Principal Contracts Management

Evolution Mining; Red Lake; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodations

Relocation assistance

Quarterly bonus

Long-Term Incentives

Job summary

Evolution Mining is seeking a Principal Contracts Management professional for its Red Lake operations. The role leads procurement and contract management across projects, ensuring safe, value-for-money outcomes with strong governance.

It is a hybrid position requiring site visits in Red Lake, Ontario, with a schedule of 9.5-hour shifts and a competitive salary range. The package includes a quarterly bonus and long-term incentives, accommodations, relocation assistance, and future growth

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in a relevant discipline; CSCMP designation preferred.
• Experience developing commercial strategies and contracting models.
• Experience managing major operational mining contracts.
• Knowledge of mining sector agreements in Canada.
• Strong analytical and data presentation skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Act as the commercial lead for mining operations contracts across the contract lifecycle.
• Develop contract management plans and ensure governance and documentation.
• Monitor contractor performance with KPIs and service measures.
• Lead commercial negotiations and support variations and claims.
• Ensure compliance with procurement and contract management plans.
• Coordinate procurement activities for RLO Projects and supplier relations.
• Support contract close-out activities and lessons learned.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Contract governance

Analytical thinking

Education

Post-secondary education in a relevant discipline

CSCMP designation preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Contract management software

Open Windows

Job description

From humble beginnings in 2010, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. So, whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you’ll have a bright future with us.

About Red Lake

Evolution’s star is rising in Red Lake

At Red Lake, our people have many career and growth opportunities and a bright future. With three underground mines and two processing plants all within the one site, Red Lake is one of the highest-grade gold deposits in Canada. The operational diversity and complexity at Red Lake, along with outstanding exploration potential, opens the door to many career possibilities and highlights working with us.

Located in Northwestern Ontario, we encourage our people to live local in the stunning community of Red Lake, where you can enjoy the outdoor lifestyle and adventures the region is renowned for. It’s very special that our town and operations are all close by, so it really does feel like one big community.

About the Role

The Principal Contracts Management, reporting to the Superintendent – Contracts & Procurement, leads procurement and contract management activities across RLO Projects and key mining operations contracts. This role is responsible for developing and executing sourcing and contracting strategies, overseeing contract performance and governance, and ensuring contracts deliver safe, sustainable, and value-for-money outcomes. Through strong commercial leadership and stakeholder collaboration, the role supports the successful delivery of projects and operational objectives while upholding the organization’s values of safety, excellence, accountability, and respect.

This position will be a Hybrid position where visits to site in Red Lake, Ontario will be required. The schedule is 5 days on/ 2 days off/ 4 days on/ 3 days off - 9.5 hour shifts. We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure (Quarterly Bonus and Long-Term Incentives), Accommodations, Relocation Assistance and future growth opportunities.

The compensation range for this role is $140,000 - $165,000.00

Key Result Areas include, but are not limited to:

Contract Management – Mining Operations

• Act as the commercial lead for strategically significant mining operations contracts, providing expert advice to Contract Owners throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with operational stakeholders (including Contract Owners) to understand business needs, risks, and priorities, enabling effective contract administration, planning, and decision support.
• Develop, implement, and maintain contract management plans for major mining operations contracts, ensuring alignment with operational requirements and adherence to RLO’s Contract Management Plan.
• Act as Contract Administrator, supporting Contract Owners (Mining Manager) in fulfilling their accountabilities by managing contract governance, documentation, and administration processes.
• Monitor and report on contractor performance through the development and administration of KPIs and service measures, providing insights and recommendations to Contract Owners to support performance improvement and compliance.
• Lead periodic commercial reviews of major mining services contracts to identify performance trends, value leakage, productivity opportunities, and contractual risks.
• Analyze contractor cost structures, pricing mechanisms, productivity metrics, and commercial performance to drive continuous value improvement.
• Administer contract variations, claims, and disputes, providing commercial analysis and recommendations to the Contract Owner and supporting timely and effective resolution.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date contract documentation, including contract registers, risk registers, and correspondence, ensuring integrity, traceability, and audit readiness of all contract records.
• Support commercial negotiations for contract variations, extensions, and claims by preparing analysis, documentation, and recommendations to achieve value-for-money outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with applicable governance, audit, and probity requirements, including consistent application of RLO’s Procurement and Contract Management Plans.
• Coordinate effective contract close-out activities, including documentation, performance evaluation, and lessons learned capture to support continuous improvement.

Procurement & Contract Management – RLO Projects

• Partner with the Project Manager (as Contract Owner) and the Projects team to develop sourcing strategies aligned with project risk, value, and complexity, in accordance with the Procurement Management Plan.
• Lead and administer end-to-end procurement processes in compliance with EVN and RLO procurement policies and procedures, including direct complex market engagement and contractor selection processes, ensuring commercial structures appropriately allocate risk and support operational performance.
• Facilitate and support commercial negotiations with suppliers by providing analysis, benchmarking, and commercial recommendations, ensuring robust and competitive supply arrangements.
• Implement and uphold RLO’s Procurement Management Plan and Contract Management Plan across all procurement activities and contracts, ensuring consistency, governance, and compliance.
• Provide specialist procurement and contract management advice to Contract Owners and project stakeholders to support informed decision-making and effective contract execution.
• Support the development and implementation of commercial strategies for high-value and high-risk contracts, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and appropriately mitigated.
• Coordinate commercial risk identification and management processes, maintaining visibility of key risks and supporting Project Managers in mitigation planning.
• Promote effective supplier relationship management practices, supporting Contract Owners in driving supplier performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement across project delivery.

General

• Drive continuous improvement in contract and procurement practices.
• Demonstrate behaviours aligned with the Evolution Mining values.
• Complete all other tasks as assigned by the Superintendent Procurement & Contracts.

About you

As the Principal Contracts Management, you will have a post-secondary education in a relevant discipline, with a CSCMP designation or equivalent preferred. Mining industry or technical background is considered an asset.

It is also important that you have/ can demonstrate:

Experience

• Experience developing commercial strategies and contracting models leading to contract development, and implementation.
• Experience managing major operational mining contracts.
• Demonstrated experience in contractor performance management, commercial governance, claims management, and dispute resolution.
• Working understanding and knowledge of the types of commercial agreements used in the mining and metals sector in Canada.
• Experience in the use of Open Windows, contract management and procurement software suite.
• Experience in the day-to-day use of Microsoft Office Suite of programs, ideally at an advanced level. Ability to prepare, analyse, profile and present data, in a structured and logical format.
• Experience in procurement, contract management, and project management
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance contractual rights, business objectives, and operational priorities.
• Demonstrated capability in managing high-value commercial negotiations and dispute resolution processes.
• Strong team focus, collaboration skills and prepared to listen to feedback.
• Ability to be accountable for actions in the delivery of business outcomes.
• Strong attention to detail when writing and undertaking calculations.
• Strong analytical and report writing skills.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal.
• Ability to communicate, at times, difficult decisions and to negotiate outcomes in the interest of the business.
• Ability to engage with and manage the expectations of a diverse range of stakeholders with different (and often competing) priorities
• Capability to build a continuous process improvement culture
• Effective time and priority management.

At Evolution, as our name suggests, change and transformation is in our DNA. We want the Evolution experience to be your career highlight. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workforce that represents the communities in which we operate. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are focused on keeping our people safe and healthy and creating sustainable value in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Join our bold team to start your next exciting chapter.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

To find out more about us and Red Lake, click here https://joinus.evolutionmining.com/

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