Senior Hoisting & Shaft Design Lead

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Chandler, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Stantec Consulting is seeking a Senior Mine Hoisting and Shaft Specialist Design Professional Engineer to join our Professional Consulting Services team as Manager of the Hoisting and Shaft group. You will lead a team of hoisting and shaft design professionals across large projects, delivering technically rigorous solutions on time and within budget.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s in mechanical engineering, a US PE license (or eligibility within 6 months), and 15–20 years of relevant

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 date of hire.
• 15-20 years of experience, with at least 5 years of practical shaft and hoist construction or maintenance experience in the field.
• Proven experience leading engineering design work and managing engineering teams.
• Exceptional working knowledge of hoisting systems, shafts, headframes, industry standards, and design tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for hoisting and shaft designs across projects.
• Ensure hoisting team consistently delivers work within scope, budget, and schedule.
• Formulate and implement recovery plans for underperforming hoisting teams.
• Perform quality control on engineering deliverables within the hoisting design space.
• Collaborate with other Discipline Managers and guide teams to develop cohesive hoisting plant and headframe designs.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Mechanical engineering

Client-facing communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer in the USA

Tools

CAD modelling

Microsoft Office

Engineering design software

Job description

Stantec Consulting is seeking a Senior Mine Hoisting and Shaft Specialist Design Professional Engineer to join our Professional Consulting Services team as Manager of the Hoisting and Shaft group. You will lead a team of hoisting and shaft design professionals across large projects, delivering technically rigorous solutions on time and within budget.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s in mechanical engineering, a US PE license (or eligibility within 6 months), and 15–20 years of relevant