Senior Project Engineer

At Baffinland, we work and live beyond the Arctic Circle, mining iron ore at our Mary River Property, located in the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut on Baffin Island; We are a unique company with a strong management who have amassed specialty experience on northern mining projects through all phases of Inuit consultation, permitting, construction and operation. Our workforce brings together the modern practice of safe, sustainable mining and the enduring value of a traditional culture, which is rapidly advancing. The result is a work and community experience you won't find anywhere else. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Senior Project Engineer is responsible for all technical and engineering aspects of a project. The Senior Project Engineer works with all project stakeholders planning, scheduling, tracking and forecasting budgets, and managing all the technical tasks for the project to ensure accuracy, proper resources, and quality standards are achieved from start to finish. This includes planning, engineering, cost estimation, permitting, construction and equipment scheduling, contracting, procurement, logistics, risk assessment and other activities.
The Senior Project Engineer plans, develop, coordinates, and manages various projects at Mary River, Milne Port, and Steensby Port for the construction of buildings, conveyance systems, earth structures, powerhouses, roads, airports, railways, bridges, dams, water management systems, water distribution and sanitation.
• Ensure projects are professionally planned and managed with scope definition, engineering, cost estimation, permitting plan, contracting strategy, procurement plan, responsibility matrix, organizational chart, execution schedule, equipment plan, manpower plan, materials plan, logistics plan, site services plan and risk assessment.
• Complete a handover of each project to the site construction team with a formal handover process.
• Coordinate and consult closely with the site construction team to ensure high quality project planning and construction and to ensure there are no gaps or overlaps between Oakville-based project planning and site-based construction efforts.
• Complete a Post Investment Review (PIR) of each project to capture high-level project performance metrics, key success factors and lessons learned for each project within one month of project completion.
• Complete a detailed post mortem analysis of select projects in close consultation with the projects stakeholders in order to identify shortcomings that should be remediated and success factors that should be repeated.
• Provide technical advice and problem solving to the Company related to water management, earthworks, building infrastructure, dams, bridges, airport runways, and roads to withstand the extreme arctic environment in a creative, efficient, and cost effective manner. Support the preparation of annual and multi-year capital plans as well as AFEs (Authority for Expenditure) by planning, engineering, estimating cost, scheduling, conducting options analysis, and conducting risk assessments of capital projects.
• Contribute to process improvements by developing, maintaining and improving procedures, guidelines, standards and document content/formats.
• Maintain familiarity with site by occasional site visits.
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• 7 or more years of Mechanical engineering in mining or construction experience including project management
• Previous Arctic and remote site experience
• Knowledge of digital tools and technology. Proficient with standard office software such as Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, Microsoft Project, SAP, AUTOCAD, and Primavera, or similar software
• Ability to set priorities, plan the efficient use of resources, responds effectively to unforeseen events and achieve results in a quality, timely, and cost-effective way.
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