Fourmile - Senior Project Engineer

Socket.dev; Elko (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plan

401k with employer contribution

Paid time off

Company clinics

Job summary

Barrick is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join the Fourmile Team in Nevada. The role will oversee engineering, field execution and project management activities within a dynamic mining environment.

The position requires significant field time, leadership of field engineering, and the ability to manage projects from concept through closeout while coordinating with construction and operations teams.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years practical experience in underground industry, preferably in a mining environment.
• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience preferably in an underground environment.
• Direct experience working in an Underground environment.

Responsibilities

• Spend significant time in the field for planning, construction, commissioning, and handover phases.
• Lead field engineering activities, verify design alignment with real-world conditions, support construction teams, and proactively address issues before they impact scope, schedule, or cost.
• Develop project execution plan and build owner’s team with necessary resources.
• Drive projects from concept through closeout.
• Oversee project execution, both in the field and in the office, ensuring strong visibility, alignment, and communication with construction teams, contractors, and operational stakeholders.
• Supervise, mentor and train project engineers, define clear objectives and expectations of direct reports, evaluate performance, provide verbal and written feedback on career growth, and encourage innovative thinking and process improvement.

Skills

Underground mining experience

Supervisory experience

Job description

Position Description:

Would you like to have a career with a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic mining company? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

Our people division is growing, and we are looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join the Fourmile Team. The Senior Project Engineer will be responsible for overseeing engineering, field execution and project management activities. We are looking for someone who is enjoys working in a dynamic environment while supporting one of Barricks most exciting projects.

At Barrick, our vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people. We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.

Responsibilities:

• Spend significant time in the field for planning, construction, commissioning, and handover phases


• Lead field engineering activities, verify design alignment with real‑world conditions, support construction teams, and proactively address issues before they impact scope, schedule, or cost


• Develop project execution plan and build owner’s team with necessary resources


• Drive projects from concept through closeout


• Oversee project execution, both in the field and in the office, ensuring strong visibility, alignment, and communication with construction teams, contractors, and operational stakeholders


• Supervise, mentor and train project engineers, define clear objectives and expectations of direct reports, evaluate performance, provide verbal and written feedback on career growth, and encourage innovative thinking and process improvement


• Develop proposals and cost estimates, including required equipment, materials, personnel, and other peripheral services


• Represent stakeholder interests in the field during execution and ensure clear communication between engineering teams, contractors, and site departments


• Prepare, schedule, coordinate, and monitor assigned engineering projects and manage projects within the constraints of time, cost, and scope, and report any significant deviations including proposed countermeasures


• Confirm engineering specifications and criteria comply with applicable regulatory and corporate codes, practices, policies, standards, and specifications


• Interface with environmental department to ensure all permitting is in place to prevent delays to construction, commissioning, and operation of project


• Prepare capital allocation requests including all required supporting documentation, and champion the project to seek approval and funding


• Maintain accurate records of committed, expended, and forecast costs associated with the project against the approved budget


• Perform risk and consequences analysis for projects to help understand both risks and opportunities that may occur during each project phase


• Oversee quality control tasks against budgets, schedules, plans, and how to produce project status reports for distribution


• Develop procurement specifications for equipment and work scopes for engineering, procurement, and construction bid packages


• Effectively communicate with members of the project team and collaborate with stakeholders to adopt the most cost effective and efficient practices


• Provide technical review for procurement tender and award activities


• Create and/or update standard operating procedures and asset management tactics, and how the process is used to provide training to operating personnel during commissioning and start-up


• Develop framework to measure a project's metrics to monitor performance, and contribute to daily, weekly, and monthly data reconciliation and analytics reporting


• Ensure all project control procedures are implemented and validated through regular field engagement, progress tracking, and coordination with cross‑functional project participants


• Preform other duties as required

Qualifications:

• 5 to 10 years practical experience in underground industry, preferably in a mining environment required




• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience preferably in an underground environment preferred




• Direct experience working in an Underground environment preferred

What We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive compensation package including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plan with national provider networks, a 401k retirement plan with employer contribution, paid time off, company-sponsored medical clinics, company match share purchase program, and much more!


• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.


• Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless.


• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.


• Barrick is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

About Barrick

Barrick is the gold industry leader with a vision of wealth generation through responsible mining; wealth for our owners, our people, and the countries and communities with which we partner. Our objective is to maintain and grow industry-leading margins, driven by innovation and our digital transformation; managing our portfolio and allocating capital with discipline and rigor; and leveraging our distinctive partnership culture as a competitive advantage. We aim to cultivate a high-performance culture defined by the following principles: a deep commitment to partnership, consistent execution, operational excellence, disciplined capital allocation, and continual self-improvement. We are obsessed with talent and seek out fresh perspectives and challenging ourselves to think differently as we transform Barrick into a leading 21st century company.

Barrick’s vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people to deliver the best returns, on a sustainable basis, to our owners and partners.