Senior Project Manager (Minerals/EPCM)

Lycopodium; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

RRSP matching

Healthcare spending account

Professional memberships coverage

Job summary

Lycopodium Americas is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead project delivery across domestic and international initiatives in the minerals sector.

The role focuses on gold mineral processing, managing multi-disciplinary teams, and delivering projects within budget and schedule. Strong communication across cultures and a proven track record in greenfields is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in mineral processing; experience in gold mineral processing is critical.
• Experience leading greenfield gold projects from concept to build and commissioning (circa $250 million USD).
• Ability to communicate effectively across cultures and geographies.
• Strong technical background in mineral processing plants and related infrastructure.
• Demonstrated understanding of project implementation, constructability, OH&S, environmental, community and IR issues.
• Ability to deliver within budget and schedule constraints.
• Exceptional organizational and leadership skills with a strategic planning mindset.
• Ability to evaluate work practices and implement system improvements where needed.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the quality of output of the allocated project team and alignment with project and client requirements.
• Ensure management and technical competence of the project team to meet client/project needs.
• Develop and maintain project-specific procedures, work practices, plans and protocols for efficiency and consistency.
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of project control (reporting, costs, schedule, trends, change management) in line with contract and internal procedures.
• Develop and maintain productive client relationships.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Mineral processing

Budget management

Cross-cultural communication

Education

Degree in mineral processing

Job description

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, Southern Africa, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium Americas is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our growing team of seasoned professionals in light of upcoming exciting new projects nationally and internationally.

As Lycopodium globally experience organic business growth as a result of awarded studies and projects, this critical technical leadership role is responsible for overall project delivery and its resources. This role will underpin results delivery in alignment with our gold-based client's and project’s requirements.

Your main responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Ensure the quality of output of the allocated project team, and that it is aligned with the needs of the project / study, the company objectives, the requirements of the client and meets regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the management and technical competence of the project team in the delivery of the projects / studies is enhanced and developed to meet the requirements of the Clients and their projects in accordance with the contract.
• Develop and maintain the various project specific procedures, work practices, plans and protocols to enable the project team to work efficiently and maintain a consistent approach and high standard of work.
• Ensure the timeliness and accuracy of the project control (reporting, costs, schedule, trends and change management) in terms of both direct and indirect costs in accordance with the contract and in-house procedures.
• Develop and maintain productive client relationships.

The expertise you will bring:

• Suitable degree qualifications in mineral processing and related industries. Experience in gold mineral process is critical
• Demonstrated success taking a medium size green fields gold project from concept phase to build and commissioning (Circa $250 million USD)
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing effectively across different cultures
• Strong technical background with a broad multi-disciplinary base in mineral processing plant / infrastructure construction.
• Demonstrate success and understanding of project implementation, constructability, OH&S, environmental, community and industrial relations issues.
• Ability to achieve consistently high standards within budget and schedule constraints.
• Exceptional organisational and leadership skills with a flair for delegation and strong capacity for clear thinking and planning.
• Capacity to evaluate work practices, implement systems and suggest alternatives and refinements where necessary.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we:

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Provideemployeeswitha variety ofadditionalbenefits such as coverage for professional memberships, RRSP matching, healthcare spendingaccount,discountand rewards programs, andmuchmore.

Lycopodium is an equalopportunity employer committed to fostering diversityandmaintaininga discrimination free workplace,guidedbyour core values of Respect,Integrityand Diligence.

We arecommitted to providing the best possible experience for every candidate by responding to every application.We do not use AI to screen,assess,or select candidatesandto ensurefairness;every application is personally reviewed by a member of our team.If you require accommodation at anystage,pleasecontact our Recruitment Teamand we will work with you to provide the support you need.