Project Engineering Manager

Bantrel Co.; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a qualified Project Engineering Manager or Project Technical Manager to join their Mining team. This full-time permanent role involves leading engineering execution on complex projects while ensuring technical excellence and alignment with project goals. Candidates should have at least 20 years of engineering experience and a strong understanding of engineering standards. Office locations include Calgary, Edmonton, and Saskatoon, with mobility required to project sites across Western Canada.

Qualifications

• Minimum 20 years of progressive experience in engineering.
• Experience managing complex and large-scale projects.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all engineering activities across the project lifecycle.
• Manage and mentor project engineers and lead discipline engineers.
• Ensure compliance with corporate standards and client requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering Standards

Project Management

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

Degree in engineering or scientific discipline

Job description

Overview

Bantrel is proud to be a leading provider of Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Construction Management (EPC / EPCM) services in Canada. For 40 years we have delivered end-to-end solutions for some of Canada’s most challenging and complex energy, mining, infrastructure, and nuclear projects, with an unrelenting focus on safety and quality. Bantrel performs design and procurement services from our primary Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto office locations and delivers construction management and self-perform construction services at various Client sites across Canada. We operate independently but leverage the global expertise of and provide resources to our affiliate Bechtel Corporation, one of the largest EPC companies in the world, and remain Canadian focused including through our other shareholder, McCaig Investments, a respected local family group of businesses and deep community supporter. Our private ownership provides long-term business planning and strategic decision horizons supported by a strong financial position.

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Job Description

We are currently seeking a qualified Project Engineering Manager (PEM) or Project Technical Manager to join our Mining team, based out of Calgary or Edmonton, AB. The Project Engineering Manager (PEM) or Project Technical Manager will be responsible to lead engineering execution on complex, multidisciplinary projects. This role is critical to ensuring technical excellence, alignment with project goals, and delivery of high-quality engineering outcomes.

If you are a registered professional engineer, you will hold the title of Project Engineering Manager. If not, you will serve as Project Technical Manager with equivalent responsibilities.

Location: Calgary, Edmonton or Saskatoon (Home Office)

Mobility Requirement: This role is based in Calgary, Edmonton or Saskatoon, with the expectation that the successful candidate will mobilize to project sites across Western Canada as needed. At Bantrel, we deliver high-performance projects wherever our clients operate—flexibility and a readiness to support field operations are essential to our continued success.

Join us in this full-time permanent role and be a champion of diversity and inclusion.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all engineering activities across the project lifecycle.
• Manage and mentor project engineers and lead discipline engineers.
• Ensure compliance with corporate standards, procedures, and client requirements.
• Oversee engineering deliverables for quality, consistency, and regulatory compliance.
• Set strategic direction and priorities for engineering execution.
• Manage sub-contracted Engineering Service Providers (ESPs), ensuring contract obligations are met.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and functional leads to determine staffing needs and resolve resource conflicts.
• Approve engineering schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and technical deviations.
• Provide input to weekly and monthly progress reports and sponsor-level meeting agendas.
• Initiate specialized engineering services and technical audits as needed.
• Represent Bantrel in a leadership capacity both internally and externally.
• Provide formal and informal mentorship to project engineers, discipline engineers, and other team members.

Qualifications

• A degree in engineering or a scientific discipline from an accredited institution; or demonstrated equivalent experience in a relevant technical or scientific role.
• Minimum 20 years of progressive experience in engineering, including cross-discipline project engineering and at least one assignment as an Area Project Engineer.
• Experience may include project engineering, start-up, field engineering, or plant operations in large industrial plants, utilities, process plants, or engineering/construction firms.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex and large-scale projects with a high degree of responsibility.
• Proven leadership in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of engineering standards, codes, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation preferred.

Additional Information

Our culture is guided by our Mission and Values, these shape how we treat one another, our Clients, and how we achieve excellence. Bantrel has a long and vibrant history of local community involvement, employee volunteerism, and corporate philanthropy.

As part of the recruitment process, successful clearance of applicable pre-employment checks is required which may include Criminal Background/Police Information check, Drug & Alcohol test, Reference checks as well as submittal of Provincial Driver’s Abstract. Please note only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted - all other resumes will be retained for future consideration. No phone calls or unsolicited agency resumes please. AI technology is utilized by Bantrel as part of our recruitment process.