Fourmile - Underground Construction Superintendent

Barrick Mining Corporation; Elko (NV); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrick Mining Corporation is looking for an experienced Underground Construction Superintendent to lead all scheduled and unscheduled construction activities at Fourmile, ensuring safe, environmentally responsible, and cost-effective delivery. You will lead multiple crews and drive long-range construction planning with senior operational leadership to meet project goals.

The role requires 10+ years in underground mining construction, 5+ years of leadership, strong budgeting, risk assessment,

Qualifications

• 10+ years underground mining construction experience.
• 5+ years leadership experience supervising crews.
• Direct underground environment experience.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, and contractors.
• Knowledge of incident investigation, MOC, and safety/environmental management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety and performance across surface and underground operations.
• Develop underground and surface construction plans end-to-end.
• Oversee risk assessment via FLRA and TRA.
• Manage budgets, schedules, and contracts on major projects.
• Coach supervisors and conduct annual performance reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement and plant changes through MOC.
• Lead environmental and EMS programs and incident investigations.
• Ensure weekly schedule buy-in from all stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Incident investigation

Safety management

Environmental management

Job 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 an experienced Underground Construction Superintendent. The Underground Construction Superintendent provides senior leadership and overall accountability for all scheduled and unscheduled construction activities at Fourmile, ensuring work is strategically planned, resourced, and executed in a safe, environmentally responsible, efficient and cost effective manner. This role leads multiple crews and supervisors, drives long-range construction planning and budget performance, and partners with senior operational leadership to deliver major projects on schedule, while reporting the Mine Manager.

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

• Lead from the field through visible felt leadership across surface and underground operations, setting the tone for safety and performance, coaching supervisors, and holding crews accountable to the standard.


• Drive a culture of accountability by evaluating performance, developing supervisors, and championing rigorous risk assessment through FLRA and TRA.


• Own the development and progress of underground and surface construction


• Lead the safety and environmental performance for the construction team by reviewing hazard identification and incident reports (including RIMS), driving closure of corrective actions, and coaching the team on lessons learned.


• Own the construction plan end to end and set priorities to meet safety, environmental, equipment, and production targets, and exercising full authority to sequence and prioritize the work.


• Lead quality incident investigations (injury, significant near-miss, environmental excess emission and/or deviation) with disciplined analysis and practical corrective actions, and ensure those actions are implemented, tracked, and sustained.


• Direct the execution of scheduled and break-in work, driving continuous improvement and reporting to the mine manager


• Develop and grow the team by delivering annual performance reviews for all direct reports and leveraging crew 360's to build capability and succession.


• Champion continuous improvement, initiating and driving plant changes and improvement plans through the MOC system.


• Drive alignment across daily construction and weekly commitment meetings, securing buy-in and commitment to the weekly schedule from all stakeholders.


• Actively advance environmental (EMS), safety, and health programs, leading by example through the RIM's tool.


• Drive the identification, development and optimization of standard jobs (resources, parts, tooling, task lists and staging), and enforce the use of standard job plans across all plant outages and routine work.


• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

• 10+ years practical experience in the underground industry, with a proven track record in underground mining construction required


• Minimum of 5 years leadership experience, including managing supervisors or superintending crews in an underground environment required


• Direct experience working in an Underground environment required


• Demonstrated ability to manage construction budgets, schedules, and contractors on major underground projects required


• Strong knowledge of incident investigation, MOC, and safety and environmental management systems preferred

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