Department Manager, Mining and Mineral Processing

3 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada BBA Full time

**Type of position**: Regular

**An overview of your future role at BBA**

BBA is seeking a Department Manager to foster our continued growth and achievement of our strategic objectives in the Mining Industry in British Columbia. Joining our group is believing that people are at the centre of change and that making a difference requires a multidisciplinary and multistakeholder approach. To this end, we facilitate practical, collaborative problem-solving and solution design using our people-centric framework to co-create with our clients and an ecosystem of partners. Not only will you be responsible for BBA’s department objectives, but you will also be responsible for the department’s human, financial and material resources.

At BBA, we are proud professionals who positively impact society’s development by providing practical and technologically advance solutions in a mindful way. Every day, we go beyond engineering and encourage our team to do the same, with the goal of building a sustainable world together. This is propelled by our unwavering commitment to our values of people first, ingenuity, eco-mindfulness, rigour, fun and collaboration that we live every day. These elements truly make BBA a great place for a long and prosperous career

**As Department Manage, an overview of your mandates and responsibilities**
- A leader of a growing team of engineers and designers of over ten professionals.
- Work in a team of multidiscipline Department Managers reporting to the Vancouver Office Director.
- Oversee department activities and ensure proper resource utilization and forecasting.
- Utilize your expertise for both project work activities for our clients and management of your department.
- Coordinate work with other Managers around our international company.
Lead and manage change within your department as the company goes through significant growth.

Strategy & Vision (~25% of time)
- Have a vision and plan to lead their department as a leader in Mining and Mineral Processing in British Columbia, the
- Yukon Territories and US West-Coast States.
- Actively participate as a strong entrepreneur in business development by finding opportunities and recruiting clients and new employees.
- Promote cross selling through new and existing Clientele
- Participate in and prepare proposals.
- Develop business relationships that will favour continued “repeat business”
- Support promotion of BBA’s Mining and Metals services, internally and externally.
- Communicate BBA's vision and strategic orientation to the department.
- Help achieve the company’s objectives and develop the department’s operational plan based on BBA's strategic orientations.
- Foster creativity and innovation in department-specific methods as well as the development and use of design tools.
- Recognize industry trends and be able to act quickly to make the department ready to peruse opportunities.

Technical Project Delivery (~50% of time)
- Manage projects - technical, people and/or commercial.
- Participate in studies/projects and provide technical direction in projects.
- Carry out planning of work assignments jointly with Team Leaders and Project Managers to fulfill project requirements.
- Ensure quality service to clientele aiming to preserve BBA’s professional image.
- Participate in developing and implementing standard work methods.
- Plan, manage and control technical and commercial risks.
- Ensure effective inter-team, inter-departmental and inter-office coordination.

People Management (~25% of time)
- Foster a culture of having fun at work while producing high quality Sprofessional work.
- Manage and engage the Department to maximize their potential.
- Lead and develop the department’s Project and Technical Leads.
- Lead the recruitment and hiring of qualified personnel.
- Identify strategies to engage your department with a focus on professional development and retention of staff.
- Identify training needs and implement and monitor development plans.
- Take on a health, safety and environment leadership role.
- Ensure team cohesion in new hybrid working reality.

**Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?**
- Ability to motivate and lead
- Strong leader that your team will feel driven to follow and support
- Technical and project management skills
- Enthusiastic about growth and business development
- Proactive and client oriented
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Ethical and value conscious
- Conflict management
- Adept at recruiting and surrounding oneself with the right people
- Managerial courage
- Autonomous and organized
- Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix organization.

**Overview of certifications and job requirements**
- Hold an undergraduate or graduate degree in Mining or Mineral Processing Engineering from a recognized university.
- Ability to register with EGBC.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience
- Experience leading and managing professionals.

**At BBA, yo

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