Manager Simulations

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Date: Oct 2, 2024

Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Company: Trans Mountain

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.

 

As the Manager Simulations with Trans Mountain, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a progressive and fast-paced group of engineering and information technology professionals.  This position is located at the Edmonton office.

 

The Manager Simulations is responsible for supervising and managing the activities of personnel working on all aspects of pipeline leak detection and monitoring systems. This role oversees the development of new systems and the daily monitoring and maintenance of existing systems to ensure reliability, effectiveness and regulatory compliance.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Supervise and manage the team responsible for pipeline leak detection and monitoring systems, including planning and managing daily work responsibilities for direct reports.
  • Responsible for employee coaching, performance management, coordinating third-party vendors, and negotiating and managing contracts to ensure that products and resources meet contract specifications.
  • Provide training and support to team members to enhance their skills and knowledge, while overseeing the development and maintenance of pipeline leak detection, trainer/simulator, and batch tracking systems to ensure their effectiveness and reliability.
  • Manage, analyze, and ensure the daily monitoring and maintenance of existing systems to guarantee their reliability and effectiveness. This includes identifying areas for improvement and developing and managing capital projects from conception to implementation.
  • Plan and manage the budget for areas of responsibility and capital projects.
  • Ensure all systems comply with relevant regulatory standards and requirements, including managing regulatory compliance for the area of responsibility.
  • Assure that leak detection systems meet Trans Mountain management system and regulatory requirements and facilitating regular group meetings with stakeholders.
  • Preparing and present reports on system performance and compliance to senior management.
  • Collaborate with other departments to integrate new technologies and improve existing systems.
  • Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in leak detection and monitoring technologies.
  • Represent Transmountain during external regulatory audits for pipeline leak detection.

Qualifications and Professional Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computing Science, Engineering or related discipline.
  • Minimum of 10 years’ experience, preferably in the petroleum industry with over 5 years of leadership experience.
  • Experience developing and supporting leak detection systems or similar real time computer systems on liquid petroleum systems.
  • Experience with people leadership and conflict resolution.
  • Knowledge of pipeline leak detection, hydraulics, and operation.
  • Experience working with real-time software.
  • Experience developing and delivering technical training to non-technical personnel.
  • Experience leading CPM system projects.

 

Other Requirements and Information

  • Based in Edmonton
  • 5% travel may be required.

 

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.