First seen by our source: 16 days ago
Project Engineer
@ YG
Whitehorse, Yukon
Overview
The Workers' Safety and Compensation Board (WSCB) in Yukon is hiring a permanent Project Engineer, working 75 hours bi-weekly, to support mine safety oversight. The role reviews mining plans, conducts site inspections, and ensures compliance with territorial safety legislation across all phases of mine construction and operation. The posting requires RCMP security clearance and eligibility for Professional Engineer registration in Yukon.
Responsibilities:
- Review mining plans and designs
- Conduct site inspections of mining operations
- Ensure compliance with safety legislation and regulations
- Support mine construction, operation and reclamation phases
Requirements summary:
- Engineering degree (mining, mechanical, civil or related)
- Significant experience in mining, heavy industrial or construction
- Experience managing engineering projects with a health and safety focus
- CRSP or CSP designation, or coursework toward one (asset)
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · hrsmart
- Employer posting date
- Not provided
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-22
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-22
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Engineering |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Construction site, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), CRSP, CSP, RCMP Security Clearance |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Mining Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering |
| Security clearance | Reliability status |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 67 |
This opportunity is for a permanent position working 75 hours bi-weekly
The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board (WSCB) administers workplace health and safety and workers’ compensation in the territory. WSCB’s mission is to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses in partnership with employers and workers and to support workers when injuries occur. We take care of injured workers by facilitating their stay at work, return to work and recovery.
Values:
WSCB’s strives for “vision zero” work related injuries, illnesses, or fatalities. As we fulfill that mandate, three organizational values guide our internal conduct and our external relationships:
• Partnership
• Accountability
• Compassion
The Role:
Reporting to the Manager, Mine Safety, the Project Engineer supports the WSCB in overseeing mining operations throughout the Yukon Territory. Responsibilities include reviewing mining plans, conducting site inspections, and ensuring compliance with the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Act and Workplace Health and Safety Regulations. These responsibilities are conducted at a professional level in the various phases of mine construction and operation, from preliminary engineering through to project reclamation.
Essential Qualifications:
Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet each of the following qualifications. Please note, selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume; ensure you use a month/year to month/year format and include the duties you performed in each of your positions.
• Degree in Engineering (Mining, Mechanical, Civil, or a related discipline) from a recognized institution;
• Significant experience in mining, heavy industrial, or construction environments;
• Experience managing and supporting engineering projects with a strong health and safety focus;
• Significant experience in the mining sector, including experience reviewing or developing mine designs, and experience with mining operations and mining methods;
• Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or completion of coursework toward either designation would be considered an asset.
Candidates who have education, training, and/or experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above may be equally considered.
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Suitability:
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their competence according to the standards set within the Yukon Government Core Competency Framework
• Influencing Others
• Promoting Common Values and Ethics
• Modeling Interpersonal Skills and Personal Responsibility
• Taking action and achieving results
Conditions of Employment:
• Have and maintain RCMP Security Clearance.
• Eligible for registration, or registered, as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the Yukon.
Additional Information:
Discover why the Yukon government has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employer in Canada since 2014.
Learn about what Yukon Government can offer you https://yukoncareerpaths.ca/what-we-offer.
Check us out: Working at the Yukon Government
Uniquely Yukon - Discover what makes the Yukon unlike any other place in the world.
Contact details:
For information about this competition please contact Matthew Fehr, Human Resources Consultant at [email protected]
Please do not email resumes to the email address above; resumes may only be accepted through E-Recruitment. To create your E-Recruitment account and to learn how to prepare your resume follow this link.
Journal
Only you can see this. Kept on this device, and in your account when you sign in.