Senior Advisor Hazard and Risk Management (Contract)

Senior Advisor Hazard and Risk Management (Contract)

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Date: Jul 9, 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 Head Office

Department: Compliance

Reports to: Team Lead, Hazard and Risk Management

Worker Type: Contract (12-18 months)

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 Senior Advisor, Hazard & Risk Management. In this position, you will play a key role in building a proactive compliance function to support Trans Mountain senior management in ensuring completeness and accuracy of compliance risk management activities. This role will be responsible for a variety of duties related to effective implementation, documentation, monitoring and reporting on Trans Mountain’s Integrated Safety and Loss Management System (ISLMS).

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and subject matter expertise for Hazard and Risk Management (HRM), including advising Program Managers and Directors on the creation of plans, standards, and procedures to ensure alignment with ISLMS and other regulatory obligations.
• Facilitate risk assessments and provide subject matter expertise on control design and effectiveness with stakeholders.
• Document controls to mitigate identified operational risks, ensuring consistency across functions within TM and monitor and assess control effectiveness through data, testing, and performance indicators.
• Lead and support HRM-related ISLMS implementation and continual improvement initiatives by managing projects, identifying adoption gaps, and engaging regularly and often with internal stakeholders across the company to communicate areas for improvement to drive performance improvement.
• Participate and support various internal committees and meetings on HRM, compiles annual ORM Risk Report for presentation at the Quality Assurance Annual Management Review and for inclusion in the Quality Assurance Annual Report, including identification of trends and areas of improvement.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Hazard and Risk Management processes and systems, and develop communications and training, including LMS, in-person, and webinar-based sessions.
• Lead the Annual Operations Risk Management (ORM) process by facilitating risk workshops with stakeholders to identify, assess and evaluate risks.
• Update and maintain Trans Mountain's Unified Hazard and Risk Register (UHRR) and support the development and execution of risk treatment plans from the annual ORM process.
• Provide governance of ISLMS risk registers (UHRR and Contractor Hazard and Risk Register (CHRR)) by applying senior risk judgment to ensure risk information is consistent, complete, aligned with control expectations, and defensible.
• Provide expert advice and support on Regulator audits and assessments and compile detailed responses and documentation in response to information requests and audit interviews.
• Work across multiple departments to ensure all relevant information is accurately captured and provided to Regulators to ensure successful outcomes from Regulator audits and assessments.
• Contribute to reporting and assurance activities by providing insight into control performance and risk mitigation effectiveness.

Qualifications and Professional Experience

• Post-secondary education in Finance, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Over 10 years of experience
• Pipeline experience would be an asset
• 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

• Limited travel may be required.

Application

Candidates may submit their application in English or French. To apply in French, please use our French careers site: Careers (French)

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;
• 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.

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