number of industrial facilities.

In the Province’s northeast, Pacific Northern Gas (N.E.) Ltd., a subsidiary of PNG, provides gas processing, transmission and distribution service in the Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and Tumbler Ridge areas.

Reporting to the Vice President, Operations and Engineering, the Director of Asset Management and Project Delivery (“Director”) is accountable for the effective stewardship and lifecycle management of PNG’s natural gas pipeline and facility assets. This role provides leadership over asset management frameworks, project delivery assurance, and governance of technical and safety standards to support safe, reliable, environmentally responsible, and cost‑effective natural gas service across PNG’s west‑central and northeast British Columbia service areas.

The Director oversees the planning, prioritization, and delivery of the capital project portfolio, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives, regulatory requirements, asset integrity, and long‑term operational performance.

The Director will oversee and lead teams of engineers, project managers, and other subject matter professionals who report up to the Director via Managers of Asset Integrity, Engineering, and Project Delivery, setting strategic objectives, priorities, and driving alignment with PNG operations and across all of PNG.

In this role the successful candidate will be responsible for the development of, and compliance to, multi-year budgets approved by PNG’s Executive for submission and approval by the BC Utilities Commission as part of PNG’s Revenue Requirement Applications. The Director will lead PNG’s asset risk management initiatives and be a critical leader in health, safety, security, environmental stewardship, quality, and employee wellness, and overall loss minimization.

What You Will Do

Resourcing for, and leadership and management of, PNG’s technical and project delivery personnel with focused direction towards continuous improvement in safety, asset reliability, and annual plan compliance

Senior leadership of professional engineers conducting professional practice under the requirements of the Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC) and PNG’s Permit to Practice.

Responsible for identifying, assessing, developing, budgeting and executing major capital projects

Contributes to the development and delivery of annual and longer-term strategic plans and objectives.

Responsible for asset related management of change and the review and approval of new asset implementation.

Champion of engineering and asset maintenance standards and best practices maintenance

Provides senior leadership level relationship interface with the BC Energy Regulator (formerly BC Oil and Gas Commission

Provides PNG senior technical leadership level representation at industry forums and collaboration spaces with the Canadian Gas Association, TSU, and others.

Collaborates and interfaces closely with the Director, Operations & Customer Service, to provide clear, consistent, and aligned leadership of PNG’s operations, engineering, maintenance, and project teams.

Advances the company’s technical knowledge of energy transition concepts and leads the implementation of resultant applications.

Supports preparation and defense of regulatory filings.

Performance Metrics and Key Competencies of the Role

Health, Safety, Security, Environmental, and Quality Performance and Employee Engagement

Regulatory Compliance

Capital Budget Management and Project Delivery Compliance to Plan

Prioritization and Delivery of Strategic Objectives

Reliability and Accountability

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Strategic Thinking

What You Will Need to…