Senior Project Manager, Major Projects

South Bow Corp.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

South Bow Corp. is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the development and execution of large-scale energy infrastructure projects in Alberta.

The role focuses on delivering projects safely, compliantly, on schedule, and within budget while aligning engineering, regulatory, commercial and stakeholder functions. This position requires a proven leader with extensive capital project experience, multidisciplinary teams, and external stakeholders, from development through

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• P.Eng. or PMP preferred.
• 12–15 years leading major capital projects.
• Experience with pipeline projects and regulatory approvals.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of major capital projects from development through commissioning.
• Establish objectives, governance, and performance metrics.
• Ensure delivery safely within scope, schedule, and budget.
• Provide leadership to integrated project teams and drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate regulatory, environmental, land, Indigenous relations, stakeholder engagement, and construction activities.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Regulatory affairs knowledge

Stakeholder management

Contracting strategies

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline

P.Eng. designation and/or PMP designation preferred

Job description

At South Bow, we do one thing, and we do it well: safely moving oil between some of the world’s most critical markets. We’re building our high-performing team with versatile thinkers who thrive on solving big challenges together. If you’re ready for a position where your skills are highly valued and your work is incredibly important, we want to meet you. Bring your talents to a new streamlined energy company, dedicated to operational, commercial and safety excellence as we pursue our critical purpose of delivering the energy people need. South Bow is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the development and execution of large-scale energy infrastructure projects. Reporting to senior project leadership, this role is accountable for delivering projects safely, compliantly, on schedule, and within approved budgets while ensuring alignment across engineering, regulatory, commercial and stakeholder, and construction functions. The successful candidate will provide leadership throughout the project lifecycle from project development, regulatory approvals and permitting, execution planning through construction, commissioning, and operational readiness.

This role requires a proven leader with proven experience managing complex capital projects, multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and external stakeholders.

What You'll Do

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of major capital projects from development through commissioning.
• Establish project objectives, execution strategies, governance frameworks, and performance metrics.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved scope, schedule, and budget.
• Provide leadership to integrated project teams and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Project Development & Execution Planning

• Lead development of project execution strategies, project delivery plans, and readiness assessments.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, regulatory, environmental, land, Indigenous relations, stakeholder engagement, and construction activities.
• Support business case development and investment decision processes.
• Ensure alignment across project disciplines to achieve key milestones and strategic objectives.

Regulatory & Stakeholder Management

• Support regulatory application and permitting strategies.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with regulatory agencies, landowners, contractors, customers, and government stakeholders.
• Ensure project activities comply with regulatory requirements, corporate governance standards, and industry best practices.
• Manage project commitments and support responses to regulatory inquiries.

Cost, Schedule & Risk Management

• Lead project controls activities including estimating, budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, and performance reporting.
• Monitor project risks and opportunities and implement mitigation strategies.
• Ensure effective project governance and executive reporting.
• Support development of investment recommendations and project approval documentation.

Contractor & Construction Management

• Oversee engineering consultants, EPC/EPCM contractors, and key suppliers.
• Ensure contractor performance meets safety, quality, schedule, and cost expectations.
• Support construction planning, commissioning activities, and operational readiness.
• Drive resolution of project execution challenges and facilitate decision-making across stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation and/or Project Management Professional (PMP) designation preferred.
• Minimum 12–15 years of experience leading major capital project development and execution.
• Experience managing large-scale, large diameter pipeline projects.
• Proven track record delivering projects through regulatory approvals, detailed engineering, construction, and commissioning.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, risk management, contracting strategies, and capital project governance.
• Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex stakeholder relationships.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting projects through Final Investment Decision (FID).
• Experience navigating complex regulatory and permitting processes.
• Experience managing EPC/EPCM contractors and large contractor workforces.
• Strong commercial and business acumen with the ability to balance risk, cost, schedule, and stakeholder considerations.

What Success Looks Like

• Delivery of major project milestones safely and successfully.
• Effective management of project scope, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Strong alignment across engineering, regulatory, stakeholder, and construction functions.
• Positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Successful advancement of projects from development through execution and operational readiness.

South Bow's existing oil & liquids pipeline infrastructure connects Alberta crude oil supplies to U.S. refining markets in Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast.

We remain committed to meeting the energy needs of North Americans today, while advancing our Liquids Pipelines System for the demands of the future. Connecting growing Canadian and U.S. crude oil supply to key markets, leveraging existing assets and seeking new opportunities to continue to provide our customers with access to the destinations they need.

South Bow is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the U.S. government.

• 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.
• South Bow 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 [e-mail].

At South Bow, we do one thing, and we do it well: safely moving oil between some of the world’s most critical markets. We’re building our high-performing team with versatile thinkers who thrive on solving big challenges together. If you’re ready for a position where your skills are highly valued and your work is incredibly important, we want to meet you. Bring your talents to a new streamlined energy company, dedicated to operational, commercial and safety excellence as we pursue our critical purpose of delivering the energy people need.