OUR STORY
As a Calgary-based consultancy, Jiva has its roots in supporting organizations with transferring critical technical knowledge to the next generation of industry professionals. Since 2012, we have been combining technical expertise, educational principles, and communication skills to provide effective solutions to the energy industry. While we began as an organization focused on capturing and transferring vital technical knowledge as energy and infrastructure faced a wave of retirements and the loss of experienced personnel, little did we realize at the time that we were helping to build resiliency in our industry.
Over the years, our work and expertise have broadened, and our mission has evolved to empower capital-intensive organizations to achieve resilience in their engineering and technical capabilities through a range of services.
As we look to the future, we recognize the challenges our industry faces, with the convergence of the energy transition, adoption of AI, and increasingly complex geopolitics. Navigating change and building the intrinsic ability to adapt to new and rapidly changing technologies and conditions is now the cornerstone of resiliency. We may not know exactly how things are going to unfold, but we can still be ready.
OUR PRESIDENT
Reena Sahney
President
Reena Sahney, P.Eng., MSc, MBA, has spent 30 years in the energy and infrastructure sectors. She has worked internationally as an engineer and management consultant, gaining experience in power generation, oil sands, post-secondary education, and in the public and midstream sectors. Currently pursuing a Master’s in Sustainability through Harvard Extension School, Reena continues to lead with empathy, expertise, and a vision for a better future. This blend of industry experience and academic insight enables Reena to recognize and address the critical need for organizational resilience in highly technical fields.
As an author and innovator, her contribution to the energy industry has been recognized by peers and clients—she was the 2020 recipient of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) Foundation’s Outstanding Contribution & Achievement Award.
She is committed to incorporating information from a range of sources and stakeholders into Jiva’s work, and as the industry navigates periods of upheaval and transformation, she fosters thoughtful, creative approaches that turn change into opportunity.
OUR TEAM
Our team members come from diverse backgrounds, such as engineering, geoscience, psychology, education, business development, and customer solutions, because we believe that this range of perspectives is essential for creating robust and innovative solutions.
Our team functions through effective collaboration between:
Technical Staff
Engineers
Researchers
Analysts
Educational Staff
Program Designers
Instructional Designers
Instructors
Facilitation and Communication staff
Facilitators
Writers
Editors
Human Factors Specialists
Visual Designer
e-Learning Developers
OUR PHILOSOPHY
What does Jiva Consulting do differently?
We build strong relationships with our clients by understanding their unique short-term and long-term needs. In an environment of complex and evolving change, we work to anticipate challenges and design lasting, custom-tailored solutions that help organizations adapt and thrive.
We leverage our broad experience base to identify solutions that consider the technical, human, and practical aspects of the work needed to support complex, asset-intensive infrastructure.
We focus on building resilience, helping organizations adapt to change, preserve institutional knowledge, and strengthen their capacity to thrive in evolving technical, regulatory, and societal contexts.
We deliver practical solutions that are flexible and cost-effective.
We are committed to innovation. We provide our clients with creative and novel approaches to solving complex problems.
Intentional and thoughtful communication is central to our work. We translate complex technical ideas into accessible insights and build informed consensus to drive meaningful change.
We have been carbon neutral since 2020 and are striving to align with the UNs 17 Sustainable Development Goals by pursuing a B Corp Certification. (Note: Jiva is not currently a Certified B Corp)
INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS
Jiva is proud to partner with domestic and international experts in the energy and infrastructure industry. Together, we work towards a shared goal of building a diverse community of future-thinking professionals.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, Stoney Nakoda Nations: Chiniki, Bearspaw, Goodstoney and Tsuut’ina Nation. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation, the Calgary Nose Hill Métis District, and the Calgary Elbow Métis District. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations – Indigenous and non – who live, work, and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.