Shaft Sinking Project Manager

JDS Group of Companies; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JDS Group of Companies seeks a Project Manager for Shaft Sinking to oversee the safe and efficient sinking, furnishing, and transition to permanent operations of twin shafts at the NexGen Energy Rook I Project in Northwest Saskatchewan. You will manage sinking contracts, vendor interfaces, and reporting, leveraging large-scale construction experience.

The role requires managing initiation through execution planning, risk management, contractor oversight, and QA/QC alignment, reporting to the

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with large-scale construction execution including project initiation, early engineering and execution planning.
• Experience in team development and contractor management.
• Strong risk management capabilities and regulatory compliance awareness.

Responsibilities

• Accountable to support the safe execution of the entire shaft sinking scope.
• Establish interfaces between Owner and Contractor teams including communication strategies.
• Ensure safe on budget, on schedule project execution aligned with applicable standards, codes, and regulatory requirements.
• Clarify ownership of project scope, schedule, budget, outcomes and mitigations.
• Maintain change management and contract management processes and timely change orders.
• Leverage project control systems to measure performance and identify deviations with mitigations.
• Establish internal communications to keep the Project Team and leadership informed.
• Ensure Contractor QA/QC and inspection/test plans are complete for execution.
• Coordinate information requests and nonconformance reports for the shaft area.
• Work with the Contractor on engineering and procurement aligned with the execution plan.
• Complete risk work, SOPs, and planning for site mobilization and execution.
• Ensure progressive turnover of completed packages from the Contractor.
• Develop Owners team and IPT members and ensure continuity of the project team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Contractor management

Risk management

Change management

Communication

QA/QC

Team development

Job 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 proposed Rook I Project located in Northwest Saskatchewan, including oversight of the sinking contract, vendor engineering, vendor procurement, and all management and reporting aspects of the sinking contract. The Project Manager requires extensive experience with large scale construction execution including project initiation, early engineering, execution planning, team development, contractor management and risk management. This position reports to the Area Manager.

Position Responsibilities

• Accountable to support the safe execution of the entire shaft sinking scope.
• Establish effective structure and interfaces between Owner and Contractor teams including communication strategies between all levels.
• Ensure safe on budget, on schedule project execution aligned with applicable standards, codes, and regulatory body requirements.
• Ensure clear definition and ownership of the project scope, schedule, budget, project outcomes and mitigations.
• 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.
• Accountable for 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 agreed project execution plan and project schedule incorporating constructability and operability into their plans and designs.
• Complete with the Contractor all risk work, safe operating procedures, and execution planning for site mobilization and project execution.
• Ensure progressive turnover of completed packages from the Contractor.
• Develop Owners team and IPT members and ensure continuity of the project team.
• Other duties as assigned.