Manager, Project Controls, Technical Services, 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: Director, Project Services

Worker Type: Employee

Schedule Type: Full-Time

Work Setting: In-office

Reporting to the Director, Project Services, the Manager, Project Controls, Technical Services leads the project controls capability required to support the development and delivery of Pacific Link. The Manager establishes and maintains integrated standards, systems and controls for cost, schedule, estimating, progress measurement, change, risk and performance reporting; provides reliable analysis and forecasts to support leadership and governance decisions; and ensures readiness for stage-gate and assurance reviews. Working across technical, delivery, partner and corporate interfaces, the role builds a capable controls team, establishes clear accountabilities and drives consistent, disciplined and transparent performance management across the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Project Controls Strategy and Governance

• Develop and implement the Pacific Link project controls strategy, framework, standards, procedures and operating rhythms in alignment with approved governance and delivery requirements.
• Establish fit-for-purpose controls across cost management, planning and scheduling, estimating, progress measurement, change management, risk, reporting, close-out and information stewardship.
• Define decision rights, approval thresholds, accountabilities, escalation pathways and minimum control requirements for project teams, partners, contractors and service providers.
• Provide project controls assurance for stage-gate, checkpoint and governance reviews, confirming that required deliverables, baselines, forecasts and supporting evidence are complete and decision-ready.

Integrated Cost, Schedule and Performance Management

• Lead the development, integration and maintenance of approved cost and schedule baselines aligned to scope, work breakdown structures, contracting strategies and key milestones.
• Oversee cost control, forecasting, cash flow, commitments, accruals, contingency, trend analysis, schedule performance, critical-path analysis and milestone management.
• Establish consistent progress-measurement rules, performance indicators and integrated reporting that provide a reliable view of status, forecast outcomes, variance and emerging pressure points.
• Challenge assumptions and performance data, identify root causes of variance and direct recovery, mitigation or corrective-action planning with accountable leaders.

Estimating, Change and Risk Integration

• Oversee estimating standards, estimate development, basis-of-estimate documentation, benchmarking and estimate assurance appropriate to each phase of development and delivery.
• Establish and administer disciplined change-control processes that assess scope, cost, schedule, risk and approval implications and maintain traceability from identification through disposition.
• Integrate cost, schedule, change and risk information to support scenario analysis, contingency stewardship, management reserve decisions and forecast confidence.
• Ensure material trends, changes and risks are escalated with clear options, impacts, recommendations and accountable owners.

Systems, Data and Reporting

• Lead the selection, configuration, implementation and effective use of project controls systems, tools, coding structures, calendars, data standards and reporting processes.
• Establish single-source-of-truth principles, data-quality controls and reconciliation practices across schedules, cost systems, forecasts, risk registers, change logs and executive reporting.
• Develop concise, decision-focused dashboards and reports for the Director, Project Services, project leadership and governance bodies, clearly presenting performance, outlook, dependencies and required action.
• Continuously improve controls processes, automation, analytics and reporting based on assurance findings, user feedback and evolving delivery needs.

Partner, Contractor and Cross-Functional Integration

• Align project controls requirements and reporting expectations across Pacific Link, project partners, contractors, consultants and Trans Mountain functions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Supply Chain, Finance, Risk, Regulatory, Legal, Environment, Indigenous Relations, Operations and other functions to integrate controls into planning and execution.
• Establish contractor controls requirements and review contractor baselines, forecasts, progress, changes and performance information for completeness, quality and contractual alignment.
• Support external reviews, audits and inquiries by maintaining transparent, traceable and defensible controls records and analysis.

Team Leadership and Functional Capability

• Build and lead a high-performing project controls team, including specialists in cost control, scheduling, estimating, risk, change, reporting and close-out, as required by the delivery plan.
• Set clear objectives, accountabilities and performance expectations; provide strategic and tactical guidance; and develop team capability through coaching, knowledge sharing and succession planning.
• Determine resource requirements and oversee internal resources, secondees, consultants and service providers to ensure appropriate capacity, expertise, quality and cost stewardship.
• Develop and deliver practical guidance and training so stakeholders understand and consistently apply project controls requirements, systems and processes.

Qualifications and Professional Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• 10 or more years of progressively responsible project controls experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role supporting major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and leading integrated project controls across cost, planning and scheduling, estimating, progress measurement, change, risk, reporting and close-out.
• Strong knowledge of stage-gate delivery, baseline development, forecasting, performance measurement, schedule analysis, cost control, change governance and project assurance.
• Experience working in a major infrastructure, energy, pipeline, engineering or construction environment with multiple partners, contractors and stakeholders.
• Proficiency with project controls and scheduling systems and tools, including Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet or comparable platforms, together with strong data and reporting capability.
• Ability to interpret complex cost, schedule, risk and performance information and translate analysis into clear recommendations for senior leaders and governance bodies.
• Demonstrated ability to establish standards, implement systems and processes, improve data quality and drive consistent adoption across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to constructively challenge and resolve complex cross-functional issues.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, make sound decisions and maintain execution discipline in a fast-paced and evolving major-project environment.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Certified Cost Professional (CCP) designation is preferred.

Working Conditions

• Willingness and ability to travel as required.
• May need to provide support outside regular business hours or on weekends to meet critical delivery, reporting or governance 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: [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.