Director, Security, 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 Support                       

Reports to: Chief Project Development Officer              

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, Security, Pacific Link. In this position, you will play a key role in leading the strategy, governance and protective-services program required to safeguard Pacific Link people, worksites, assets, materials, information and project continuity. The Director establishes the project Security Management Plan, sets proportionate risk-based controls and integrates security requirements into engineering, procurement, contracting, construction, commissioning and transition to operations.

The successful candidate will leads project security resources and delivery partners across access control, credentialing, guard services, surveillance, intelligence, investigations, travel security, crisis support and coordination with law enforcement and emergency agencies. This position offers the opportunity to provide objective advice and constructive challenge on material security threats and vulnerabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Security Strategy and Governance

• Develop and maintain the Pacific Link Security Management Plan, governance framework, standards, decision rights, accountabilities and assurance program in alignment with corporate and legal requirements.
• Translate project threat, vulnerability and execution assessments into proportionate security requirements across all project phases and locations.
• Set project security objectives, performance measures, escalation thresholds, reporting protocols and minimum control expectations.
• Advise project executives and governance forums on material threats, emerging trends, protective measures and decisions affecting project continuity.

 

Threat, Risk and Vulnerability Management

• Establish a risk-based methodology for security threat and vulnerability assessments covering offices, construction sites, laydown yards, remote work fronts, transportation routes and critical project assets.
• Maintain an integrated view of security threats, vulnerabilities, critical assets and mitigation actions, with clear ownership and escalation pathways.
• Coordinate security assessments for public-facing activities, major deliveries, workforce mobilization, demonstrations, high-profile events and key project milestones.
• Provide decision-ready options and recommendations where security risks may affect people, schedule, cost, reputation or continuity.

 

Protective Services and Site Security

• Establish requirements for physical security, access control, credentialing, visitor management, guard services, patrols, surveillance, lighting, secure storage and asset protection.
• Oversee security design inputs and readiness criteria for offices, facilities, construction sites, camps, laydown areas and other project locations.
• Govern contractor and service-provider security plans, competencies, staffing, post orders, incident protocols and performance standards.
• Lead risk-based field verification, inspections and assurance reviews and ensure corrective actions are assigned, tracked and verified.

Security Integration and Contractor Governance

• Integrate security requirements into procurement documents, contracts, logistics plans, site-establishment plans, mobilization, construction execution, commissioning and turnover.
• Set security prequalification, onboarding, orientation and information-sharing requirements for contractors, suppliers and delivery partners.
• Partner with Construction, Engineering, Supply Chain, Information Technology, Human Resources, External Relations, Indigenous Relations, Land and Legal to resolve security interfaces and readiness gaps.
• Hold service providers accountable for quality, coverage, response readiness, compliance and timely correction of performance gaps.

 

Security Incidents, Investigations and Crisis Support

• Establish security incident notification, triage, escalation, investigation, evidence-management and reporting requirements.
• Lead or oversee investigations into theft, trespass, threats, violence, vandalism, sabotage, fraud, access breaches and other security events, coordinating with Legal, Human Resources and law enforcement as appropriate.
• Provide security leadership during significant events and support crisis-management and business-continuity arrangements.
• Ensure lessons learned and corrective and preventive actions are documented, verified and shared across the project.

 

Intelligence, External Agency and Community Interfaces

• Establish lawful and appropriate security-intelligence monitoring and information-sharing practices to identify emerging threats and support preventive action.
• Maintain effective working relationships with corporate Security, police, emergency agencies, government partners, industry peers and specialized service providers.
• Coordinate security planning with External Relations and Indigenous Relations where project activities intersect with communities, public events or sensitive stakeholder environments.
• Ensure external engagement remains aligned with approved project positions, privacy obligations and corporate protocols.

 

Assurance, Reporting and Records

• Report clearly to executives and governance forums on security posture, material threats, incidents, service-provider performance, assurance findings and corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate and auditable security records, including assessments, plans, logs, incident files, investigation records, credentials and assurance evidence.
• Monitor applicable security, privacy and protective-services requirements and incorporate changes into project controls and plans.
• Apply performance data, intelligence and lessons learned to strengthen controls and improve project resilience.

 

Leadership and Resource Stewardship

• Build and lead a capable, field-connected security team with clear roles, authority, coverage, conduct expectations and escalation pathways.
• Manage security budgets, contracts, guard-force resources, specialist support, equipment and technology in line with project priorities and risk.
• Coach leaders and project teams on security awareness, threat reporting, protective behaviours and incident responsibilities.
• Promote disciplined, respectful and intelligence-led security practices across employees, contractors and delivery partners.

 

Qualifications and Professional Experience

• Post-secondary education diploma in Security Management, Criminology, Emergency Management, Business, Public Administration or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Professional security designation such as CPP, PSP or equivalent is preferred; emergency-management, investigations or incident-command credentials are considered assets.
• 15 or more years of progressively responsible corporate, industrial, law-enforcement, military or major-project security experience, including significant leadership accountability in complex or high-risk environments.
• Demonstrated experience developing security strategies, management plans, governance frameworks, threat and vulnerability assessments and protective-service programs for dispersed project or operating locations.
• Experience overseeing physical security, access control, credentialing, guard services, surveillance, travel security, investigations and critical-asset protection.
• Demonstrated experience managing security incidents, investigations, evidence, law-enforcement interfaces, crisis response and corrective actions.
• Experience integrating security requirements into engineering, procurement, contracts, construction planning, logistics, commissioning and operational handover.
• Strong knowledge of applicable Canadian laws and practices relating to private security, privacy, evidence, workplace violence prevention and information sharing.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and service providers, influence executives and make sound decisions under pressure.
• Excellent communication, judgment, discretion and relationship-management skills, with the credibility to work with executives, regulators, police, contractors, workers and communities.

 

Working Conditions

• Regular travel to construction sites, fabrication facilities, offices and remote project locations is required.
• May be required to respond outside regular business hours to security incidents, threats, investigations, emergencies or critical project activities.
• Handles sensitive and confidential security, personnel, investigation and threat information; work may involve active construction environments and requires compliance with site-access and personal-protective-equipment 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.