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Date: Jul 3, 2026

Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Company: Trans Mountain

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:
Quality Control

Reports to:
Director, Shipper Services

Worker Type:
Employee

Schedule Type:
Monday – Friday

Work Setting:
In-Office

Trans Mountain is seeking a collaborative, motivated, and values driven individual to join our dynamic team as a Lead, Facility Planning & System Optimization. This position is focused on technical and commercial areas within the Shipper Services department related to the planning of facility additions and upgrades to support the optimization of the Mainline System and the Puget Sound system. You will assist in resolving bottlenecks, increase system flexibility and optionality for our Shippers along with increasing Trans Mountains revenue and value.

The role works closely with Engineering and Operations to oversee the portfolio of projects from concept to commissioning. It is accountable for the management of various aspects of the Drag Reduction Agents (DRA) utilized in the pipeline system, including operational budget and consumption optimization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the System Scheduling & Logistics team to identify and implement throughput/capacity improvement initiatives to address system restrictions/bottlenecks with Engineering and Operations.
  • Apply results from pipeline modelling to evaluate flow rates, pressure profiles and system constraints, ensuring optimal pipeline operation.
  • Collaborate with feeders, Shippers and internal parties to develop commercial agreements to assess and fund facility upgrades and new connections
  • Collaborates with internal and external parties to develop the projects and provides project oversight from concept to commissioning.
  • Management of the DRA Program including the optimization of DRA consumption in conjunction with the control centre operators and the Hydraulics team.
  • Business lead of the DRA Master Services Agreement and manage the annual DRA budget.
  • Ensures supply of DRA is appropriate to meet system capacity needs.
  • Manage existing pipe rack lease agreements and work with third parties requesting access to Trans Mountain pipe rack space.
  • Develop project proposals and negotiate commercial agreements for the engineering, construction and lease of pipe racks, and work with Engineering to progress detailed design.
  • Provide oversight of project execution to ensure…
  • Title: Lead, Facility Planning & System Optimization

    Company: Trans Mountain

    Location: Calgary, Canada

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