About this role
Commercial Engineer
Location: Calgary Head Office
Job status: Full Time Permanent
Department: Commercial Development
Is this position safety sensitive: No
Apply today! Application Deadline is November 17, 2026 at 11:59pm
At Gibson, we believe our competitive advantage lies in the strength and talents of our employees. That means connecting our employees to rewarding careers, building a high-performance culture where collaboration and creativity are rewarded, and providing real growth opportunities for employees to take on new challenges.
The Opportunity
The Commercial Engineer recommends the technical scope development of supported external-customer business cases through pre-front end engineering design (Pre-FEED)/Class 4. Reporting to the Vice President (VP), Innovation & Commercial Engineering, this role supports the Commercial Development team to provide compelling customer solutions within Gibson’s core business. The role hands over to and supports Project Execution for front end engineering design (FEED/Class 3) and execution, providing commercial recommendations required for successful delivery of commercial outcomes.
What We Offer
We believe employees should share in the success they help create.
- Competitive compensation and annual incentive opportunities that reward your contributions and performance.
- Generous vacation and flex time that support work-life balance and gives you time to recharge
- Build long-term wealth through our Pension Plan and Employee Share Ownership Program
- Employer-paid health and dental benefits from day one
- Industry-leading mental health coverage for you and your family
- Flexible Spending Account to support your unique wellness needs
- Family Building Benefit supporting fertility, adoption, and surrogacy journeys
What We Offer
- Develops external-customer technical business-case aspects: functional requirements, engineering scope, estimate and schedule bases, operating capability and technical risks.
- Advises Commercial Development on feasibility, alternatives and technical implications for customer commitments and economics, providing technical recommendations for project proposals.
- Evaluates concepts and resolves multidisciplinary issues on projects related to Gibson’s core business using technical evidence, operating experience and delivery constraints, including reuse and non-build alternatives.
- Develops Class 5 and Class 4 scope and cost estimates with transparent assumptions, exclusions and risk treatment; validates cost and schedule bases with project execution teams.
- Engages subject-matter experts (SMEs) across the organization, to validate operating envelopes, functionality, maintainability, interfaces, operating costs, acceptance requirements, and business integration needs.
- Engages project execution and operations teams early on constructability, procurement, tie-ins, outages, sequencing and commissioning ensuring technical recommendations supporting commercial commitments are executable and operable.
- Coordinates internal and external technical resources within authority, applies relevant requirements and obtains appropriate assurance or specialist support.
- Transfers technical scope to Project Execution with operating and execution input, material concerns resolved, residual risks assigned and commercial-change triggers recorded.
- Supports change management processes during project execution by evaluating material technical changes and recommending action plans based on combined commercial an technical impacts.
- Demonstrates a personal commitment and proactive approach to Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) through participation in all applicable EH&S programs and ensures safe operation of the branch, team or unit and compliance with all Company EH&S policies and procedures.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Who You Are
- Degree in Mechanical, Process or Industrial Engineering from a university program recognized by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, or a related program the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) Board of Examiners considers equivalent.
- Ability to register with APEGA as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) is required.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant technical experience in hydrocarbon terminals, pipelines, processing, blending, storage, product handling or related infrastructure, with strong concept, Pre-FEED and estimating experience.
- Demonstrates in-depth expertise in an engineering discipline and broad knowledge of related disciplines, solving unique or complex problems with cross-functional business implications.
- Demonstrates ownership of external-customer technical scopes and credible Class 4 cost and schedule bases, including practical Operations and project execution engagement.
- Demonstrates knowledge of applicable codes, technical regulations and local, provincial and national requirements; identifies when specialist or authorized technical input is required.
- Operates with broad latitude, anticipates business and technical challenges, communicates with leadership and translates technical choices into commercial consequences.
- Demonstrates effective mentoring of engineers and scientific or technology practitioners, building independent judgment without taking over their accountabilities or claiming expertise beyond competence.
- Demonstrates strong analytical, planning and communication skills and proficiency with engineering analysis, estimating, spreadsheets, Microsoft products and scheduling tools.
Working Conditions
- The majority of the work is performed in an office environment; travel to customer, operating or project locations may be required.
- Site activities require applicable access, training and personal protective equipment (PPE); confirm travel frequency and site-specific demands before issue..
- This job is subject to background checks as outlined in Gibson Energy’s Background Checks policy. Background checks may include: employment history verification, reference checks, education and/or credentials verification.
Why You’ll Love Working at Gibson
For over 70 years, Gibson has been defined by our people — those who seize opportunities and make exceptional customer service a part of everything we do. We believe employees should share in the success they help create and here's what sets us apart: We believe our people are our competitive advantage, and we invest in their growth, wellbeing, and long-term success.
For more information, visit www.gibsonenergy.com .