Project Manager - Shaft Sinking

NexGen Energy; Saskatoon; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NexGen Energy Ltd. is seeking a Project Manager for shaft sinking at the Rook I Project in Saskatchewan. The role focuses on safe, efficient execution of shaft sinking, shaft furnishing, and transition to permanent operations with experience in large-scale construction.

The position supports interface management between Owner and Contractor, ensures schedule and budget compliance, and reports to the Area Manager. Based in Saskatoon or remote with travel to site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Civil, Mining, Mechanical) or equivalent construction management experience.
• 15–20 years with experience as Project Manager or Project Director on a mine or heavy industrial construction site.
• Exceptional people skills with the ability to work and communicate with individuals and groups at all levels of the organization.
• High attention to detail, clear organizational skills and the ability to safely progress this scope of work.
• Aptitude for fast paced challenging projects safely executed with professionalism and care.

Responsibilities

• Establish effective structure and interfaces between Owner and Contractor teams including communication strategies between all levels.
• Ensure safe on budget, on schedule execution aligned with applicable standards, codes, and regulatory body requirements.
• Ensure clear definition and ownership of the project scope, schedule, budget, and project outcomes.
• Accountable for the development and inclusion of the shaft sinking project execution plan.
• Maintain clear change management and contract management processes and procedures and complete all change orders in a timely manner.
• Leverage project control systems to measure project performance and identify deviations early with mitigations to correct and realign to plan.
• Establish an internal communications plan to keep the Project Team, Project Management and Senior Leadership informed of the project at all stages.
• Ensure Contractor execution is inline with project QA/QC requirements and all inspection and test plans are complete for execution.
• Responsible to manage all requests for information and nonconformance reports for the shaft area.
• Accountable to work with the Contractor to complete the shaft sinkers engineering and procurement inline with their project execution plan and project schedule incorporating constructability and operability into their designs.
• Complete with the Contractor all risk work, safe operating procedures, and execution planning for site mobilization.
• Ensure progressive turnover of completed packages from the Contractor.
• Develop Owners team members and ensure continuity of the project team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Construction management

Communication

Attention to detail

Leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Project Manager - Shaft Sinking

Department: IPT

Employment Type: Contract

Location: Saskatoon

Description

The Project Manager for Shaft Sinking is accountable for the safe and efficient shaft sinking, shaft furnishing and transition to permanent operations of the twin shafts at the NexGen Energy Rook I Project located in Northwest Saskatchewan. The Project Manager requires extensive experience with large scale construction execution including project initiation, team development, contractor management, project execution and risk management. This position reports to the Area Manager.

Location

This position can be either based out of Saskatoon (preferred) or remote with with travel to Saskatoon and Rook 1 site as required. This is a contract role on a Monday-Friday schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish effective structure and interfaces between Owner and Contractor teams including communication strategies between all levels.
• Ensure safe on budget, on schedule execution aligned with applicable standards, codes, and regulatory body requirements.
• Ensure clear definition and ownership of the project scope, schedule, budget, and project outcomes.
• Accountable for the development and inclusion of the shaft sinking project execution plan.
• Maintain clear change management and contract management processes and procedures and complete all change orders in a timely manner.
• Leverage project control systems to measure project performance and identify deviations early with mitigations to correct and realign to plan.
• Establish an internal communications plan to keep the Project Team, Project Management and Senior Leadership informed of the project at all stages.
• Ensure Contractor execution is inline with project QA/QC requirements and all inspection and test plans are complete for execution.
• Responsible to manage all requests for information and nonconformance reports for the shaft area.
• Accountable to work with the Contractor to complete the shaft sinkers engineering and procurement inline with their project execution plan and project schedule incorporating constructability and operability into their designs.
• Complete with the Contractor all risk work, safe operating procedures, and execution planning for site mobilization.
• Ensure progressive turnover of completed packages from the Contractor.
• Develop Owners team members and ensure continuity of the project team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Civil, Mining, Mechanical) or equivalent construction management experience.
• 15 to 20 years with experience as Project Manager or Project Director on at a mine or heavy industrial construction site.
• Exceptional people skills with the ability to work and communicate with individuals and groups at all levels of the organization.
• High attention to detail, clear organizational skills and the ability to safely progress this scope of work.
• Aptitude for fast paced challenging projects safely executed with professionalism and care.