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: Kamloops, BC
Department: Engineering & Drafting
Reports to: Manager, Field Engineering
Worker Type: Employee
Schedule Type: Full time
Work Setting: Office/Field
Trans Mountain is seeking a collaborative, motivated, and values driven individual to join our dynamic team as an Intermediate Engineer (Field Engineering). In this position you will play a key role in delivering sustaining capital and Major Project support, ensuring the safe, compliant, and technically sound execution of field work on Trans Mountain’s pipeline and facility assets.
This position offers the opportunity to provide engineering leadership and technical authority in support of operations, with a strong emphasis on planning and assurance of complex field execution activities, including work on operational process piping systems where issues or deficiencies could impact public safety, the environment, or system integrity
Key Responsibilities:
- Support Major Projects and sustaining capital work through outage planning and execution readiness, including development of Engineered Job Plans (EJPs), Job Hazard Assessments (JHAs), and detailed isolation, lockout, and drain-down strategies.
- Lead the development, review, and technical assurance of Engineered Job Plans supporting complex field execution activities such as line breaks, hot tie-ins, purging (including nitrogen operations), isolation, and commissioning of operational process piping systems.
- Ensure EJPs are fit-for-purpose, technically rigorous, and aligned with company standards, regulatory requirements, and safe work practices, with appropriate level of review based on risk and complexity.
- Provide independent engineering oversight and challenge function to ensure key execution risks are identified, mitigated, and clearly communicated prior to field execution.
- Support Transfer of Care, Custody, and Control (TCCC) execution, including planning and execution of hot work tie-ins to in-service assets and leading Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR).
- Coordinate with Operations, Technical Services, Integrity, and Project teams to ensure clear delineation of roles, accountabilities, and execution readiness for both sustaining capital and Major Project scopes.
- Ensure facility and pipeline modifications meet fit-for-purpose design intent and operational requirements, particularly for brownfield integration into live systems.
- Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support to field operations for unplanned events, abnormal operating conditions, and execution challenges.
- Provide technical direction and oversight to external consultants and contractors, ensuring engineering deliverables meet required standards of quality, safety, and constructability.
- Support incident and near-miss investigations, including identification of root causes and development of engineering-driven corrective actions and lessons learned.
- Provide project engineering and management services including managing 3rd party engineering firms; project scoping; preparing AFE’s; drawing/design review, permitting, job hazard analysis, cost and schedule tracking, construction coordination, commissioning, and start-up support.
Qualification and Professional Experience
- Post-secondary education with a bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Chemical).
- Ability to register as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in British Columbia.
- Minimum 5 years Engineering experience in a related field.
- Pipeline engineering and project management experience preferred, managing multiple projects.
- Experience working in an operating environment such as refinery, pipeline, mill, mine or plant is preferred.
- Leadership and supervisory experience preferred.
- Preference will be given to candidates with pipeline engineering experience.
- Project management experience including experience managing projects up to $5M.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a diverse group of technical personnel.
- A track record of delivering high‑quality work, managing competing priorities, and supporting key business processes or operational functions.
- 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
- Travel to work sites is required (30% to 50%).
- Valid class 5 driver’s license is required.
- Engineering Level and Compensation will be determined by experience.
Relocation Eligibility
We invite applicants from outside the position location to apply. Relocation to the position location will be required and domestic relocation assistance may be considered for the successful candidate.
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.
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.
