Senior Project Engineer

Job Title: Senior Project Engineer

Location: Montreal, QC

Duration: 12 months

Pay Range: C$(82.00 – 88.00)/hr on T4

Job Description:

• Support the Vaudreuil Program Engineering Manager in delivering critical portfolio studies, including the Basin X FS and the Greenfield PFS/FS studies.
• Drive coordination, schedule, quality, Engineering Service Provider management, and study controls while providing cross-portfolio study assurance.
• 12-to-18-month contract, five days per week on site at the Montreal offices.
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About the role:

• We are looking for a Senior Project Engineer – Montreal Delivery to strengthen the Vaudreuil Program’s delivery capacity and support the Engineering Manager in delivering critical studies.
• The role will primarily support the Basin X FS and the Greenfield PFS/FS studies, with cross-portfolio assurance responsibilities for other studies.
• Delivery-focused, the role will provide disciplined coordination of engineering firms, disciplines, and stakeholders to maintain study progress, quality, and consistency. The incumbent will help establish a structured delivery environment, resolve interfaces promptly, and support the team’s learning curve.
• Reporting to the Vaudreuil Program Engineering Manager and working five days per week from the Montreal offices, you will collaborate closely with project teams, study leads, technical experts, and Engineering Service Providers. You will:
• Support the Engineering Manager in planning and delivering the Basin X FS and the Greenfield PFS/FS studies.
• Establish and maintain integrated study execution plans covering scope, deliverables, interfaces, schedule, resources, risks, and required decisions.
• Coordinate Engineering Service Providers and internal disciplines to ensure efficient, integrated delivery aligned with program expectations.
• Drive schedule, quality, maturity gates, deliverable registers, actions, interfaces, and study controls.
• Provide cross-portfolio study assurance and verify the consistency of assumptions, design bases, estimates, schedules, and recommendations.
• Identify variances, risks, and critical decisions early, recommend corrective actions, and escalate matters requiring Engineering Manager intervention.
• Organize and facilitate technical reviews, maturity reviews, and coordination workshops required to advance the studies.
• Promote and ensure the consistent application of engineering and project-management processes, standards, systems, and tools.
• Prepare clear progress reports, analyses, and decision recommendations to support program governance.

About you:

• Demonstrated commitment to safety, technical integrity, and delivery quality.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; professional engineer designation and registration with the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec are required.
• A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in project engineering, study delivery, or engineering management in complex industrial environments.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating engineering firms, delivering multidisciplinary studies, and managing technical interfaces.
• Strong command of study and project controls, including schedules, deliverables, risks, actions, changes, and decisions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, structure delivery, and advance multiple workstreams concurrently.
• Influencing leadership, sound professional judgment, and excellent ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams without direct line authority.
• Experience with project processes and with mining, tailings, or industrial infrastructure projects is a strong asset.
• Fluency in French and English, both written and spoken.

Where you will be working:

• This contract is based at the Montreal offices and requires on-site presence five days per week.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on the needs of the studies and the Vaudreuil Program.