Senior Engineer, Access (West), Pacific Link (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, AB
Department: Pacific Link
Reports to: Director, Pipeline
Worker Type: Contract
Schedule Type: Full-time
Work Setting: Office

Trans Mountain is seeking a collaborative, motivated, and values driven individual to join our dynamic team as a Senior Engineer Access (West), Pacific Link (Contract). In this position, you will play a key role in supporting the Project Leadership team in the development and integration of the project's technical definition, with a primary focus on pipeline route finalization, facility site selection, constructability, execution readiness, and interface coordination. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in engineering coordination, construction planning, constructability reviews, risk mitigation, and execution support for major pipeline and energy infrastructure projects. This position offers the opportunity to influence project design and execution strategies, support multidisciplinary teams and service providers, and contribute to the successful development and delivery of the Pacific Link project.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and refinement of pipeline, pump station, terminal, and marine infrastructure designs from concept through execution readiness and construction.
• Lead and support field reconnaissance activities, documenting observations and findings to inform route selection, facility siting, GIS updates, and construction strategies.
• Coordinate interfaces between Construction, Engineering, Project Controls, and other internal and external stakeholders, including engineering consultants, surveyors, GIS specialists, and construction service providers.
• Review engineering contractor schedules, progress reports, and deliverables to ensure alignment with project scope, quality expectations, and delivery requirements.
• Identify and validate Technically Challenging Areas (TCAs) and Areas of Interest (AOIs), ensuring appropriate engineering solutions and construction methodologies are developed.
• Manage Requests for Information (RFIs), technical queries, action items, and interface issues to ensure timely resolution.
• Provide constructability, construction sequencing, and methodology input to engineering, estimating, and project planning activities.
• Support execution readiness reviews and the development of technical risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables with Project Controls, Estimating, and Scheduling teams to maintain alignment between scope, cost, schedule, and project objectives.
• Identify construction-related risks and opportunities and support their inclusion within project risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Prepare and review technical reports, studies, recommendations, and other project development deliverables.
• Provide technical input into project cost estimates, throughput assumptions, and economic evaluations.
• Oversee the planning and execution of field programs, including site visits, field reconnaissance, survey activities, access development, borehole investigations, and related engineering studies.
• Participate in project meetings, provide progress updates, and contribute to monthly project reporting activities.
• Ensure project documentation and contractor deliverables are maintained within approved document management systems.

Qualifications and Professional Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation with APEGA, EGBC, or eligibility to obtain registration is required.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience supporting pipeline, terminal, marine, or large-scale energy infrastructure projects.
• Experience supporting feasibility studies, project development, engineering, and execution planning for major capital projects.
• Strong understanding of constructability reviews, construction sequencing, field execution practices, and project development methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience managing engineering interfaces between project teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Experience reviewing engineering deliverables, technical studies, schedules, and project execution plans.
• Proven ability to identify, assess, and resolve complex technical, constructability, and interface challenges.
• Strong understanding of project controls, estimating, scheduling, risk management, and execution readiness processes.
• Experience with field investigations, site assessments, survey programs, geotechnical investigations, and route selection activities is considered an asset.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, document management systems, GIS platforms, and engineering collaboration tools is considered an asset.
• A track record of delivering high-quality work, managing competing priorities, and supporting key business processes or operational functions.

Working Conditions

• Combination of office and field-based work supporting project development and execution activities.
• Willingness and ability to travel to project sites and field locations as required.
• May need to provide support outside of regular business hours to meet project schedules, milestones, or field program requirements.

At Trans Mountain, we believe in an inclusive, accessible, and barrier free recruitment and selection process for all applicants. If you require an accommodation at any point in the process, please contact us at: Talent@transmountain.com or the designated Talent Acquisition Advisor. Accommodation requests will not affect the assessment of your application or candidacy or the designated Talent Acquisition Advisor. Accommodation requests will not affect the assessment of your application or candidacy.

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.