Manager, Pipeline Team – Central Region

Reference Code: 88915

Location: Canada (CA) – Winnipeg, MB

Job Category: Management; Operations

Employment Type: Employee Full-time

Relocation Eligibility: This position is eligible for our domestic relocation program

Application Deadline: 08/03/2021

We all need energy. It warms our homes, cooks our food, gives us light, and gets us where we need to go. It also improves our quality of life in countless other ways. At TC Energy, our job is to deliver that energy to millions of people who depend on it across North America. And we take our job very seriously.

Guided by our values of safety, integrity, responsibility and collaboration, we develop and operate our facilities safely, reliably and with care for our impact on the environment. With our presence across the continent, our people play an active role in building strong communities.

We’re proud of how our hard work and commitment sets us apart and benefits society, every day. We’re looking for new team members who share our values and are ready to take on exciting challenges.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Regional Director, the Manager, Pipeline Team – Central Region leads a team of approximately 20 pipeline technicians geographically dispersed across the region. In this role, you will be accountable to execute and/or work collaboratively with other stakeholders in the planning, operations, and maintenance of Canada Gas pipeline field assets within the Region. You will contribute to the development of the strategy, goals and objectives for the Region and translate them for the Pipeline Team.

In this role, you will also contribute to the development, assessment, and commissioning of Capacity Capital projects; manage the operation and maintenance of compression pulldown units; support pipe integrity program work; support damage prevention requirements for the Region; and contribute to the full life cycle integration of assets for Canada Gas.

This position requires candidates to:

• Travel to other company locations for temporary assignments, meetings or training which would involve some overnight stays away from home (approximately 25% travel)
• Have and maintain a valid Driver’s License
• Provide a Driver’s Abstract for review
• Successfully complete a pre-employment medical screen including drug and alcohol testing

What you’ll do

• Provide leadership to team continuously improve business performance in terms of health, safety and environment, costs, maintenance practices, and customer services
• Understand and implement Operations and Engineering Strategies
• Provide input and assistance in the development of goals and objectives from Region and down to the Team level
• Lead the efforts to achieve these goals within the area of responsibility
• Effectively manage all resources (people, financial, material, and time) in order to ensure maximum efficiency in planning, forecasting, and allocation
• Develop and foster the environment which actively enables and encourages employee innovation, continuous improvement, and commitment to operational excellence
• Ensure compliance with all relevant federal, provincial, and local regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures pertaining to operations and maintenance
• Understand and manage facility risks and performance
• Develop, manage and monitor budgets for the Team
• Effectively work and interact with peers in order to optimize regional results and contribute to overall company success
• Spend time in the field, engaging technicians – providing direction and guidance to employees and contractors
• Provide training, development and performance management of Team members
• Ensure that TC Energy has a positive and visible image in the communities within the area
• Other tasks or initiatives as required

As a leader in Field Operations, you will be expected to:

• Build a strong, competent, proactive, and engaged team
• Develop individual and succession plans for your team
• Work with direct reports to identify training gaps and opportunities
• Provide on-the-job training opportunities, preferably with a mentor
• Provide your team with timely performance feedback, appropriate rewards, recognition, and coaching
• Continuously develop your leadership competencies while maintaining a current knowledge of company strategy, goals, and objectives
• Model and hold team members accountable to model TC Energy’s values
• Ensure that company resources are effectively allocated and utilized to improve reliability and availability of our facilities and to support regional operations
• Manage and coordinate emergency response with a requirement to be on call to respond to emergency situations
• Contribute to company-wide objectives and initiatives

As a member of the Regional Leadership Team, you will be required to:

• Work collaboratively to establish the region’s strategy, goals, and objectives
• Commit to the execution and delivery of the region’s goals and objectives
• Collaborate with area managers within and outside region and other functional stakeholders (Land, Environment, Supply Chain, Canadian Regulatory Compliance, Safety, Public Affairs, Community Investment, Indigenous Relations, and Emergency Management (among others) to execute on common goals and identify efficiency opportunities
• Represent the company and foster critical partnerships both internally and externally
• Be a champion for continuous improvement and change management

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a technical trades certificate, technical college diploma, two year associate degree in technical discipline, or equivalent
• Minimum 10 or more years of related work experience
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous leadership experience is preferred
• Previous pipeline maintenance experience would be considered an asset
• Proven experience managing scheduling and resources is preferred
• Knowledge and familiarity with TC Energy’s business vision, strategies, practices, processes and systems
• Knowledge of TC Energy’s Leadership competencies and a commitment to career development
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills combined with the ability to utilize those skills during interactions with peers, employees, internal and external customers, and community groups
• Demonstrated leadership in the area of health, safety, and environment, change management, employee development, performance management and team building skills

About our business

Our 93,330 km (57,900-mile) natural gas pipeline network is positioned in two of the most prolific and lowest cost basins in North America – the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) and the Appalachian Basin. Our systems are well placed to meet the continent’s growing demand for clean-burning natural gas by connecting the supply in these basins to important and growing markets across the continent. We supply more than 25 per cent of the clean-burning natural gas consumed daily across North America.

Apply now!

Apply to this posting by 08/03/2021 using reference code 88915. You must apply through our jobs system at jobs.tcenergy.com. Only applications submitted through our system will be acknowledged. Applications may be submitted using a mobile device or a desktop / laptop computer.

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.
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