Lead Mine Hoisting & Shaft Design Engineer

Stantec; Chandler (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision

Flexible work arrangements

Tuition reimbursement

Professional membership

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Mine Hoisting and Shaft Specialist Design Engineer to lead hoisting and shaft systems design on large-scale projects, with opportunities for international exposure and mentoring junior staff.

You will work in an in-office role in Phoenix or another Stantec office with some remote flexibility, travel occasionally, and contribute to technical leadership, project execution, and business development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in the USA, or the ability to be licensed within 6 months from the date of hire.
• 10–15 years of experience, with at least 5 years of practical shaft and hoist construction or maintenance experience.
• Proven experience leading engineering design work.
• Strong working knowledge of hoisting systems, shafts, headframes, industry standards, and design tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead shaft and hoisting system designs on projects, sometimes multiple smaller projects.
• Assist in defining project scope, budget, and design approaches.
• Deliver quality work within allocated scope, budget, and schedule.
• Formulate and implement recovery plans for underperforming engineering tasks.
• Coordinate with internal teams, consultants, clients, contractors, and vendors.
• Perform quality control on engineering deliverables within the hoisting design space.
• Collaborate and guide other design disciplines to develop cohesive hoisting plant and headframe designs.
• Contribute to risk assessment and hazard identification in the design process.
• Provide Professional Engineering sign-off on designs that can be used for construction, in the United States of America.

Skills

Hoisting design

Shaft design

Mechanical engineering

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer (USA)

Tools

CAD modelling

MS Office

Design software

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Mine Hoisting and Shaft Specialist Design Engineer to lead hoisting and shaft systems design on large-scale projects, with opportunities for international exposure and mentoring junior staff.

You will work in an in-office role in Phoenix or another Stantec office with some remote flexibility, travel occasionally, and contribute to technical leadership, project execution, and business development.