Senior Project Manager

Airswift; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager, Project Development, for a long-term contract to advance strategic capital projects across gas processing, compression, fractionation, NGL, pipeline, terminal and related energy infrastructure assets. You will lead projects from concept through approval, ensuring technical soundness, commercial viability, and readiness for execution.

The role requires coordinating with Operations, Commercial, Engineering, Regulatory, Environmental, Land

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required.
• P.Eng. designation required.
• 10+ years of project engineering, PM, or development experience in oil & gas or energy infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of capital projects from concept through approval.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary stakeholders to ensure alignment and governance.
• Prepare business cases and capital approvals packages.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager, Project Development for a long-term contract opportunity supporting the development of strategic capital projects across gas processing, compression, fractionation, NGL, pipeline, terminal, and related energy infrastructure assets.

The successful candidate will be responsible for advancing projects from concept through approval, ensuring opportunities are technically sound, commercially viable, and positioned for successful execution. Working closely with Operations, Commercial, Engineering, Regulatory, Environmental, Land, and Indigenous Relations stakeholders, this individual will lead project development activities including scope definition, technical evaluations, feasibility assessments, cost estimating, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and capital approval support.

This role is ideal for a highly collaborative engineering professional with extensive facilities experience and a proven track record of developing complex capital projects within the oil and gas or midstream sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of capital projects from concept identification through approval and handover to execution teams.
• Identify, evaluate, and advance growth opportunities across gas processing, compression, fractionation, NGL, pipeline, terminal, and related facility assets.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, cost estimates, risk assessments, and execution strategies to support capital investment decisions.
• Coordinate engineering studies, technical evaluations, feasibility assessments, and alternative analyses.
• Manage external engineering consultants and technical specialists supporting project development activities.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Commercial, Engineering, Regulatory, Environmental, Land, and Indigenous Relations stakeholders to ensure alignment throughout project development.
• Support the preparation of business cases, project justifications, and capital approval packages.
• Identify project risks, constraints, opportunities, and mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and build consensus across multiple business functions.
• Support regulatory and environmental approval strategies and associated stakeholder engagement activities.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, recommendations, and project updates to leadership and governance teams.
• Ensure projects are developed in accordance with engineering standards, regulatory requirements, company policies, and industry best practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to project development processes and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation is required.
• Minimum 10+ years of project engineering, project management, or project development experience within the oil and gas, petrochemical, midstream, or energy infrastructure sectors.
• Demonstrated experience developing gas processing, compression, fractionation, NGL, pipeline, terminal, or related facility projects.
• Strong understanding of facility design, operations, project development, and capital planning processes.
• Experience developing project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, risk assessments, and capital approval documentation.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong technical, commercial, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects within a dynamic environment.

Preferred Experience

• Gas plant expansions and facility optimization projects.
• Brownfield and greenfield energy infrastructure developments.
• Midstream facility development.
• Capital project evaluation and business case development.
• Regulatory, environmental, and stakeholder engagement processes.
• Experience working within operating facilities and complex industrial environments.

Key Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong business and commercial acumen.
• Collaborative leader capable of influencing technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Results-oriented professional focused on advancing projects and creating value.
• Strong decision-maker who can navigate uncertainty and competing priorities.
• Skilled at building alignment and driving projects forward.
• Committed to safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.