Operations Planning Engineer

3001 TC USA Services Inc; Town of Charleston (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible dress code

Job summary

TC Energy seeks an Operations Planning Engineer to serve as a critical link among Gas Control, Field Operations, Commercial Operations, Engineering, Project Management, and Customers. You will develop operational plans, evaluate system capacity, support real-time ops, manage outages, and provide hydraulic analyses to aid decision-making.

Role involves traveling for assignments and a hybrid work model across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university program.
• Strong communication skills with technical customer representatives.
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Knowledgeable in formal planning techniques for major projects.
• Experience developing engineering standards, specifications, guidelines, policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Use pipeline simulation models to evaluate operations and efficiency.
• Calculate capacity restrictions for maintenance and projects.
• Coordinate activities to minimize impact on customers and TC.
• Analyze daily operations, predict performance, and compare actual vs estimated deliveries.
• Provide engineering oversight to minimize disruption from construction and testing.
• Develop alternative operating, replacement, and expansion proposals.
• Coordinate with planning, control, operations, and engineering regarding growth and maintenance.
• Travel to other company locations for temporary assignments as needed.

Skills

Strong communication

Customer liaison

Formal planning techniques

Engineering standards development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Operations Planning Engineer

The Operations Planning Engineer serves as a critical link between Gas Control, Field Operations, Commercial Operations, Engineering, Project Management, and Customers to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the pipeline system. This role is responsible for developing and coordinating operational plans, evaluating system capacity impacts, supporting real-time operations, managing planned and unplanned outages, and providing hydraulic and operational analysis to facilitate informed decision-making.

What you’ll do

• Use pipeline computer simulation models of the pipeline system to evaluate pipeline operations and efficiency to meet customer needs.
• Use pipeline computer simulation models of the pipeline system to calculate capacity restrictions for maintenance and project activities.
• Coordinates the activities to minimize impact to customers as well as financial impact to TC.
• Use pipeline computer simulation models and other tools to analyze daily pipeline operations, to predict performance, to locate underutilized capacity, to simulate operating conditions in order to respond to technical questions from Gas Control, and to compare actual versus estimated deliveries.
• Provide engineering oversight to minimize effect of construction and testing activities on the daily gas flow operating plans.
• Develop alternative operating, replacement, and expansion proposals.
• Coordinate with Facility Planning and Gas Control, Operations, and Engineering regarding growth, integrity work, and maintenance. Incorporate changes as appropriate.
• Other tasks as required.
• 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.
• To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university program.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strong communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with peer technical customer representatives to identify problems and possible solutions.
• Ability to maintain ongoing positive presence with customers, other stakeholders and outside entities (i.e. Producers, Pipelines, LDCs, vendors, etc) through professional communications.
• Knowledgeable to apply formal planning techniques for major projects.
• Demonstrated ability to develop engineering standards, specifications, guidelines, policies and procedures.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience performing hydraulic models, proficiency with gas flow modeling software, capacity planning and/or facility scheduling.

Additional Information

All applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country where the position is based, without restrictions.

Background screening is required for all positions, which may include criminal and/or credit checks.

Offers may be extended at a different level or job title that best aligns with the successful candidate’s qualifications.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the US government.

We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability.

We are also committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

If you are experiencing issues with your application, contact [e-mail].

About our business

At TC Energy, we are proud to connect the world to the energy it needs. Guided by our values of safety in every step, personal accountability, one team and active learning, we deliver the critical energy that North America and the world rely on while balancing reliability, affordability and sustainability.

We are a leader in North American energy infrastructure, spanning Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. For over 75 years, we have proudly connected the world to the energy it needs. Every day, we move more than 30 per cent of the natural gas used across the continent and connect LNG exports to global markets, powering communities and industries. Complemented by strategic ownership and low-risk investments in power generation, our infrastructure delivers affordable, reliable and sustainable energy across North America. Our field operations span seven Canadian provinces, 34 U.S. states and seven Mexican states. Together, we strengthen the connections that deliver the energy the world relies on—every day.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the US government.

We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability.

We are also committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

At TC Energy, we are proud to connect the world to the energy it needs. Guided by our values of safety in every step, personal accountability, one team and active learning, we deliver the critical energy that North America and the world rely on while balancing reliability, affordability and sustainability.

We are the essential network that connects communities with opportunities, industries with solutions and nations with prosperity. We create meaningful connections that extend beyond pipelines to the fabric of our daily lives; from heating homes to shaping a brighter future.

At TC Energy, we believe our people are the driving force behind these vital connections.

We are a leader in North American energy infrastructure, spanning Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Every day, our dedicated team proudly connects the world to the energy it needs—moving over 30 per cent of the cleaner-burning natural gas used across the continent. Complemented by strategic ownership and low-risk investments in power generation, our infrastructure fuels industries and generates affordable, reliable and sustainable power across North America, while enabling LNG exports to global markets.