AltaGas - Senior Manager, Project Engineering
We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Project Engineering to bring clarity, consistency, and mentorship to a high-performing team navigating a fast-paced and evolving project environment.
In this role, you’ll be the technical anchor for a team of engineers and project leaders, driving engineering excellence across a diverse portfolio of projects. Reporting directly to our VP of Projects, you’ll lead the development and implementation of scalable engineering practices, by mentoring and developing a team of 10+ and collaborating closely with senior leadership to align engineering execution with business goals.
This is more than a technical role—it’s an opportunity to shape how engineering is delivered across the organization. You’ll help foster a more sustainable team environment, introduce greater structure and clarity to a fast-moving development space, and ensure that engineering decisions remain pragmatic, consistent, and aligned with business goals. If you're someone who thrives in dynamic settings, balances high expectations with flexibility, and leads with both technical depth and empathy—this is your opportunity.
What You’ll Do:
Driving Consistency in Engineering Practice
- Championing consistent engineering processes, documentation, and onboarding across all project phases to support scalability and efficiency
- Leading engineering assurance reviews and signing off on technical decisions throughout the Midstream stage gate model
- Training and mentoring engineers in design evaluations, vendor strategies, and centrally developed documentation
- Managing centrally housed engineering documentation in alignment with the Project Delivery Model
Shaping Strong, Practical Technical Foundations
- Guiding engineers and development leaders in conceptualizing technical solutions aligned with commercial and operational goals
- Offering real-time mentorship and technical input to shape direction and decision-making during early project stages
- Promoting full-lifecycle engagement for development engineers to build broad technical insight and continuity
Aligning Engineering with Organizational Priorities
- Acting as the senior engineering authority within Midstream Projects and stewarding AltaGas’s Professional Practice Management Plan
- Collaborating with technical leadership to maintain cohesive standards and expectations across functions
- Embedding technical lessons learned into future project planning with input from SMEs and Operations
Planning and Developing a High-Performing Engineering Team
- Forecasting and allocating engineering resources, while leading hiring and assignments across development and execution
- Evaluating vendor performance and monitoring industry trends to maintain top-tier technical partnerships
- Designing and delivering targeted development opportunities that support long-term engineering capability within the team
Who We’re Looking For:
- A strategic and credible people leader who empowers others through clarity, care, and accountability—building resilient, high-performing teams that thrive in dynamic, fast-paced project environments
- A proactive, strategic, analytical and adaptable leader who can tailor systems to meet evolving business needs.
- A driven, results-oriented individual who naturally takes responsibility for setting the standard and achieving results.
- At least 15 years of experience in engineering and project execution within the natural gas, liquids handling or midstream infrastructure sector with demonstrated leadership over technical teams, engineering programs and projects
- P.Eng. designation registered with APEGA and/or EGBC (or eligibility) required; PMP is a strong asset.
- Familiarity with current codes (ABSA, ASME, CSA, API, NACE, etc.), acts and regulations.
- Post-secondary education in a relevant discipline or equivalent work experience
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and decision-making skills
For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
For U.S. hires: WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy. We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role.
U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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