Director Engineering, Systems & Digital

Sedgman GmbH; Montreal; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Sedgman GmbH seeks a Director Engineering, Systems & Digital to lead global governance, systems and digital capability across its international engineering network. You will shape delivery transformation, embed best practices, and champion AI-enabled solutions to improve productivity and decision-making.

The role offers leadership across minerals processing, oil and gas, and related sectors, with responsibility for aligning regional capabilities with business priorities and long-term

Qualifications

• 20+ years of engineering design leadership in minerals processing, oil and gas, chemical or related sectors.
• Senior leadership experience across complex, multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong EPCM experience, including engineering systems integration and delivery governance.
• Deep understanding of engineering applications, BIM/CDE environments and digital engineering capability.
• Demonstrated experience operating across regions, cultures and matrixed stakeholders.
• Commercially astute, outcome-focused and able to translate strategy into execution.
• Innovative, decisive and adaptable with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong communicator who can influence globally through change.
• Excellent spoken and written French; strong English due to daily client interactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and adoption of engineering governance frameworks, systems and standards that enable high-performing engineering delivery globally.
• Provide functional leadership for global engineering systems, standards and governance, establishing scalable frameworks that drive consistency, quality and execution discipline across regions without direct ownership of delivery teams.
• Align engineering systems, processes and tools to enable efficient, seamless delivery at scale across complex project environments.
• Champion the adoption of integrated digital engineering, data and AI-enabled capabilities to improve productivity and decision-making.
• Establish a consistent global approach to engineering execution that enhances predictability and reduces risk.
• Use data and performance insights to continuously improve quality, efficiency and outcomes.
• Drive strong commercial outcomes through governance of engineering systems, software vendors and investments.
• Partner with regional leadership to align capability with business priorities and growth.

Skills

20+ years experience

Senior leadership

EPCM experience

Digital engineering

French language

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

BIM/CDE environments

Job description

More in reach.

Lead globally. Transform engineering. Deliver what matters.

At Sedgman, we're redefining how engineering works at scale.

As Director Engineering, Systems & Digital, you will step into a global leadership role shaping engineering governance, systems and digital capability across Sedgman's international engineering network.

This newly created role will lead the global optimisation and transformation of engineering delivery.

You will establish and embed best practice systems, standards and governance frameworks, while championing integrated digital engineering, data and AI-enabled solutions that improve productivity, quality, decision-making and delivery predictability.

This role can be based out of our Montreal, Vancouver or Phoenix offices.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the development and adoption of engineering governance frameworks, systems and standards that enable high-performing engineering delivery globally.

• Provide functional leadership for global engineering systems, standards and governance, establishing scalable frameworks that drive consistency, quality and execution discipline across regions without direct operational ownership of engineering delivery teams.

• Align engineering systems, processes and tools to enable efficient, seamless delivery at scale across complex project environments.

• Champion the adoption of integrated digital engineering, data and AI-enabled capabilities to improve productivity, decision-making and delivery outcomes.

• Establish a consistent global approach to engineering execution that enhances predictability, reduces risk and strengthens delivery performance.

• Use data and performance insights to continuously improve quality, efficiency and overall project outcomes.

• Drive strong commercial outcomes through effective governance of engineering systems, software vendors and strategic investments.

• Partner with regional leadership to align engineering capability with business priorities, growth objectives and long-term performance.

What we’re looking for

• A degree-qualified engineering leader with 20+ years' experience in engineering design across minerals processing, oil and gas, chemical or related sectors.

• Senior leadership experience across complex, multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

• Strong EPCM experience, including engineering systems integration and delivery governance.

• Deep understanding of engineering applications, BIM/CDE environments and emerging digital engineering capability.

• Demonstrated experience operating across regions, cultures and matrixed stakeholder groups.

• Commercially astute, outcome-focused and confident translating strategy into execution.

• Innovative, decisive and adaptable, with a continuous improvement mindset.

• A strong communicator who can influence globally and bring teams with you through change.

• Language requirements: excellent spoken and written French. Strong spoken English skills are required due to daily contact with clients, suppliers, partners, and colleagues based outside Quebec.

Why this role?

This is a career-defining opportunity to transform how engineering is delivered globally, with real influence over systems, capability, governance and performance

If you're looking for more in your next move, you'll find it here: more purpose in shaping how global engineering is delivered, more perspective through working across regions and complex projects, more progress through digital innovation, and more impact through measurable performance outcomes.

You'll be supported by a business that values sustainable performance, wellbeing, flexibility and long-term career development.

What is in it for you?

• Shape engineering at a global scale by influencing delivery models, governance, capability building, digital innovation and performance across complex, international projects.

• Accelerate your career with meaningful impact in a business that supports flexibility, wellbeing and long-term development, while empowering