Project Delivery Lead

Determined, imaginative, curious—if these are some of the ways you describe yourself, we want to learn more about you

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.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Project Delivery - External Relations, the Project Delivery Lead is responsible for leading the execution of External Relations strategies across projects and operations, including those in British Columbia (BC). This role is a core part of the Project Delivery function, which is focused on ensuring that External Relations becomes a competitive advantage for TC Energy by delivering cost-effective, risk-aware, and schedule-aligned engagement activities.

The Project Delivery Lead serves as the primary point of contact between the project teams and External Relations functions, coordinating inputs and ensuring deliverables are tracked, budgeted, and achieved on time. The position also supports consistent integration of External Relations deliverables into broader project planning processes, governance, and reporting structures.

You will coordinate a group of External Relations professionals and work closely with project managers, regulatory teams, project services, supply chain, and other External Relations disciplines (Indigenous Relations, Community Relations, Government Relations, Hire & Buy Local, Communications, etc.) to ensure timely, measurable, and high-quality support across the project lifecycle. This role provides day-to-day functional leadership and coordination across a matrixed group of External Relations contributors supporting BC projects.

What You’ll Do

On-Time, On-Budget Project Delivery
- Responsible for ensuring External Relations activities and deliverables are scoped, budgeted, and tracked throughout project planning and execution phases.
- Work with External Relations leads, project managers, and project controls to provide accurate forecasting and cost tracking for External Relations activities.
- Align External Relations deliverables with regulatory milestones, construction timelines, and key project milestones, effectively managing interdependences to maintain execution timelines.
- Promote efficient use of External Relations resources through standardized tools, repeatable planning processes, and implementation plans.
- Establish and maintain baseline External Relations scope, schedule, and budget for assigned workstreams; monitor performance and forecast to completion.
- Own variance management: identify schedule slippage or cost pressure early, drive mitigation actions, and support change documentation and escalation as required.

Coordinate and Deliver ER Strategy and Plans
- Lead framing sessions for new projects early in the planning phases of development, to facilitate strategic alignment between corporate and project-level priorities and External Relations’ mission.
- Oversee development and implementation of External Relations strategies and plans that support regulatory approvals and business outcomes.
- Coordinate inputs from External Relations functions and manage consolidated strategy documentation, deliverables, and reporting.

Risk, Issues, and Escalation Management
- Responsible for the development and management of an External Relations risk and opportunity register, identifying key risks, interdependencies and recommended actions to mitigate project and/or reputational impacts.
- Proactively identify and escalate emerging risks, documenting recommended actions and outcomes.
- Track and document key decisions, assumptions, and outcomes to support defensibility, auditability, and consistent execution.

Governance and Communication
- Maintain accurate and timely records for internal and external reporting.
- Facilitate disciplined planning and performance oversight by leading a regular cadence of meetings with External Relations leads and project teams to review scope, schedule, deliverables, budget forecasts, and emerging issues—driving clear actions, owners, and follow-through while facilitating cross functional alignment.
- Define and enforce secure access protocols for collaboration platforms to ensure appropriate permissions, version control, and integrity of External Relations deliverables and reporting.
- Ensure External Relations leadership, business unit stakeholders, and internal and external governance bodies receive timely, accurate, and complete status updates on External Relations activities, supporting decision making and oversight.

Enablement and Collaboration
- Enable and drive External Relations functions in the execution of their scoped deliverables, facilitating updates, tracking, and coordination.
- Act as a central contact point to ensure transparency and collaboration between Ext