Senior Operations Manager, Northern Alberta

Determined, imaginative, curious—if these are some of the ways you describe yourself, we want to learn more about you!

At TC Energy, we are proud to connect the world to the energy it needs. Guided by our values of safety in every step, personal accountability, one team and active learning, we deliver the critical energy that North America and the world rely on while balancing reliability, affordability and sustainability.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, NGTL Operations, the successful candidate will take on accountability for the NGTL North flowpath. This role will lead a team of Area Managers in providing safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient operations and maintenance that meet or exceed BU goals. This role is responsible for successful implementation of work management processes and ensuring their effectiveness, will be accountable/responsible to ensure appropriate development of both technical and behaviour skills for direct reports and their front-line employees. This role will also support various strategic initiatives within Canada Gas Operations, including operationalizing process safety, and creating a stewardship and governance framework for operational controls and safeguards. This opportunity will also be heavily involved with progressing other strategic organizational studies and initiatives on behalf of CGO.

We are seeking an individual with strong leadership capabilities and operational knowledge that is a strong strategic and critical thinker, also a capable of managing multiple stakeholder expectations in a very dynamic environment. The individual will be expected to influence and collaborate with several key stakeholders beyond Canada Gas (Commercial, Technical Centre, other Business Units). This is a key role in in helping Canada Gas Operations, Engineering, and Projects deliver its vision of zero harm and optimizing performance of its assets.  

What you’ll do

• Lead a team of managers in safe, effective work execution for a commercially critical flow path
• Actively engage with Commercial partners in identifying, understanding, communicating and extracting value from commercial opportunities
• Lead and steward the implementation of key strategic operational imperatives and drive operational excellence in Canada Gas Operations
• Develop and execute a roadmap for process safety and operational performance skill development in front line field leadership
• Coach and mentor front line field leadership on how to enhance operational performance, effectiveness, and process safety

Minimum Qualifications

• Post-Secondary Degree in a related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in areas of oil and gas (upstream, midstream, downstream) operations and process safety
• Strong leadership skills with a superior ability to lead and develop others
• Superior written and oral communication skills, project management skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, people management skills and financial acumen
• Outstanding negotiation and dispute resolutions skills, able to drive optimal outcome between stakeholders with differing opinions

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience in operations and/or process safety required
• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience
• Strong listening, interpersonal, and influencing skills
• Demonstrated ability to network and influence others
• Ability to manage multiple high priorities and negotiate the optimal solution for stakeholders

About our business

We are a leader in North American energy infrastructure, spanning Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Every day, our dedicated team proudly connects the world to the energy it needs—moving over 30 per cent of the cleaner-burning natural gas used across the continent. Complemented by strategic ownership and low-risk investments in power generation, our infrastructure fuels industries and generates affordable, reliable and sustainable power across North America, while enabling LNG exports to global markets.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the US government. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. We are also committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. Applicants requiring accommodations or accessible formats are encouraged to contact us at careers@tcenergy.com for support.

All applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country where the position is based, without restrictions. Background screening is required for all positions, which may include criminal and/or credit checks. Offers may be extended at a different level or job title that best aligns with the successful candidate's qualifications.

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Thank you for considering TC Energy in your career journey.