Project Lead - Mining & Tailings

1750 Suncor Energy Operating Inc.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Pension programs

Comprehensive health benefits

Generous vacation

Job summary

Suncor is seeking a proven project leader to drive complex mining and tailings projects from planning through execution at our Calgary head office. You will ensure safety performance, cross-functional alignment with engineers, constructors, EHS, and contractors, and deliver results with discipline and impact.

The role is office-based in Calgary, requires a decade of increasing responsibility on large resource projects, and offers strong compensation, pension programs, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Relevant diploma or university degree with extensive experience on large resource projects, preferably mining and tailings.
• 10 years of increasing responsibility on complex projects in mining or tailings environments.
• Experience with risk management processes and contractor/supplier management.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and models purposeful safety leadership.
• Ensures compliance with EH&S practices and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Project leadership

Risk management

Contractor management

EHS coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree or technical diploma

Job description

At Suncor, we produce and provide energy. When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work. Are you a proven project leader who thrives on delivering complex projects safely, efficiently, and with impact? In this role, you will lead key projects within the mining and tailings space, ensuring strong safety performance, disciplined project execution, effective risk management, and alignment across cross-functional teams, contractors, and stakeholders. This is an opportunity to play a critical role in shaping project outcomes from planning through execution while driving excellence in safety, collaboration, and delivery.

What we offer

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Suncor and the region where you work.

• Strong compensation: we offer competitive compensation, regional-based uplifts, annual bonuses, and long-term financial rewards.
• We also help you save for your future by offering pension programs, and savings plans with company matching.
• Benefits: utilize an employee assistance program and comprehensive company-paid health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family to support your mental, physical, and financial well-being.
• Generous time-off: enjoy generous paid vacation time and personal time-off to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Talent development programs: Internal mobility, succession planning, and employee training and development programs are just a few ways we’re dedicated to your development.

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant technical diploma or university degree with ten years of increasing responsibility in various positions on large resource projects with special consideration for mining and tailings environments.
• 4-8 years project leadership experience on execution of diverse projects varying in size, scope and complexity.
• Increasing knowledge of practices and processes of project disciplines and support functions (i.e. EHS, engineering, construction, project controls, SCM etc.).
• Experienced in risk identification, analysis and mitigation/management, and in the application of the Risk Management process.
• Has experience with Contractor and Supplier Management.
• Previous field experience in an Oil and Gas and/or Mining and Tailings operating environment is considered an asset.
• Member of, or eligible to become a member of APEGA (P. Eng) is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and models purposeful and visible safety leadership.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, EH&S practices and procedures.
• Understand construction in mining and tailings environments to mitigate risks and hazards in the field.
• Ensure that the coordination with regulatory SME takes place, for managed scope, to understand the relevant legislation to the project, and requirements are complied with by both Suncor and contractors.
• Ensure management of the Project Legal Registry and RC tool.
• Ensure that hazards are assessed and managed through design (including process safety) and construction.
• Supports hazard reviews during design, for their managed scope.
• Assist in the development of the Integrated Project Execution Plan, and manage project work and integrated team members to ensure that the plan is adhered to and is updated.

Location and other key details

This is an office-based role. You will work out of the Calgary head office, located in the Suncor Energy Centre at 150 – 6th Ave S.W.

Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday.

Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines, and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work.

Equal Opportunities and Diversity

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.

All candidates are required to participate in our formal recruitment process – learn more.

About Suncor

At Suncor, our vision is to be Canada’s leading energy provider respected for our people, performance, sustainability and relationships that together create value-added contributions to society, communities, customers and shareholders.

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