Operation IT Infrastructure Lead
Job Summary
Project
The Woodfibre LNG Project is located approximately 7 km west-southwest of Squamish British Columbia. It involves the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the previous Woodfibre pulp mill site which would have a storage capacity of 250000 m3 and would produce approximately 2.1 million tons per year of LNG.
Woodfibre Management Ltd. is a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver and a subsidiary of Pacific Energy Corporation Limited.
Position
The Operation IT Infrastructure Lead is responsible for ensuring that all operation IT infrastructure delivered by project teams meets operational requirements and is fully aligned with Group IT architecture cybersecurity and governance standards. The role acts as a critical bridge between project delivery site operations and Group IT ensuring infrastructure is both fit-for-purpose in operations and compliant with enterprise standards.
Key Responsibilities:
The successful applicant will:
- Ensure operation IT infrastructure delivered by project teams is fit for operations including reliability maintainability and supportability
- Participate in infrastructure design reviews FAT SAT and operational readiness assessments
- Provide formal validation and acceptance from an IT operations perspective
- Ensure smooth transition and handover from IT infrastructure project to IT operations
- Ensure designed operation IT infrastructure compliance with Group IT architecture cybersecurity and identity & access management (IAM) standards
- Coordinate and obtain required approvals for network design security architecture and system onboarding
- Support cybersecurity assessments risk reviews audit readiness and operational readiness reviews
- Ensure IT infrastructure supports effective integration and interoperability across IT OT and telecom systems in alignment with enterprise architecture IT/OT policies cybersecurity requirements and operational best practices.
- Ensure secure architecture including network segmentation and controlled data flows
- Maintain architecture documentation integration specifications and technical standards
- Drive standardization scalability and long-term maintainability of systems
- Monitor infrastructure performance availability and reliability
- Support incident management troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- Ensure continuous improvement of infrastructure stability and operational efficiency
- Coordinate with global IT teams vendors and internal stakeholders
- Coordinate and manage external partners and vendors to ensure IT infrastructure architecture design supports data provision IT/OT system integration and data exchange ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and operational requirements.
Requirements
Required Experience:
- Bachelors degree or diploma in computer science Information Technology Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in IT infrastructure enterprise IT or systems integration roles
- Strong experience in network architecture including LAN/WAN design and implementation
- Proven experience in IT/OT integration in industrial or complex environments
- Experience working with project delivery teams preferably within EPC or large-scale project environments
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity governance policies and compliance requirements
- Familiarity with enterprise IT standards architecture principles and enforcement practices
- Experience coordinating with centralized or global IT organizations
- Good knowledge of IT/OT security standards and protocols.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination capabilities
- Relevant certifications (e.g. CCNA CCNP CompTIA) are an asset.
Additional Requirements:
- Experience working with large multi-disciplinary teams and contractors in a multicultural environment is an asset.
- Experience working and problem solving with centralized global remote support models and processes.
- Accepts responsibility and demonstrates a commitment to the delivery of tasks and targets.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to be Innovative and vision-oriented with demonstrated ability to undertake strategic planning and implementation.
- Ability to work well under pressure handle multiple tasks and change priorities within tight time frames.
- Demonstrates and seeks accountability within the team.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
- Expertise with a variety of computer programs (programs e.g. Office 365 MS teams MS Visio MS Project Control Teams Adobe Acrobat DocuSign Navisworks Aconex SharePoint Borealis AutoCAD etc.)
- Motivated and willing to take ownership of tasks.
- Energetic in pursuit of continuous improvement processes.
- Shares knowledge readily and encourages personal development.
- A valid drivers license and passport (Canadian passport or passport with US Visa).
- As required the position is based in Vancouver BC with travel to Squamish (site).
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
Only qualified candidates legally entitled to work in Canada will be contacted.
Woodfibre Management Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.
Thank you in advance for your interest!
Benefits
Salary range: CAD110000 - 150000 /yr
About Company
Situated within the traditional territories of the Squamish Nation, we’re building the world's first net zero liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility.