Field Engineering Manager - Kitimat
Why join us?
SNC-Lavalin provides cutting-edge engineering, procurement, construction and financing solutions to projects in more than 100 countries worldwide. From the Canadian Arctic to the Southern African region and Australasia, our multicultural workforce is driven by fierce pride in their work and a pioneering vision.
SNC-Lavalin is truly a global expert in its field and has been chosen to design and build some of the most prestigious projects in the world.
This position is based out of our client site in British Columbia and reports to our Project Director.
This position is expected to be 100% onsite in Kitimat, British Columbia. Life in Kitimat for Newcomers - Kitimat Bound
This position offers fly-in fly-out (FIFO). Rotations are available of 21/7 and 10/4.
To perform this role successfully, the candidate will be responsible for but not limited to the following:
Responsibilities
- Oversee the engineering organization for the Kitimat program of projects.
- Oversee the preparation of all technical documentation required for the execution of the projects.
- Make decisions and recommendations on highly technical and complex issues based on recommendations and input from staff members.
- Ensure all engineering work follows SNC-Lavalin Mining & Metallurgy and Client processes and procedures.
- Maintain a high level of technical quality on the project.
- Foster a spirit of enthusiasm, technical innovation, client focus, team building and continual improvement. Establish and maintain a climate favourable to applying ethical and professional practices in the execution of the project engineering work.
- Contribute to the strategic planning and development of the project engineering schedule.
- Ensure the engineering group sets defined deliverables at the start of a project.
- Plan and control the work of the engineering group on a project by ensuring projects are sufficiently staffed per project schedules with personnel possessing the specific technical needs of projects.
- Keep up-to-date with industry standards and technology related to the mining industry.
- Participate in establishing project labour budgets and control expenditures within those budgets.
- Develop, monitor and improve department work processes and tools. Establish innovative approaches to improve engineering efficiencies in carrying out engineering activities.
- Review project discipline performances on projects and propose an action plan to realign the results in the event of unsatisfactory performance.
- Monitor overall productivity and efficiency of the project engineering team, forecast trends, and anticipate potential problems and difficulties meeting milestones or budgets on projects.
- Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on project engineering progress.
- Contribute to the project instruction manual (PIM) by ensuring all SNC-Lavalin Mining & Metallurgy processes and procedures are included in the PIM and revised, if necessary, to suit project requirements.
- Implement effective communications with all project stakeholders, holding project functional leads accountable to keep their project team members informed on significant issues affecting their engineering discipline.
- Adhere, support and promote the Company Quality Management System, HSE requirements, policies and procedures.
- Ensure that the checking of documentation and interdisciplinary coordination is carried out per project procedures.
- Manage the field engineering team on a project.
- Ensure technical audits are carried out at regular intervals per the guidelines in SNC-Lavalin Mining & Metallurgy processes and procedures
- Maintain a close working relationship with the Client Engineering Manager to ensure direct, rapid and efficient communications on all technical aspects of the project.
- Maintain a close working relationship with all discipline leads, discipline department heads, project management, project controls personnel and construction personnel.
- Maintain a record of continuous improvement ideas that can be applied to future projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
- Professional Engineer status in any Canadian province, British Columbia is preferred.
- 15 years of relevant experience, including experience in leadership and supervisory roles.
- Experience in the design and/or operation of Alluminium Smelteres is preferred.
- Must possess broad experience in executing multi-discipline engineering work on large / complex projects across the complete EPC/EPCM lifecycle, including field engineering experience.
- Must possess a comprehensive understanding of the Mining and Metals businesses, be thoroughly familiar with typical business and contract models employed in the industry and hold a wide network of professional industry contacts.
- Demonstrate the implementation of innovative approaches to engineering execution in past roles
What we offer at SNC-Lavalin:
At SNC-Lavalin, you will enjoy competitive compensation, a safe and healthy work environment, and a full range of benefits (ie.: group insurance, retirement savings plan, share purchase plan, continuing education program, etc.).
You think that a career in our team could match your profile, submit your application online now!
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