Senior Mechanical Engineer

Torus Talent; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

RRSP matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Comprehensive benefits

Generous vacation and sick days

Job summary

Torus Talent is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for our Thunder Bay client to lead mechanical scopes across mining and heavy industrial projects in Canada. This role demands ownership of technically complex work, client interaction, and mentorship of junior staff.

The ideal candidate will have 10–15+ years of experience, P.Eng in Ontario, and strong knowledge of mining-related processes and Canadian codes. Travel to project sites will be required.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and P.Eng (Ontario) eligibility/registration.
• Approximately 10–15+ years of mechanical engineering experience in mining/mineral processing or heavy industrial settings.
• Strong leadership, client-facing skills, and ability to mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical scopes on mining and heavy industrial projects.
• Develop safe, efficient mechanical designs per codes and standards.
• Support plant layouts, equipment selection, piping, conveyors, HVAC, and material handling.

Skills

Project leadership

Client liaison

Mentoring

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Professional Engineer (Ontario)

Tools

AFT Fathom

BeltStat

HAP

AutoCAD

Plant 3D/Navisworks

Job description

Our client is a global engineering consulting firm seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their Thunder Bay office, supporting mining, mineral processing, and heavy industrial projects across Canada.

This is a senior technical role for an experienced Mechanical Engineer who can independently lead mechanical scopes, work closely with clients, mentor junior staff, and support multidisciplinary project teams from early-stage studies through detailed design, construction, and commissioning.

The successful candidate will ideally have a strong background in mining and industrial facilities and be comfortable taking ownership of technically complex mechanical work.

Further Responsibilities Include the Following

• Lead mechanical engineering scopes on mining and heavy industrial projects.
• Develop safe, efficient mechanical designs and specifications in accordance with applicable codes and standards.
• Support plant layouts, process equipment selection and integration, pumping and piping systems, material handling, dust collection, HVAC, and fuel storage systems.
• Prepare and review PFDs, P&IDs, calculations, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Participate in project scoping, proposals, feasibility studies, detailed design, construction support, commissioning, and field engineering.
• Coordinate closely with civil, structural, electrical, process, and other engineering disciplines.
• Support procurement activities, including equipment packages, vendor coordination, and bid reviews.
• Act as a senior technical resource and provide guidance to junior engineers and designers.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Support project delivery and business development initiatives where required.
• Promote strong safety, quality, and engineering standards throughout project execution.

Ideal Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in Ontario, or eligible to obtain registration.
• Approximately 10-15+ years of relevant mechanical engineering experience.
• Strong experience within mining, mineral processing, or heavy industrial environments.
• Experience with industrial plant layout, pumping and piping systems, conveyors, HVAC, and material handling equipment.
• Strong knowledge of Canadian engineering codes and standards.
• Proven ability to lead technical scopes and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong communication and client-facing skills.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and technical staff.
• Familiarity with engineering software such as AFT Fathom, BeltStat, HAP, or similar is considered an asset.
• Exposure to AutoCAD, Plant 3D, Navisworks, Revit, CADWorx, Inventor, SolidWorks, or similar platforms is considered an asset.
• Willingness to travel to project sites as required.

Why This Firm

• Opportunity to work on major mining and industrial projects across Canada.
• Senior technical role with significant autonomy and responsibility.
• Opportunity to lead project scopes, mentor junior staff, and work directly with clients.
• Strong, stable team with low turnover and many long-tenured employees.
• Exposure to projects across mining, power, lithium, oil & gas, and other heavy industrial sectors.
• Competitive compensation, RRSP matching, employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive benefits, and strong vacation and sick-day provisions.
• Long-term career stability within an established global engineering consultancy.

Location: Thunder Bay, ON

Torus Talent and our client are equal opportunity employers. Due to the time-sensitive nature of this requirement, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.