Engineer in Training - Operations

Dumas Contracting Ltd.; Schumacher; On-site; CAD 77,366,000 - 94,558,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Health/dental/vision/fitness benefits

Pension plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Dumas Contracting Ltd in Timmins, Ontario, is seeking an Engineer in Training – Operations to support project controls, scheduling and budgeting within mining projects.

You will engage departments to develop KPI reporting, run schedules with MS Project or Primavera P6, and assist in Earned Value Management and Power BI dashboards. This permanent full-time role offers a comprehensive benefits package and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering and in-scope eligibility for P.Eng in Ontario.
• 1–3 years of experience in scheduling, budgeting, or project controls in mining/engineering.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (asset) and data reporting.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to review KPI data collection and reporting for live dashboards.
• Develop and maintain project schedules with MS Project or Primavera P6.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cost variance analyses.
• Assist in contract change management and reporting processes.
• Maintain and improve Power BI reports and data validation.

Skills

MS Office

Data analysis

Power BI

Power Query

MS Project

Primavera P6

Budget forecasting

Risk analysis

Technical writing

Project management

OH&S

Contract management

ERP software

CMMS software

Contracts

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering

Professional Engineer eligibility (Ontario)

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

Position at Dumas

Description

Position at Dumas

Position: Engineer in Training – Operations

Reports To: Operation Manager / Area Manager

Direct Reports: None

Company: Dumas Contracting Ltd

Business Address: 865 Mountjoy Street South, PO Box 1600, Timmins, ON, P4N 7W7

Rotation: TBD

Shift: TBD

Salary: $27.00-$33.00/HR

Employment Terms: Permanent Full-Time

Benefits

Dumas has a comprehensive benefits package offering life insurance, health/dental/vision/fitness provisions, and pension and employee assistance program(s) that support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Screening

All applications are reviewed by the Recruitment Department; Artificial Intelligence is not used during any stage of the hiring process.

Eligibility

To be considered, you must be a Canadian citizen, or authorized in writing to work in Canada under federal immigration requirements, and currently be residing in Canada.

About Dumas

Dumas is a leading full-service mining contractor operating in the Americas. The company’s client list includes some of the world’s largest and most respected mining companies. Dumas is the contractor of choice for the most technically challenging underground projects, including mine construction, full-scale mine development, production mining, mine services and engineering.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

Business Intelligence

• Engage departments to collaboratively review processes to record, monitor, control and communicate key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Review each KPI’s data collection, storage, manipulation and transformation methods and processes.
• Ensure data is collected in a standardized, validated, structured fashion for continuous, live, self-serve reporting.
• Identify opportunities to automate tasks, eliminate duplication of effort, reduce non-value-added tasks, communicate and distribute information.
• Implement changes required to properly collect and store the data and capture any identified opportunities to bring each KPI process to its entitlement.
• Support the development and maintenance of Power BI reports for project dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Work with the Business Analyst to ensure accurate data collection and validation for Power BI dashboards.
• Assist in reporting project schedule, cost, and performance metrics in Power BI. Track compliance and usage of the revised processes, standards and guidelines and reporting applications.

Scheduling

• Develop and maintain project schedules using Microsoft Project or Primavera P6, ensuring alignment with project work breakdown structures (WBS).
• Engage project leadership and project reporting to understand the progress of work on site.
• Update and analyze project schedules to track progress, identify potential delays, and communicate schedule risks to project teams. Assist in critical path analysis and resource allocation to improve project scheduling efficiency.
• Support integration of cost and schedule data to enhance Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting.
• Report on Schedule Metrics including Earned Value, Schedule Variance, Cost Variance, % Complete, S-Curves for work items and identification of critical paths.
• Identify and communicate risks to schedule and off-plan performance.
• Publish and distribute updated Gantt schedules and metrics on a periodic basis.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Establish and maintain a code of accounts that align with project work breakdown structures for project accounting.
• Collaborate with site leadership, estimating and finance to build quarterly long-term financial forecasts for projects.
• Assist in tracking project budgets, analyzing cost performance, and forecasting short-term and long-term financial impacts. Support cost variance analysis and provide recommendations for budget adjustments.
• Assist in maintaining and improving financial models for project cost forecasting.
• Identify and communicate financial risks and off-plan performance.
• Utilize financial modelling tools to forecast expected variances, risk, and rates of return.

Contract Management

• Understand contractual requirements for project controls, change management, and project execution.
• Engage project leadership and project reporting to understand the progress of work on site.
• Develop and issue contract change requests to communicate changes in the work or contract.
• Ensure systems are in place to facilitate communication and reporting that support a timely contract change management process.
• Identify and communicate contractual risks and contractual changes.

Competencies, Skills, Knowledge

Technical Competencies

• Advanced Proficiency in:
• Microsoft Office 365 Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Data Gathering and Analysis.
• Intermediate Proficiency in:
• Microsoft Project, Primavera P6.
• Budget Formulation, Forecasting and Reconciliation.
• Power BI (reporting, visualization, data modeling).
• Basic understanding of Power Query M language is an asset.
• Risk Analysis.
• Technical Writing.
• Project Management and Work Planning.
• Occupational Health and Safety.
• Contract Management.
• Novice Proficiency in:
• ERP Software.
• CMMS Software.
• Contracts

Work Experience And Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering.
• Eligible for enrollment in the Professional Engineers of Ontario Association.
• 1-3 years of experience in project scheduling, budgeting, or project controls within construction, engineering, or mining industries.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) is an asset.

Why Join Us?

• Commitment to a healthy and safe working environment.
• Excellent compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Performance-based financial rewards.
• Training and career development.
• Global opportunities.