Senior Mine Hoisting & Shaft Design Lead

Stantec; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Remote flexibility

Job summary

Stantec seeks a Senior Mine Hoisting and Shaft Specialist Design Professional Engineer to lead the Hoisting and Shaft team within Professional Consulting Services. The role entails managing a team on large-scale projects across the full lifecycle, with international exposure and delivery of best-in-class engineering practices.

The successful candidate will guide engineering design, risk assessment, and client engagement while ensuring timely, compliant, and high-quality solutions for complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in the USA or license within 6 months.
• 15–20 years of experience with shaft/hoist construction or maintenance.
• Proven experience leading engineering design work and teams.
• Strong knowledge of hoisting systems, shafts, headframes.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized hoisting and shaft system design expertise.
• Lead and manage a team across multiple projects and lifecycles.
• Ensure designs are compliant, constructible, and reviewable.
• Coordinate across disciplines for cohesive hoisting plant designs.
• Support risk assessment, quality, and governance in designs.
• Sign off on designs for construction in the USA where applicable.

Skills

Strong Technical Leadership

People Leadership

Program/Project coordination

Communication skills

HSSE knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer in the USA

15-20 years of engineering experience

Tools

CAD modelling

Microsoft Office

Engineering design software

Job description

Stantec seeks a Senior Mine Hoisting and Shaft Specialist Design Professional Engineer to lead the Hoisting and Shaft team within Professional Consulting Services. The role entails managing a team on large-scale projects across the full lifecycle, with international exposure and delivery of best-in-class engineering practices.

The successful candidate will guide engineering design, risk assessment, and client engagement while ensuring timely, compliant, and high-quality solutions for complex