Pipeline Project Engineer

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 Energy Problem Solvers — passionate about transitioning North America to cleaner energy while meeting the energy demands of today and tomorrow. If that sounds like a challenge you want to help tackle, we want you to join our team!

The Opportunity

The US Natural Gas Pipeline General Plant Maintenance Capital (GPMC) Pipeline Projects Engineering Execution team has a career opportunity available for an experienced and enthusiastic Engineer. Reporting to the Manager, this position is responsible for providing engineering analysis and support to the US Natural Gas Pipeline sustainability and natural gas maintenance projects and their stakeholders.

What you’ll do

- Responsible for the engineering work associated to maintenance projects in natural gas pipelines, i.e. pipelines, valves, storage fields, launchers, and receivers’ facilities

- Gather maintenance project ideas technical data in early stages of development to determine the best engineering approach for their implementation

- Identify internal and third-party engineering resources to support assigned projects

- Oversee 3rd party engineering to ensure work is executed and managed in accordance with approved plans, contracts, schedules and budgets

- Perform engineering calculations and designs with peer engineer oversight

- Collaborate and provide engineering support to Project Stakeholders (Land, Environmental, Air, Operations, Technical Services Engineering, etc.)

- Facilitate project design reviews with Project Stakeholders during FEED and detailed engineering

- Provide technical validation to the project design deliverables, including design calculations, design basis memorandum, design drawings, material lists, material quotes, equipment vendor drawings and manuals, etc., to ensure their compliance to Code, Company specifications, project needs and operational needs

- Review engineering contractor invoices and change order requests

- Schedule and participate in meetings to discuss Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

- Trigger material procurement process for all items to be purchased by the Company

- Provide technical support throughout construction activities, including site visits and timely RFI responses

- Support the project commissioning process

- Support and participate in internal initiatives within a Continuous Improvement loop

- Follow and ensure compliance with TC Energy's Practice of Engineering (POE) in all assigned work

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

- 4+ years of natural gas pipeline industry experience, with demonstrable experience in Project Engineering or Construction Management

- Demonstrated organizational skills with capability to prioritize competing items in favor of a viable execution plan

- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills with the ability to build and maintain effective business relationships to reach team objectives

- Proven argumentative skills, capable of discerning viable paths from inefficient ones and promoting team support on chosen direction in the benefit of meeting projects goals

Preferred Qualifications

- 6+ years of natural gas pipeline industry experience, with demonstrable experience in Project Engineering or Construction Management

- Design experience within the energy infrastructure industry

- Experience with applicable industry codes and standards, especially FERC 49 CFR 192

- Project Engineering and/or Construction Management skills

- Experience in the design and execution of Pipeline Integrity (PI) projects (Class Changes, Geotechnical, Installation/Modification of Pig Launchers/Receivers, etc.) and other pipeline maintenance and modernization projects

- Experience in Horizontal Directional Drill Design and execution

- Experience in Main line Valve Design and Installation

- Experience with engineering and project management software applications such as SAP, Microsoft & BlueBeam

This position requires candidates to:

- Travel to other company locations for temporary assignments, meetings or training will be required (estimated 20-25% of work schedule)

To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. #LI-Hybrid

About our business

TC Energy is a leading energy infrastructure company in North America. We have complementary businesses of natural gas pipelines and power generation. Our operations span three countries, seven Canadian provinces, and 34 U.S. states.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

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Thank you for choosing TC Energy in your career search.

- Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.

- Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.

- All positions require background screening. Some require criminal and/or credit checks to comply with regulations.

- TC Energy is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available on request during the recruitment process. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats or communication supports by contacting careers@tcenergy.com.