Senior External Relations Advisor

Senior External Relations Advisor (Contract)

Date: Dec 16, 2025

Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company: Trans Mountain

Trans Mountain Corporation operates Canada’s only pipeline system transporting oil products to the West Coast. We deliver approximately 890,000 barrels of petroleum products each day through a dual pipeline system of more than 1,150 kilometres of pipeline in Alberta, British Columbia and Washington state.

Trans Mountain also operates a state-of-the-art loading facility, Westridge Marine Terminal, with three berths providing tidewater access to global markets.

As a federal Crown corporation, Trans Mountain continues to build on more than 70 years of experience delivering operational and safety excellence through our crude oil pipeline system.

With our expanded pipeline system now in place, Trans Mountain provides enhanced direct access for Canadian crude oil to world markets. The expansion realizes a world-class system for oil transport, developed to Canada’s high standards within one of the most stringent regulatory regimes in the world, creating long-term economic benefits, enhanced marine protection, enhanced safety and emergency management capabilities, and enhanced skilled-worker capacity building in communities and Indigenous groups.

Our Core Values

Trans Mountain’s core values – Safety, Integrity, Respect and Excellence – guide our every step. Each obstacle we’ve overcome or success we’ve experienced has been the result of a shared commitment to living these values every day. Together, we’re focused on doing the right thing for each other and our communities.

As a Senior External Relations Advisor (Contract) with Trans Mountain, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and fast-paced group of professionals. This position can be based in our Burnaby, Kamloops or Edmonton office and will support stakeholder engagement and communication needs throughout our pipeline communities.

Reporting to the Manager, Stakeholder Engagement, the Senior Advisor leads all engagement and communications related to major projects. This role will lead deliverables identified by the External Relations Team, including fulfilling regulatory filing needs and maintaining reputation. Additionally, the role will be responsible for maintaining relationships with key stakeholders; providing information and insights to project team in consideration of stakeholders’ interests;

and contributing to engagement reporting requirements.

The position will work closely with a multidiscipline team in executing strategies for engaging and communicating primarily with community leaders, industry, local government, and interest groups. Activities could include all aspects related to conducting meetings, workshops, open houses, regulatory reporting, speaking opportunities and events; responding to issues and inquiries; identifying local stakeholders and identifying and executing engagement activities appropriate to the local context.

This position is initially offered as a one-year contract
, with the opportunity for extension contingent upon performance and organizational needs.

Key Responsibilities