Rotating Equipment Engineer (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                     

Department: Engineering and Drafting      

Reports to: Manager, Engineering             

Worker Type: Contractor   

Schedule Type: Full-time   

Work Setting: In-office

As a Rotating Equipment Engineer with Trans Mountain, you will join a dynamic and fast-paced team of technical specialists dedicated to supporting safe, reliable, and efficient pipeline operations. This role offers the opportunity to contribute your expertise within a progressive engineering environment that values collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence.

Reporting to the Manager, Project Engineering, you will provide subject matter expertise on a range of rotating equipment, including pumps, motors and associated auxiliary systems. You will support the full lifecycle of rotating equipment from specification and design through commissioning, operation, troubleshooting, and reliability improvement, ensuring optimal performance and alignment with industry standards.

In addition to technical leadership, you will manage sustaining capital projects focused on maintaining and enhancing the integrity and reliability of Trans Mountain’s pipeline system. As a member of the Sustaining Capital Projects Engineering team, you will contribute to the identification, planning, and execution of sustaining capital projects throughout the Trans Mountain pipeline system.

This is a contract position is based in our Calgary Office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering and technical support for rotating equipment including pumps, motors, and auxiliary systems.
• Support sustaining capital projects through equipment selection, technical specifications and design reviews
• Lead and/or support factory acceptance tests (FAT), site acceptance tests (SAT), commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry codes and standards (CSA, API, ASME, etc.).
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and lead or support root cause failure analyses (RCFA)
• Coordinates with Operations, Engineering department and other internal stakeholders to identify and develop sustaining capital projects.
• Provide project management services such as scope development and cost estimating (AFE preparation), managing third-party engineering consultants; drawing reviews, permitting, and job hazard analyses; tracking project cost and schedule performance and construction support, commissioning, and start-up coordination
• Ensuring project documentation, document controls and project lifecycle information requirements are being met.
• Support Capital Projects Program (CPP) compliance activities, including field inspections, regulatory information requests, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs)

Qualification and Professional Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing with APEGA and/or EGBC.
• Minimum 8 years of experience working with rotating equipment in pipelines, oil & gas, energy, or similar industries.
• Strong knowledge of API standards (e.g., API 610, 617, 618).
• Pipeline engineering experience is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, time management, and leadership capabilities.
• Analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound engineering decisions.

Other requirements and Information

• Travel to field sites is required (approximately 5-10%).
• Valid class 5 driver’s license is required.
• Occasional support outside regular business hours or on weekends may be required.

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.