Senior Regulatory Analyst

1321 South Bow Canada Services Ltd.; Alberta; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

South Bow Canada Services Ltd. is seeking a Senior Regulatory Analyst to support federal regulatory processes for pipeline projects in Canada. You will coordinate CER filings, ensure compliance, and translate regulatory requirements into actionable tasks for project teams.

Ideal candidates bring extensive regulatory writing experience, strong analytical skills, and a proven ability to manage multiple workstreams with limited supervision in a high-stakes energy environment.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business, Economics, Public Policy, Law, or another related discipline.
• 6+ years experience in regulatory affairs, regulatory compliance, pipeline project development, or a related field.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, or coordinating high-quality regulatory applications, submissions, compliance reports, and correspondence.
• Strong technical and regulatory writing skills, with careful attention to accuracy, consistency, source support, and document quality.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple regulatory workstreams and deadlines with limited supervision.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to work effectively with technical, operational, commercial, legal, and project teams.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and document or records management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and coordination of regulatory filings, compliance submissions, reports, and correspondence.
• Review project activities against applicable laws, regulations, approvals, conditions, and commitments, and coordinate action when compliance issues are identified.
• Interpret regulatory requirements and provide practical guidance to project teams on how they apply to planned work.
• Develop and track regulatory commitments, working with responsible teams to define requirements and confirm completion.
• Coordinate the implementation and ongoing management of regulatory approval conditions and other compliance requirements.
• Lead or support regulatory audits, inspections, and other compliance reviews, including coordinating responses and follow-up actions.
• Work with project teams to collect and review information needed to support regulatory filings and demonstrate compliance.
• Develop recommendations on regulatory positions, filing approaches, compliance risks, and regulatory strategy.
• Lead assigned regulatory work, provide guidance to team members and subject matter experts, and review work for accuracy and quality.
• Maintain knowledge of regulatory requirements and developments and support interactions with regulators, government officials, and industry organizations as required.

Skills

Regulatory writing

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Project coordination

Regulatory strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science

Bachelor's degree in Business

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Records management systems

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 a Senior Regulatory Analyst to support the regulatory process on the Prairie Connector Project. Reporting to the Manager, Regulatory, this role will support the development, execution, and ongoing compliance of federally regulated oil pipeline projects and facilities in Canada. The Senior Regulatory Analyst will prepare and coordinate Canada Energy Regulator applications and filings, support compliance verification activities regulatory audits and, and work with project and operational teams to translate regulatory requirements into clear, practical actions. The successful candidate will have direct experience with the CER facilities application process, including the preparation or coordination of applications, information request responses, approval-related filings, and post-approval compliance submissions. This is an opportunity for a regulatory professional who combines strong writing and analytical skills with practical project execution experience, sound judgment, and a commitment to maintaining accurate and defensible regulatory records.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the preparation and coordination of regulatory filings, compliance submissions, reports, and correspondence.
• Review project activities against applicable laws, regulations, approvals, conditions, and commitments, and coordinate action when compliance issues are identified.
• Interpret regulatory requirements and provide practical guidance to project teams on how they apply to planned work.
• Develop and track regulatory commitments, working with responsible teams to define requirements and confirm completion.
• Coordinate the implementation and ongoing management of regulatory approval conditions and other compliance requirements.
• Lead or support regulatory audits, inspections, and other compliance reviews, including coordinating responses and follow-up actions.
• Work with project teams to collect and review information needed to support regulatory filings and demonstrate compliance.
• Develop recommendations on regulatory positions, filing approaches, compliance risks, and regulatory strategy.
• Lead assigned regulatory work, provide guidance to team members and subject matter experts, and review work for accuracy and quality.
• Maintain knowledge of regulatory requirements and developments and support interactions with regulators, government officials, and industry organizations as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business, Economics, Public Policy, Law, or another related discipline.
• 6+ years experience in regulatory affairs, regulatory compliance, pipeline project development, or a related field.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, or coordinating high-quality regulatory applications, submissions, compliance reports, and correspondence.
• Strong technical and regulatory writing skills, with careful attention to accuracy, consistency, source support, and document quality.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple regulatory workstreams and deadlines with limited supervision.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to work effectively with technical, operational, commercial, legal, and project teams.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and document or records management systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with regulatory applications, approvals, and compliance requirements administered by the Alberta Energy Regulator.
• Experience with U.S. oil pipeline requirements or regulatory processes is an asset.
• Experience supporting cross-border oil pipeline projects or assets subject to both Canadian and U.S. regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of oil pipeline design, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance, integrity management, deactivation, reactivation, abandonment, or asset transfer activities.
• Experience with CER audits, inspections, condition compliance, event reporting, management systems, or corrective action processes.

About our business

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.

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Thank you for choosing South Bow 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.
• 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.