Program Manager

Cameco Corporation; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 184,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive compensation

Health plan

Job summary

Cameco Corporation is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead high‑value mining programs from its Saskatoon corporate office. You will provide owner‑side leadership, oversee complex studies, and ensure safe, quality delivery across the full project lifecycle.

In this role you will partner with site operations, technical specialists and external engineering partners to align objectives, manage risks, and drive cost and schedule performance for large‑scale initiatives.

Qualifications

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive project management experience, including large-scale mining/industrial/manufacturing projects.
• Proven owner-side delivery experience with oversight of consultants and engineering partners.
• Ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives with creativity and sound judgment.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and leadership skills with influence without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects that achieve defined business outcomes.
• Lead and govern major uranium projects and studies, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, risk, and cost performance across the full lifecycle.
• Act as owner’s representative, coordinating across internal teams and external partners.
• Champion governance, decision-making frameworks, and consistent execution practices.
• Develop relationships with operational leaders, corporate functions, SMEs, and external stakeholders.
• Support strategic planning, project prioritization, and alignment of technical programs with business objectives.
• Communicate risks, interfaces, and dependencies to leadership.
• Apply modern project delivery techniques and digital tools to strengthen capability.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Governance

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree

Diploma in related field

Job description

Job Category: Projects

Location: Saskatoon

Work Contract: Reg Full-Time (K1)

At Cameco we understand the value of a diverse workforce and we embrace, encourage and support workplace inclusion and diversity. New ideas, perspectives, experiences, and expertise make Cameco stronger. We are committed to building a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we operate in. Our vision is to create a culture where inclusion is the goal, and a diverse and representative workforce is our measure of success. Cameco is committed to providing an inclusive selection process, free from systemic barriers. support employment equity and encourage all members of underrepresented groups (i.e., women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of racialized groups/visible minorities) to voluntarily disclose. Cameco welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences to apply.

About Us

Cameco is one of the largest global providers of the uranium fuel needed to power a secure energy future. Utilities around the world rely on our nuclear fuel products to generate safe, reliable, emissions‑free nuclear power. Cameco’s corporate office is based in Saskatoon. We have mining operations and projects in northern Saskatchewan, Kazakhstan, the United States and Australia. We are also a leading supplier of uranium refining, conversion, and fuel manufacturing services from our operations in Ontario.

The Role

As a key leader within our Strategic Projects team in the Technical Services department, you will be responsible for the leadership, oversight and delivery of high‑value, complex mining programs and studies across the organization. Operating from our corporate office in Saskatoon, you will partner closely with site operations, technical specialists, and external engineering partners to ensure alignment, quality execution, and effective integration of owner‑side requirements. This role has significant scope and visibility, supporting large‑scale mining initiatives.

In This Role, You Will

• Be accountable for delivering projects that achieve defined business outcomes.
• Lead, manage, and govern major uranium projects and studies, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, risk, and cost performance across the full lifecycle.
• Operate as the owner’s representative, providing direction, oversight, and integration across multiple internal technical groups, consultants, and external engineering partners.
• Champion program governance, decision‑making frameworks, and consistent execution practices across all assigned projects.
• Develop strong, trust‑based relationships with operational leaders, corporate functions, subject matter experts, and external stakeholders.
• Support strategic planning, project prioritization, and alignment of technical programs with business objectives.
• Ensure program‑level risks, interfaces, and dependencies are well understood, managed, and communicated to leadership.
• Strengthen organizational capability by applying modern project delivery techniques, and digital project tools.

Required

• diploma or bachelor’s degree in a related field;
• minimum 10+ years of progressive project management experience, including significant involvement in large‑scale mining, industrial, or manufacturing projects;
• equivalent combination of education and work experience considered;
• proven experience working on the owner side of major projects, including oversight of consultants and engineering partners;
• demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi‑stakeholder initiatives with creativity, sound judgment, and a solutions‑focused mindset;
• ability to build trust and positive relationships with internal and external partners in dynamic and challenging environment;
• strong communication, facilitation, and leadership skills with the ability to influence without direct authority; and
• occasional travel to site locations by aircraft when required.

Recommended

• PMP certification, professional engineering designation, or other relevant professional credentials (or ability to obtain);
• experience executing all stages of the project lifecycle, from initiation and study development through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations integration;
• direct experience with underground mining operations or processing plant environments;
• familiarity with modern digital project management platforms and LEAN/continuous improvement methodologies; and
• experience operating in a corporate environment with regular site interface and travel.

Conditions Of Employment

• pre‑employment substance test; and
• background check.

Cameco is proud to offer a competitive total reward package which includes:

• competitive compensation program with base and variable pay;
• flexible health, drug, dental, and vision plan with a health spending and personal spending account;
• fixed benefits including employee and dependant life, AD&D, disability benefits and paid vacation leave;
• Employee and Family Assistance Programs;
• RRSP and RPP matching program;
• career development opportunities; and
• relocation costs.

Cameco is an employment equity employer and aims to achieve gender parity, and as such, preference will be given to qualified members of equity groups. We are strengthened by the diverse backgrounds of experiences and encourage applicants with various levels of expertise to apply, as equivalent combination of education and work experience are considered.

This position is eligible for the employee referral bonus.

Req ID #: 42687

Posted: October 29, 2026

Posting end date: November 19, 2026

Salary Range: $184,200 - $230,300

The physical and psychological safety of our employees is a top priority at Cameco. We invite candidates to voluntarily disclose accommodation requirements, if contacted in relation to a job opportunity. Information received will be addressed confidentially and Cameco’s Workplace Inclusion and Accommodation Program document is available upon request. Successful candidates for all positions that will work at Safety Sensitive Sites or Safety Sensitive Positions must take and pass a Substance Test, which includes marijuana, as a condition of employment. Marijuana remains in a user’s system for about 30 days, so applicants who recently used marijuana recreationally should not expect to pass a substance test.