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: Director, SCM, P/L Facilities Engineering & Construction
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, Contracting, Pacific Link. In this position, you will play a key role in leading the development and execution of contracting strategies for engineering, construction and ancillary support services required to deliver Pacific Link. The role manages resource support (and may provide direct support) for sourcing, market engagement, competitive tendering, coordinating evaluations including ensuring complete commercial evaluation, negotiation, and contract formation. The Manager, Contracting may also be required to support contract change management, records and administration support through ongoing team assignment, balance/re-balance and deliverable follow-through, ensuring contracting activities are aligned with project scope, execution plans, schedule priorities, delegated authorities, corporate policies, Regulator requirements, legislation and approved commercial principles.
The successful candidate will provide practical commercial leadership across the contract lifecycle, coordinates multidisciplinary input, and supports sound, timely award decisions. This role includes assignment, oversight, coaching, monitoring, and support of team deliverables or, where required, direct tactical support to mitigate gaps or delays in service delivery. This position offers the opportunity to establish disciplined contracting controls, develops team capability, and escalates material commitments, exceptions, claims, and commercial exposures to the Director. During early project development, the Manager will be a critical part of the team to help enhance development of SCM structure which may include input on, or development of, contracting procedures, policies, document standards, and reporting requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Contracting Strategy and Planning
- Develop and maintain integrated contracting strategies and plans for engineering, construction, field and project service packages, aligned with work breakdown structures, project execution plans, schedule priorities, and market conditions.
- Translate approved project and SCM strategies into contracting plans, procurement schedules, package sequencing, sourcing approaches, compensation models, and clear decision methodologies complete with records aligned to governance, policies and best practice.
- Apply market intelligence, capacity assessments, Indigenous participation objectives, and package criticality to recommend fit-for-purpose sourcing and commercial methods.
- Provide clear options and recommendations on contracting priorities, activity timelines, commercial models, material risks, exceptions and matters requiring executive and/or additional governance approvals.
Sourcing and Contract Formation
- Lead contractor prequalification, expressions of interest, requests for proposal, competitive tendering and procurement negotiation strategies in accordance with SCM procedures, industry best practice, delegated authorities and ethical standards.
- Establish sourcing plans, evaluation criteria, bidder instructions, commercial requirements, and review gates that support fair, defensible, and timely award decisions. Lead or support alignment, clarification and negotiation meetings including coordination of multi-discipline input, agreement or signoff.
- Coordinate commercial evaluations and clarifications, consolidate multidisciplinary input, and prepare complete, decision-ready award recommendations.
- Ensure timely execution of contracts, purchase orders and supporting records that are accurately formed with high quality, approved, executed, and transferred to accountable contract-management teams.
- Support contract review and/or onboarding of internal accountable service owner teams.
Negotiation and Commercial Risk
- Lead or support negotiations for complex service packages, establish approved mandates and securing terms that appropriately address scope, compensation, schedule, performance, security, warranties, indemnities, insurance, change, and remedies.
- Partner with Legal, Risk, Finance and project functional areas (Land, Environment, Engineering, Construction, Regulatory, Indigenous Relations, Quality, Safety, etc.) to identify, allocate and mitigate contractual, financial, execution and supplier risks.
- Assess commercial deviations and exceptions, document rationale, and residual exposure, and escalate matters outside approved parameters or delegated authority.
- Maintain negotiation records, decision logs, and contract-formation documentation sufficient to support governance, auditability, and future contract administration.
Multidisciplinary Integration and Advisory Support
- Coordinate contracting activities with Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, HSSE, Land, Quality, Indigenous Relations, Legal, Finance, Operations, and other project functions.
- Confirm package readiness, including scope definition, technical requirements, schedules, estimates, risk allocation, evaluation resources, and required approvals, before market release and award.
- Advise leaders and project teams on sourcing routes, compensation structures, commercial terms, market constraints, and contracting implications for project decisions.
- Facilitate timely resolution of contracting issues and ensure commitments made during tendering and negotiations are clearly documented and communicated to delivery teams.
Governance, Controls and Contract Lifecycle Transition
- Apply SCM policies, delegated authorities, approval requirements, records standards, and contracting controls consistently across the assigned portfolio.
- Establish clear handover requirements from contract formation to administration, including commercial baselines, obligations, securities, insurance, reporting, change controls, and critical risks.
- Monitor contracting milestones, commitments, exceptions, and emerging commercial exposure, and provide concise reporting to the Director and project governance forums.
- Support audits, assurance reviews, and continuous improvement by maintaining complete records, addressing findings, and strengthening templates, controls, and working practices.
Contractor Market, Performance, and Indigenous Contracting
- Build productive relationships with contractors and service providers and maintain current intelligence on market capacity, capability, pricing, labour availability, and delivery risk.
- Incorporate contractor performance, lessons learned and commercial outcomes into prequalification, bidder selection, sourcing strategy, and future award recommendations.
- Integrate approved Indigenous contracting commitments and participation objectives into market engagement, tender requirements, evaluation, and contractor expectations.
- Support escalation and commercial recovery planning where contractor capacity, performance or market conditions may affect package award or project execution.
Team Leadership and Resource Management
- Lead, coach, and develop contracting professionals, advisors, contractors and consultants, setting clear priorities, quality expectations, decision rights, and escalation pathways.
- Allocate resources across the contracting program based on package complexity, schedule, workload, and commercial risk, and obtain specialist support where required.
- Build capability in sourcing, evaluation, negotiation, contract formation, commercial judgment, documentation, and stakeholder management.
- Promote accountability, collaboration, ethical conduct, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the contracting team and broader project organization.
Qualifications and Professional Experience
- Post-secondary degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Commerce, Engineering, Construction Management, Law, 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 considered an asset.
- 12 or more years of progressively responsible experience in supply chain, services procurement, construction contracting or commercial management within pipeline, energy, industrial or major infrastructure environments.
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing contracting strategies for engineering, construction and project service packages of significant value and complexity.
- Strong experience in contractor prequalification, competitive tendering, commercial evaluation, negotiation, contract formation, and award governance.
- Working knowledge of commercial models, compensation structures, contractual risk allocation, security, insurance, change, claims, and contract-administration requirements.
- Experience coordinating technical, project controls, legal, financial, HSSE, quality and Indigenous participation inputs into contracting decisions.
- Proven ability to lead employees, contractors or consultants and build capability in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder project environment.
- Strong commercial judgment, negotiation, writing, facilitation, and relationship-management skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly to project teams and senior leaders.
Working Conditions
- Primarily office-based, with periodic travel to contractor offices, project offices, supplier locations, and project sites.
- May be required to support time-sensitive tendering, negotiations, contract awards, contractor performance, or commercial matters outside regular business hours.
- Work at contractor or project locations may require compliance with applicable site-access, safety, personal protective equipment, 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.
