Intermediate Mechanical Piping Engineer

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Intermediate Mechanical Piping Engineer (Contract)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 Office
Reports to:
Manager, Engineering
Worker Type:
Contract
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 an Intermediate Mechanical Piping Engineer (Contract). In this role, you will provide technical oversight and engineering support for sustaining capital projects across pipeline facilities, pump stations, terminals, storage facilities, and associated piping systems. Acting as the Owner’s representative, you will work closely with engineering consultants, EPC contractors, operations teams, and project stakeholders to ensure mechanical and piping designs are safe, reliable, compliant, and aligned with project objectives.
This role supports projects through planning, design, construction, commissioning, and startup while helping maintain the integrity and reliability of critical energy infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Review and oversee mechanical and piping engineering deliverables prepared by consultants and EPC contractors.
Ensure designs comply with company standards, applicable codes and regulations, and CSA Z662 requirements.
Review and provide technical input on P&IDs, equipment datasheets, piping specifications, line lists, plot plans, equipment layouts, stress analysis reports, material selection documentation, and vendor packages.
Support the design and execution of mechanical and piping systems associated with pipeline facilities, pump stations, pigging facilities, pressure-relief systems, terminals, and storage facilities.
Participate in design reviews, HAZOPs, risk assessments, constructability reviews, and 3D model reviews.
Collaborate with process, civil, electrical, operations, and project teams to support successful project execution.
Support procurement activities through technical bid evaluations, vendor selection, and equipment package reviews.
Assist in resolving technical issues and design challenges throughout project execution.
Provide engineering support during construction, commissioning, and startup, including reviewing field changes, technical queries, and non-conformance reports.
Conduct site visits and field inspections to verify compliance with approved designs and engineering requirements.
Support Management of Change (MOC), regulatory compliance activities, project assurance reviews, and project closeout activities.
Qualifications and Professional Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Alberta and/or British Columbia, or eligibility for registration.
7+ years of engineering experience in the oil and gas, pipeline, midstream, or industrial sectors.
Experience supporting mechanical equipment and piping systems for pipeline facilities and related infrastructure.
Experience supporting brownfield and greenfield capital projects through design, construction, commissioning, and startup.
Experience working with EPC contractors, engineering consultants, equipment vendors, and operations stakeholders.
Strong knowledge of pipeline station piping design, pumps, valves, pressure vessels, piping stress analysis, and material selection.
Familiarity with CSA Z662, pipeline safety and integrity requirements, and regulatory requirements applicable to pipeline facilities. Experience with Canada Energy Regulator-regulated facilities is considered an asset.
Strong communication, technical review, problem-solving, risk assessment, and stakeholder management skills.
Willingness to travel periodically to operating facilities and project sites.
Working Conditions
This is primarily an office-based role supporting a portfolio of sustaining capital projects. Periodic travel to pipeline facilities, terminals, pump stations, and construction sites is required.
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.
We offer:
Valuable experience providing opportunity for professional development and career advancement;
An opportunityto engage with and learn from some of the most talented and experienced people in the business;
Competitive compensation;
A place to share a sense of purpose and build relationships;
Meaningful work that makes a difference;
An opportunitywithin 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 commitmentand 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.
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