Senior Project Manager - Mining

Description

The company's Mining Team in Canada is expanding and is hiring a Senior Project Manager for its Mining and Industrial projects group.

You would manage studies and projects across Canada covering mine infrastructure, materials handling, mine waste, water dams, levees, water management and treatment, and related infrastructure.

The role can be based at any of the company's Canadian offices.

The company is a Fortune 500 infrastructure consulting firm with over 50,000 staff, fiscal 2025 revenue of $16.1 billion, and work spanning water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering and delivery teams, some working in person and some remotely.
• Solve routine and unusual delivery, technical and client problems with creativity, foresight and sound judgment, setting technical objectives and requirements and organizing programs and projects.
• Manage and track contract obligations on engineering projects of differing size and complexity.
• Draft project and engineering work plans, budgets and schedules covering studies, detailed design and construction support.
• Track cost, schedule and quality, and correct course when needed.
• Chair project meetings, make sure minutes go out on time, and keep meetings focused on useful outcomes.
• Supervise discipline staff, or help produce deliverables such as presentations, calculations, drawings, specifications and cost estimates for mining and industrial site, port, materials handling, residue waste and mechanical services work.
• Oversee project reports and project control.
• Handle scope and changes proactively under company standards and project needs.
• Oversee gating deliverables, written clearly and concisely on topics from simple to highly complex, using sound project development logic.
• Mentor and train staff, and identify high-potential employees for management.
• Work with business line and regional leaders to confirm proposals and project approvals meet internal requirements.
• Work with clients to deliver long-term solutions.

Requirements

• Minimum: a bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant industry experience, or a technical diploma and 10+ years of relevant industry experience, ideally with an engineering firm.
• Minimum: a proven record of pursuing and winning work in Canada, with a strong reputation in the Canadian mining market.
• Preferred: a bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Preferred: 20+ years of progressive mining experience, focused on materials handling, mine waste management, mining infrastructure and project execution in Canada.
• Preferred: project manager responsibility for at least three prefeasibility or feasibility studies with capital value over $100M.
• Preferred: experience in open pit and underground mining, which is an advantage.
• Preferred: fluent spoken and written French and English.
• Preferred: Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation.
• Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Conditions

Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this role.

All new hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office as a condition of employment.

Applicant information is kept confidential under EEO guidelines, and the company is an equal opportunity employer.

Artificial intelligence supports screening, assessment and selection of applicants, and the hiring team makes final decisions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability coverage, depending on employment status.
• Paid time off, leaves of absence and service recognition awards.
• Voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options and well-being resources.
• Employee assistance program, business travel insurance, retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.