Business Advisor

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.

Our Core Values

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.

The Business Advisor will play a key role in Operational Performance by supporting key initiatives across the business, the preparation and execution of comprehensive reports and analysis, development of recommendations, and performance measurement.

This position involves coordinating with various departments and stakeholders to ensure that program initiatives and actions are documented, reported, and progress smoothly.

This is a development role within Trans Mountain and will expose the Business Advisor to departments across Trans Mountain as well as its leadership.  

This position is based at our Calgary Head Office and will report to the Manager, Business Planning

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive reports and work on multiple directives, including initiatives or issues requiring attention through effective project coordination.
• Develop and manage workback schedules and hold contributors to tasks to ensure the timely delivery of materials.
• Foster strong relationships with departments while maintaining strict confidentiality and handling sensitive information with the utmost care, ensuring confidentiality is always upheld.
• Present information and recommendations for inter-disciplinary strategic decision-making to the Manager.
• Liaise with various departments and stakeholders to track progress, coordinate, and expedite project initiatives, actions, and tasks are documented and progressing according to plan.
• Support Operational Excellence (OE) initiatives, including follow-up on projects, cross-operational and cross-business initiatives.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts by gathering their insights, incorporating their feedback, and ensuring their final approval to create accurate and thorough written content.

Qualifications and Professional Experience 

• University degree or diploma in Commerce and/or Business Administration is preferred.
• 5-9 years of related experience in business analysis, operations, or project coordination.
• Experienced in using Microsoft programs, including Excel, SharePoint, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Must be extremely organized and detail-oriented; curiosity is valued.
• Interest in Trans Mountain's business and operations.
• Analytical, conceptual thinking, and problem-solving matters; Recommend fit for purpose solutions as they arise.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to analyze and communicate a story in writing to different audiences across the organization, including leadership.
• Ability to prioritize, assess continuously changing resource demands, and make suitable adjustments to existing plans, with an outcome-independent mindset.
• Effectively use data to measure and report on performance, and to provide insights, analysis, options, and recommendations related to business performance.
• Must be able to work independently and to be self-motivated to complete tasks.
• Flexible, friendly, and a team player; develop effective collaborative working relationships.
• Must maintain a high degree of discretion and confidentiality.

We Build Careers and Pipelines That Last

Our story is about determination, resourcefulness and resilience. It’s about charting our own course, finding innovative solutions to challenging problems and doing the right thing. It was true when Trans Mountain became a company in 1951 and it’s just as true today. We welcome new members to our team that embrace the qualities in our story, that thrive on the new path and directions we take.  Our culture is one of care and taking our responsibilities seriously. If you would like to contribute to our culture, then join our journey.

A Rewarding Opportunity

We offer:

• Valuable experience providing opportunity for professional development and career advancement;
• An opportunity to engage with and learn from some of the most talented and experienced people in the business;
• Competitive compensation;
• Comprehensive benefits programs including flexible benefits, pension and savings plans;
• A place to share a sense of purpose and build relationships;
• Meaningful work that makes a difference;
• An opportunity within the Canadian energy industry.

We value:

• The health, safety and wellness of everyone working in our company;
• Meaningful participation from Indigenous and local communities;
• The commitment and resilience of our people;
• Collaboration and achieving success together. 

In keeping with Trans Mountain’s commitment to maximize benefits for communities, priority will be given to qualified candidates from Indigenous, local and regional communities along the Trans Mountain pipeline corridor.

In Alberta, the pipeline system spans the traditional territories of Treaty 6, 7 and 8, and the Métis Nation of Alberta (Zone 4).

In British Columbia, the system crosses the traditional territories of numerous First Nations that are affiliated with the Secwepemc, Dakelh (Carrier), Nlaka'pamux, Syilx/Okanagan, Interior and Coast Salish, Stó:lo, as well as the Métis.

Trans Mountain also operates through 15 First Nation Reserves located within the region spanning the BC interior through Fraser Valley.

Our Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA)

Trans Mountain is committed to fostering inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility.  The diverse viewpoints and cultural knowledge that our employees bring to work enrich our organization’s collective cultural understanding, which is reflected in the work we do every day.  We strive to create an environment that is free of barriers to promote full participation in the workplace. Trans Mountain welcomes new team members from traditionally underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous Peoples, members of racialized groups, persons with disabilities and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.