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Job Description At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day. We support and empower our people to make a positive impact, working with our clients and communities to solve some of the world's most complex challenges in water, energy, environment, and urbanization. As Canada's mining sector continues to evolve, GHD is focused on helping clients plan, permit, design, deliver, and close resilient mining and resources projects that are safe, sustainable, commercially sound, and aligned with stakeholder, Indigenous, regulatory, and community expectations.
Who are we looking for? We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager, Mining to provide senior leadership across complex mining, mine infrastructure, mine water, tailings, closure, remediation, and multidisciplinary capital projects across Canada. This is a senior, client-facing role for a proven project leader who can bring strong delivery discipline, commercial acumen, technical understanding, and trusted advisory capability to major mining programs.
The successful candidate will work closely with GHD's Mining and Resources, Environmental, Engineering Design and Project Management teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients across the full project lifecycle, including strategic planning, opportunity identification, concept development, feasibility, pre-FEED, investment decision support, permitting, detailed design, procurement, construction support, commissioning, operational readiness, closure and post-closure performance.
Working with an energetic and high-performing team, this position will see you involved in: Serving as Senior Project Manager on complex mining and resources projects, providing senior oversight from concept, feasibility, and permitting through execution, construction support, commissioning, closeout, and closure planning. Leading multidisciplinary project teams across engineering, environmental, geotechnical, hydrogeology, mine water, tailings, permitting, Indigenous engagement, project controls, procurement, construction management, and operations readiness.
Leading project definition, business case development, trade-off studies, value improvement initiatives, and investment decision support for mining and infrastructure projects from concept through sanction. Providing client leadership, building trusted relationships with mining companies, resource developers, Indigenous communities, regulators, contractors, and delivery partners. Supporting project strategy, governance, delivery planning, risk management, commercial performance, quality, health and safety, and client satisfaction across major mining portfolios.
Partnering with Market Leaders, Business Group Leaders, Relationship Managers, technical specialists, and regional delivery teams to identify, shape, capture, and deliver strategic opportunities across Canada. Leading or supporting the development of capture plans, proposals, scopes, schedules, budgets, commercial terms, project execution plans, and delivery models for major pursuits. Providing direction on project controls, including scope, schedule, budget, change management, forecasting, earned value, risk registers, issue resolution, and reporting.
Maintaining a forward-looking view of risks and opportunities, including technical, regulatory, stakeholder, commercial, safety, environmental, constructability, and delivery risks. Ensuring project deliverables meet GHD's quality requirements, client expectations, regulatory requirements, and applicable professional standards. Promoting GHD's safety culture and ensuring Health, Safety, Environment, Quality, and Integrated Management System requirements are embedded into project delivery.
Collaborating with GHD colleagues across Canada, North America, and globally to bring integrated mining, resources, environmental, engineering, and advisory capability to clients. What you will bring to the team ? The ideal candidate will be an experie