Manager, Planning & Estimating, 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 Head Office

Department: Pacific Link

Reports to: Director, 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 Manager, Planning & Estimating, Pacific Link. In this position, you will provide leadership and oversight for project planning, scheduling, estimating, forecasting, and project development activities supporting the Pacific Link project. The role is accountable for establishing and maintaining integrated project schedules, cost estimates, forecasting methodologies, and planning frameworks that support informed decision-making throughout project development and execution.

Working closely with Project Management, Engineering, Regulatory, Environmental, Construction, Supply Chain, Project Controls, and Finance teams, the Manager, Planning & Estimating will play a critical role in supporting project strategy, investment decisions, regulatory submissions, stage-gate approvals, and execution readiness activities. The successful candidate will ensure cost and schedule information is accurate, defensible, and aligned with project objectives, while providing leadership in the development of project controls best practices and performance reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of project planning, scheduling, and estimating processes supporting the Pacific Link Project.
• Oversee the development and validation of project estimates throughout project development, including Class 5 through Class 3 estimates, in accordance with project maturity and governance requirements.
• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules encompassing engineering, permitting, regulatory, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project execution activities.
• Provide schedule analysis, forecasting, critical path assessments, and scenario planning to support project decision-making and milestone achievement.
• Lead estimate reviews, benchmarking exercises, cost validation activities, and estimating workshops to ensure estimate quality and consistency.
• Coordinate quantitative risk assessments (QRA), contingency development sessions, and schedule risk analyses.
• Work closely with Engineering, Construction, Regulatory, Environmental, and Supply Chain teams to ensure project plans and estimates accurately reflect project scope, assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Prepare and support present project forecasts, cost estimates, planning updates, and performance analyses to project leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Support project stage-gate reviews, business case development, investment approvals, and regulatory submissions through the provision of planning and estimating deliverables.
• Identify schedule, cost, and execution risks that may impact project objectives and support the development of mitigation strategies.
• Monitor project performance against approved baselines and recommend corrective actions where deviations occur.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to planning, scheduling, estimating, and project controls personnel supporting the Pacific Link Project.

Qualifications and Professional Experience

• Post-secondary education in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in project planning, scheduling, estimating, project controls, or major capital project delivery.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, CCP, CEP, PSP, EVP, or equivalent project controls and estimating credentials are considered strong assets.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale infrastructure, pipeline, energy, industrial, utilities, transportation, or marine projects through development and execution phases.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, estimating, scheduling, forecasting, risk management, and project controls methodologies.
• Experience developing Class 5 through Class 3 estimates and supporting stage-gate project delivery processes.
• Strong understanding of AACE International estimating classifications, forecasting methodologies, benchmarking techniques, and project controls standards.
• Experience facilitating quantitative risk assessments, contingency development workshops, and schedule risk analyses.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Excel-based estimating models, and project controls reporting tools.
• Strong understanding of cost estimating techniques, schedule development methodologies, performance measurement systems, and earned value principles.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams including Engineering, Regulatory, Construction, Supply Chain, Finance, and Executive Leadership.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while supporting critical project milestones and investment decisions.
• A proven track record of delivering accurate plans, reliable estimates, and actionable project insights within complex project environments.
• 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 to project sites, regulatory meetings, stakeholder engagement sessions, audits, inspections, and field locations.
• Periodic travel throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and other project-related locations may be required.
• May need to provide support outside of regular business hours and/or on weekends during key regulatory submissions, audits, inspections, and project milestones.
• Field visits may involve exposure to active construction sites, industrial facilities, remote locations, and varying weather conditions.
• Ability to participate in compliance audits, site inspections, project workshops, regulatory meetings, and stakeholder consultations.

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.