Project Engineer

Discovery Silver Corp; Timmins; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Life, AD&D, Disability

Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Wellness & Virtual Care

Job summary

Discovery Silver Corp is seeking a Project Engineer to support the design, construction, and management of tailings facilities and water treatment systems at Kidd Operations in Ontario, Canada. The role collaborates with the Senior Project Engineer and cross-functional teams to ensure safe, cost-effective project delivery.

Responsibilities include technical coordination of tailings dam projects, cost tracking, schedule oversight, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Processing, Chemical, Environmental, Civil).
• 5 years related experience, tailings or water treatment design preferred.
• Strong communication and reporting skills; safety-focused.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate studies and designs for tailings dams, water management, and water treatment.
• Develop work scopes and project plans.
• Monitor cost coding and reporting for projects.
• Oversee subcontractors and ensure compliance with design standards.
• Track schedule, cost, scope, and quality; manage deviations.
• Support construction handover with architects/engineers and contractors.
• Assist in capital requests and tenders; provide forecasting.

Skills

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Processing, Chemical, Environmental, Civil)

Diploma in Electrical

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Project Engineer

Join Our Growing Team!

A growing North America Precious Metals Company, Discovery is committed to combining high-quality gold producing assets in Canada with the world’s largest undeveloped silver deposit in Mexico.

Discovery has an experienced team, dedicated to being a highly profitable producer of gold and silver that generates superior returns, delivers substantial social-economic benefits and meets the highest environmental standards.

The Position:

Reporting to the Senior Project Engineer, this position will support the development of design, construction, execution and project management of the tailing's facility, water management and treatment facilities. The role will also support planning, and oversight of infrastructure construction related to the tailings expansion while supporting detailed cost tracking, reporting, and forecasting for all related project activities. The role will support the preparation of capital requests, presentations, tenders as well as other duties and tasks as required to adequately support expansion activities

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate engineering studies and designs related to tailings dams, water management and water treatment.
• Development of work scopes and project plans
• Manage system for project file set up and activity cost coding, preparation, and distribution of job evaluations to facilitate field operations, maintain safety and other project documentation in file.
• Monitor contractors and sub-contractors for compliance, including review and enforcement of sub-contractor checklist and report any violations to the Senior Project Engineer and Project Manager.
• Review planned work at the beginning of each shift with respective field surface coordinator and set / agree to targeted results for that shift.
• Ensure sub-contractor performing their scope of work to design standards and specifications.
• Ensure accurate and detailed cost tracking, reporting, and forecasting.
• Supports sequencing and prioritizing project execution.
• Ensure that deviations to the work schedule are identified and are being addressed.
• Assist in troubleshooting areas of concern and in formulating plans to alleviate or mitigate problems.
• Post-Construction Support in conjunction with the architect-engineers, and construction contractors.
• Monitoring and controlling daily project performance to maintain cost, schedule, scope, and quality.
• Performs required regulatory compliance checks, job observations.
• Ensure that safe work habits are enforced and instruct safe methods of doing work. Acts as back up to the Field Services Coordinator
• Managing change requests & bids with finalizing contractor selections

Skills and Qualifications:

The ideal Candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering – Processing, Chemical, Environmental, Civil
• 5 years of related experience - experience in Tailings or Water Treatment design would be considered an asset.
• Strong technical competency and reporting skills.
• Knowledge with the MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Presentations and Word)
• Strong communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and decision-making skills. The ability to communicate effectively through written reports and oral presentations.
• Safety focused with the ability to work well within a team environment.
• Motivated, self-starter who can work well independently or within a team environment
• An effective communicator with the ability to develop positive working relations across a multitude of business units.
• Exercises good judgment on complex decisions with excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities. Diploma in Electrical

Compensation and Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Life, AD&D, Disability, Healthcare and Wellness Spending Accounts, Virtual Care and Employee and Family Assistance Program;
• Company contributions and matching into a Defined Contribution Pension Plan; and
• Annual compensation of CAD$91,000 to CAD$114,000.

Additional Information:

This posting is for an existing vacancy at Discovery’s Kidd Operations.

We thank all candidates in advance. Please note, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Discovery welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including, but not limited to women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities (racialized), aboriginal (Indigenous) persons and persons of any gender identity and sexual orientation. Discovery is committed to a positive, supportive, and inclusive environment.

Please note that we use artificial intelligence tools to screen applications and assess qualifications and selected candidates will be contacted by a human for an interview.