Project Engineer, Facilities MOP (Contract)

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. 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, Capital Projects Delivery             

Worker Type: Contract     

Schedule Type: Full-time

Work Setting: In-office (Field based during Construction)

Trans Mountain is seeking a collaborative, motivated, and values driven individual to join our dynamic team as Project Engineer, Facilities MOP (Contract). In this position, you will play a key role in providing engineering and project delivery support for assigned facilities scope within the Mainline Optimization Project (MOP). The MOP objective is to increase Line 2 capacity from 540 kbpd sustainable to 805 kbpd sustainable. Early In Service is targeted for early Q1 2029. The role will support multi-discipline engineering coordination, procurement, fabrication, construction support, commissioning, turnover, regulatory inputs, and close-out for assigned facilities packages.

Key Responsibilities

• Support assigned pump station scope, which may include 5 new greenfield pump stations, 6 new stations at existing facilities, additional pump units at 6 existing stations, pump impeller upgrades, DRA facilities, and related brownfield modifications.
• Support facilities equipment and vendor deliverables for 42 new 5000 hp pumps (31 running / 11 spares), 31 new VFDs, and related electrical, mechanical, controls, civil, structural, and commissioning interfaces.
• Support terminal modification packages at Edmonton, Sumas, and Burnaby where assigned, including design reviews, procurement support, construction work packages, RFIs, turnover documentation, and Operations handover.
• Provide project engineering support for assigned MOP facilities scope from development through engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, turnover, and close-out.
• Support the Manager, Facilities MOP and assigned Facilities Project Manager in coordinating engineering deliverables, technical decisions, action items, schedules, estimates, risk registers, and gate deliverables.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Operations, construction, SCM, project controls, quality, HSE, environment, permitting, consultants, contractors, fabricators, and vendors to support integrated delivery of facility scope.
• Review engineering deliverables, drawings, specifications, equipment data sheets, material requisitions, technical bid evaluations, construction work packages, and contractor/vendor documents for completeness and alignment with Project requirements.
• Support preparation and maintenance of scope descriptions, battery limits, assumptions, exclusions, interface registers, change logs, action registers, decision records, and technical clarifications.
• Support risk identification and mitigation for engineering quality, brownfield interfaces, constructability, fabrication, long-lead equipment, outages, commissioning, turnover, and Operations interfaces.
• Support the Trans Mountain Stage-Gate Project Delivery Model by preparing technical inputs, planning documents, estimates, schedules, risk assessments, and gate evidence for assigned facilities scope.
• Support regulatory and permitting processes by preparing or coordinating technical inputs, reviewing documents, responding to information requests, and tracking commitments related to facilities scope.
• Assist with procurement and fabrication by supporting technical specifications, vendor document review, technical evaluations, purchase requisitions, expediting inputs, and delivery tracking for assigned equipment and materials.
• Support contractor and fabricator planning and execution by reviewing work plans, quality plans, inspection and test plans, lift plans, construction procedures, commissioning plans, and turnover documentation.
• Coordinate with Operations on design inputs, maintainability, operability, tie-ins, outages, commissioning, isolation requirements, and handover expectations.
• Participate in constructability reviews, design reviews, risk workshops, value-improvement reviews, commissioning readiness reviews, and lessons-learned activities as required.
• Support resolution of RFIs, technical deviations, field changes, non-conformances, design changes, and construction issues in collaboration with the responsible disciplines.
• Ensure Trans Mountain health, safety, environmental, quality, and security expectations are incorporated into technical deliverables, fabrication plans, and construction planning.
• Maintain accurate technical records, action registers, meeting notes, decision logs, vendor document status, turnover records, and close-out documentation for assigned scope.
• Prepare concise technical updates, presentations, reports, and decision materials for the Facilities Manager, assigned Project Manager, and project leadership as required.

Qualifications and Professional Experience

• Post-secondary education in Bachelor of Engineering. EIT or P. Eng Certification required. PMP Certification an added benefit but not required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in the Oil & Gas industry or equivalent industry experience.
• A consistent track record of delivering high‑quality work, managing competing priorities, and supporting key business processes or operational functions.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds and levels across the organization.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to convey information clearly, respectfully, and professionally.
• Commitment to inclusive practices and a willingness to contribute positively to a collaborative and supportive workplace culture.

Working Conditions

• Willingness and ability to travel as required.
• May need to provide support outside of regular business hours and/or on the weekend.

Application

Candidates may submit their application in English or French. To apply in French, please use our French careers site: Careers (French)

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;
• 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.