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: Burnaby, BC
Department: Pacific Link Support
Reports to: Vice President, Supply Chain Management
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, Supply Chain Management, Marine Terminal, Pacific Link. In this position, you will play a key role for the development and execution of the supply chain, contracting and commercial strategy for the Pacific Link Marine Terminal.
The Director provides end-to-end SCM leadership for construction, marine works, infrastructure, equipment and services associated with development and delivery of the terminal. The successful candidate will work closely with Project Management, Marine Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, HSSE, Quality, Regulatory, Indigenous Relations, Legal and Finance. This position offers the opportunity to establish contracting strategies, leading major procurements, governing commercial negotiations and contract administration, and ensuring that SCM activities support project cost, schedule, quality, safety, regulatory and Indigenous participation objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Marine Terminal SCM Strategy
- Develop and execute the overall SCM, procurement and contracting strategy for the Marine Terminal.
- Translate the terminal execution strategy, engineering maturity and construction work breakdown structure into executable procurement and contracting packages.
- Establish the appropriate commercial approach for major scopes, including competitive tendering, negotiated procurement, early contractor involvement and other contracting models where appropriate.
- Develop the sourcing roadmap and procurement schedule aligned with engineering deliverables, permitting milestones, construction sequencing and required-on-site dates.
- Identify opportunities to package or separate work to improve market competition, construction interfaces and overall commercial outcomes.
- Ensure terminal SCM strategies integrate with the broader Pacific Link SCM strategy and project execution plan.
Terminal Construction Contracting
- Lead commercial strategy for major terminal construction packages.
- Oversee development of bidder lists, prequalification requirements, market engagement, tender strategies and procurement plans.
- Approve commercial evaluation strategies, negotiation mandates and contract award recommendations within delegated authorities.
- Establish appropriate commercial structures
- Ensure construction contracting strategy appropriately addresses interfaces between marine and landside construction.
Marine Works & Infrastructure
- Provide SCM leadership for major marine packages, potentially including:
- marine structures, berth and jetty construction, piling, dredging and marine civil works, trestles and access structures, loading infrastructure, marine utilities, shoreline works, marine electrical and instrumentation systems, navigation and marine safety systems, specialized marine construction vessels and equipment; and associated marine engineering and specialty services.
Procurement & Materials
- Work in collaboration with the Director, Supply Chain Management Materials and Logistics to:
- Establish procurement strategies for terminal-specific equipment and materials.
- Manage long-lead procurement requirements against engineering maturity and construction need dates.
- Coordinate vendor data, manufacturing, inspection, testing, expediting, transportation and site delivery.
- Establish commercial protections around manufacturing schedule, performance guarantees, warranties, spare parts and lifecycle support.
Contract Administration & Commercial Management
- Establish the contract administration model for Marine Terminal contracts.
- Provide governance over: contractor securities and insurance; compensation administration; change orders;
- trends and commercial exposure; claims; invoice and progress-payment governance; audit rights; contractual notices; warranties; and contract closeout.
- Maintain disciplined commercial records supporting defensible resolution of contractor claims and disputes.
- Lead or support resolution of significant commercial disputes and contractor performance issues.
- Ensure commercial risks and emerging exposures are visible to project leadership and Project Controls.
Market Engagement & Contractor Strategy
- Develop market intelligence regarding Canadian and international marine construction capability.
- Assess contractor capacity, availability, equipment, marine construction experience and competing market demand.
- Lead early market engagement for critical terminal construction scopes.
- Oversee contractor and supplier prequalification.
- Identify areas where early contractor engagement could reduce constructability, schedule or pricing risk.
- Develop strategic relationships with critical marine contractors and suppliers while maintaining procurement integrity and competitive tension.
Indigenous & Local Participation
- Integrate Pacific Link Indigenous contracting and socioeconomic objectives into Marine Terminal sourcing strategies.
- Coordinate with Indigenous Relations to identify contracting, subcontracting, employment and supplier participation opportunities.
- Incorporate appropriate Indigenous participation requirements into procurement evaluations, contracting strategies and contractor performance requirements.
- Monitor contractor commitments throughout execution rather than treating participation commitments solely as tender-stage requirements.
Commercial Risk Management
- Maintain visibility of the major SCM and commercial risks affecting terminal delivery.
- Develop mitigation plans for: contractor capacity; market escalation; competition; long-lead equipment; marine construction windows; logistics; interfaces between contractors; engineering maturity; scope growth; schedule delay; supplier concentration; and claims exposure.
- Lead commercial recovery strategies for critical contractor or supplier performance issues.
Governance
- Ensure procurement and contracting activities comply with applicable Pacific Link/TMC policies, delegated authorities and governance requirements.
- Maintain transparent and auditable sourcing and contracting records.
- Ensure appropriate segregation of commercial, technical and approval responsibilities.
- Provide SCM input into project estimates, forecasts, schedules and risk reviews.
- Present major contracting strategies, sourcing decisions and commercial recommendations to project leadership and applicable governance committees.
Leadership & Organization
- Build and lead a high-performing Marine Terminal SCM organization.
- Establish clear responsibilities and decision rights across category management and contract administration.
- Establish consistent SCM processes, templates and commercial standards across terminal packages.
- Work collaboratively with the other Pacific Link SCM Directors to balance resources and maintain consistent commercial practices across the project.
Qualifications and Professional Experience
- Post-secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Business, Commerce, Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience may be considered.
- SCMP, CPSM, CIPS, MRICS or a comparable supply chain or commercial designation is considered an asset.
- 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in supply chain, procurement, construction contracting or commercial management within marine, energy, industrial or major infrastructure environments.
- Significant experience developing and executing contracting and commercial strategies for marine terminals, marine construction, heavy civil infrastructure or comparable complex capital-project scopes.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, high-value procurements, commercial evaluations, negotiations, contract awards and contract-administration governance.
- Strong knowledge of marine construction markets, contracting models, compensation structures, risk allocation, long-lead equipment, logistics, change management, claims and contractor-performance management.
- Experience integrating Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, HSSE, Quality, Regulatory, Indigenous Relations, Legal and Finance requirements into major contracting decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary SCM teams and external commercial resources in a complex major-project environment.
- Strong commercial judgment, executive communication, negotiation and relationship-management skills, with the ability to provide decision-ready recommendations to senior leaders and governance committees.
Working Conditions
- Primarily office-based, with regular travel to contractor offices, engineering locations, marine terminals, ports and Pacific Link project sites.
- Travel to marine and construction locations may increase as Pacific Link progresses into execution and may include access by vessel.
- May be required to support time-sensitive tendering, negotiations, contract awards, contractor-performance, claims or commercial matters outside regular business hours.
- Work at marine, contractor or project locations may require compliance with site-access, safety, personal protective equipment, marine-transfer and fitness-for-duty 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;
- 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.
