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Director, Pipeline Full-time, Permanent Nisku, AB Work with people who treat you like friends. Imagine an office where everyone is watching out for you because they know you’re watching out for them. Our company sees construction as a team sport, so we care about each other as a team. That level of caring filters through investments in local community groups and charities because we also care about the communities we work in. Michels Canada empowers your personal and professional growth, equipping you with the tools and support needed to create impactful solutions that shape a better future for others.  About us: Michels Canada is a nationally recognized general contractor in energy, infrastructure and power construction based in Nisku, Alberta, with offices in British Columbia and Ontario. We are part of the Michels Family of Companies.  The Michels Family of Companies is a privately owned global construction company with operations across North America, Australia, Singapore, and Germany. It is headquartered in Brownsville, Wisconsin, USA.   Michels Canada is looking for a strategic leader to play a key role on its Nisku-based team. The Director, Pipeline leads the successful delivery of major pipeline programs across Michels Canada, a union contractor specializing in the construction of large-diameter pipelines. As a senior member of the leadership team, this role champions continuous improvement across teams, systems, equipment, and processes to ensure safe, high-quality, and profitable operations. Responsibilities: Maintaining and promoting a strong safety culture for all employees, vendors, and customers and following all safety policies, procedures, and regulations. Identifying and communicating workplace hazards and correcting or seeking assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions. Leading the identification, evaluation, and implementation of new technologies by recognizing strategic opportunities; overseeing pilot programs and supporting execution across Business Units. Assessing performance, safety and quality impacts, cost-benefit, and adoption readiness to enable scalable improvements across pipeline projects. Collaborating with cross-divisional senior leaders to identify new customers and drive growth opportunities in priority regions. Supporting business development efforts by building and maintaining client relationships; identifying and qualifying opportunities; and contributing to pursuit strategy, teaming, and bid/no-bid recommendations. Partnering with estimating, project controls, and operations to develop proposals, pricing, and execution strategies, and presentations for pipeline projects. Participating in client meetings and negotiations, supporting smooth handoff from pursuit to project execution, and capturing lessons learned and market intelligence to strengthen future bids. Providing executive oversight for pipeline project packages, including scheduling, budgeting, cost forecasting, and risk mitigation across multiple large-scale projects, with a focus on large-diameter steel oil and natural gas pipeline construction. Overseeing project performance reporting, risks, and strategic opportunities by selecting and implementing tools and dashboards that support consistent reporting of schedule, cost, change management, and forecasting. Owning the Major Projects risk management framework and governance cadence, ensuring risk identification, assessment, and mitigation are embedded in execution and decision-making. Evaluating commercial models and contract types to manage risk exposure and supporting sound commercial and regulatory decisions. Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure projects consistently exceed client expectations. Representing Michels Canada through active participation and membership in relevant industry boards, associ