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 Head Office
Department: Major Projects Admin
Reports to: Manager, Project Controls
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 Lead, Cost Control. In this position, you will play a key role in leading cost management practices for the sustaining capital portfolio, owning the processes, standards, and tools that govern budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and project change management. The successful candidate will establish and continuously improve procedures aligned to the PMO project controls framework, supervise a team of cost analysts, identify gaps, and drive solutions that strengthen cost and forecast accuracy and project controls performance across the portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise the sustaining capital cost controls team, providing direction, coaching, performance management, and technical mentorship; assign work across analysts based on capacity, skillset, and portfolio needs.
- Lead cost oversight across sustaining capital projects by managing baselines, validating forecasts, conducting variance and trend analyses; defining and tracking KPIs for cost, change, and resource performance, and drive stakeholder collaboration to embed standards across the group.
- Develop and maintain advanced Excel, Power Query, and Power BI-based tools, and dashboards to streamline cost analysis, automate data transformation, and produce decision-ready reporting for PMO and sustaining capital leadership.
- Identify gaps in current cost control practices, tools, and reporting, and lead solutions-driven initiatives to close them, including WBS structure design, cost coding frameworks, and reporting standardization.
- Oversee the resource management process for sustaining capital from a cost management perspective, defining how internal and contractor resource demand are forecasted, tracked, and reported; and partner with functional leads to align resourcing to portfolio priorities.
- Champion the project change management process for sustaining capital portfolio owing trends analysis, ensuring timely identification, evaluation, documentation, and disposition of changes.
- Oversee portfolio-wide budgeting from a project-lifecycle perspective, forecasting, accruals, and cost control processes, ensuring financial accuracy, early identification of variances, and disciplined risk mitigation.
- Own and maintain the cost management processes, standards, and procedures for sustaining capital, aligned to the PMO project controls framework and AACE best practices, and ensure consistent application across the portfolio.
Qualifications and Professional Experience
- Post-secondary education in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or related discipline.
- Certified Cost Professional (CCP) or Certified Cost Technician (CCT) from AACE; Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI; PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional) considered an asset.
- At least 10 years of progressive experience with demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams, delegate process execution appropriately, influence stakeholders, identify gaps, and implement practical, scalable solutions.
- Deep knowledge of project controls processes across cost management, project change management, planning/scheduling, risk/contingency management, and resource management, with strong understanding of how they integrate.
- Strong working knowledge of project change management — trend identification, change order workflows, impact assessment, governance, and audit-readiness in a portfolio environment.
- Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power Query, and Power BI, including data transformation, modelling, and automated reporting.
- Strong working knowledge of WBS and cost coding structure design, baseline management, forecasting methodologies, and variance/trend analysis.
- Working knowledge of resource forecasting, capacity planning, and utilization tracking, and the interplay between resource loading and cost performance.
- Proficiency in cost management software and tools (e.g., PIMS, SAP, Ecosys, or equivalent).
- Familiarity with sustaining capital portfolio characteristics — high transaction volume, recurring work types, and the need for standardized but flexible controls.
- A track record of delivering high‑quality work, managing competing priorities, and supporting key business processes or operational functions.
- A collaborative and supportive leader who influences others through mentoring and coaching, fosters strong working relationships across teams, and approaches challenging conversations with empathy and clarity.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds and levels across the organization.
- Effective communication skills, including the ability to convey information clearly, respectfully, and professionally.
- Proven organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail in a fast‑paced environment.
- Commitment to inclusive practices and a willingness to contribute positively to a collaborative and supportive workplace culture.
Working Conditions
- Willingness and ability to travel as required.
- May need to provide support outside of regular business hours and/or on the weekend.
Application
Candidates may submit their application in English or French. To apply in French, please use our French careers site: Careers (French)
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. Accomodation requests will not affect the assessment of your application or candidacy or the designated Talent Acquisition Advisor. Accomodation 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.
