Director, High Voltage, Pacific Link

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: Vice President, Technical, Pipeline and Project Services

Worker Type: Employee

Schedule Type: Full Time

Work Setting: In-office

Trans Mountain is seeking a collaborative, motivated, and values driven individual to join our dynamic team as a Director, High Voltage, Pacific Link. In this position, you will play a key role in developing and executing the electrical interconnection strategy required to secure reliable and cost-effective power for Pacific Link facilities.

The Director serves as the primary interface with utilities, regulators, Indigenous partners, engineering consultants, suppliers, and project stakeholders to ensure power solutions are delivered in alignment with project objectives, schedules, and operational requirements. This position offers the opportunity to lead utility engagement, interconnection applications, power system assessments, and related regulatory and commercial activities to support project development, commissioning, startup, and operations.

Key Responsibilities

Electrical Interconnection Strategy and Execution

• Define and direct the integrated electrical interconnection strategy, scope, execution roadmap, and delivery milestones required to provide reliable, cost-effective power to Pacific Link facilities from project development through operational readiness.

Utility and Stakeholder Partnerships

• Build and sustain strategic relationships with utilities, power authorities, Indigenous partners, consultants, suppliers, contractors, and project stakeholders to align interests, resolve interface issues, and advance power supply outcomes.

Interconnection Planning and Approvals

• Lead interconnection applications, utility negotiations, and regulatory approval processes in Alberta and British Columbia to secure the required power capacity, connection rights, and grid access within project timelines.

Power Supply Solutions and Technical Assurance

• Provide technical assurance for power system models, engineering assessments, and solution evaluations, ensuring constraints and risks are understood, and recommended designs meet reliability, affordability, and long-term operating requirements.

Commercial and Supply Chain Strategy

• Establish the commercial and supply chain strategy for power infrastructure, translating market capacity, vendor capability, equipment availability, and Indigenous participation objectives into effective sourcing, procurement, and contracting approaches.

Governance, Risk and Performance

• Establish governance, decision rights, performance measures, and risk controls for the power infrastructure portfolio, ensuring clear accountability for cost, schedule, assumptions, commitments, and project obligations.

Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness

• Build and lead a high-performing high-voltage infrastructure function, establishing clear accountabilities, resource and budget plans, performance expectations, and governance required to deliver project priorities and enable effective cross-functional execution.

Qualifications and Professional Experience

• Minimum 20 years of progressively responsible experience within pipeline, energy, utility, transmission, generation, or major infrastructure organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading electrical infrastructure or utility integration programs.
• Proven experience supporting major capital projects through development, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and operational handover phases.
• Experience working with Canadian utility regulators, system operators, independent power producers, and electric utilities.

Working Conditions

• Willingness and ability to travel as required.
• Must have a valid Class 5 driver’s license.
• May need to provide support outside of regular business hours and/or on the weekend.

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: [email protected] 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;
• 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.