Posted 11 days ago
Shaft Sinking Project Manager
@ JDS Energy & Mining
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Overview
JDS Energy & Mining is hiring a full-time Project Manager for Shaft Sinking to lead the safe, on-budget sinking, furnishing and transition to operations of twin shafts at the NexGen Energy Rook I Project in Northwest Saskatchewan. The role oversees the sinking contract, vendor engineering and procurement, and contract reporting, reporting to the Area Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee safe execution of the entire shaft sinking scope
- Manage sinking contract, change orders and contract reporting
- Lead vendor engineering and procurement with the Contractor
- Monitor project controls and correct deviations from plan
- Ensure QA/QC, inspection and test plans, RFIs and nonconformance reports are managed
Requirements summary:
- Extensive large-scale construction execution experience
- Experience in project initiation and early engineering
- Contractor and risk management experience
- Ability to build and develop project teams
- Knowledge of applicable standards, codes and regulatory requirements
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-26
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-26
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-02
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Construction site, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
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JDS Energy & Mining
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Full company description
The JDS Group of Companies (JDS) is a diverse and dynamic team of over 200 professionals focused on delivering innovative engineering, construction, procurement, reclamation and management solutions for our energy and mining customers. JDS prides itself on delivering project concepts from inception to full operations – a process it has executed for operations throughout Canada's North and across the world. JDS is committed to world-class safety and health standards, proactive environmental stewardship and leaving a lasting positive legacy for local communities in the areas in which they operate.
- LinkedIn followers
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- People associated on LinkedIn
- 225
- Reported office locations
- Suite 900 - 999 W Hastings St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2W2, CA
- Suite 217 - 3030 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, British Colombia V1Y 1W2, CA
- Business categories
- Mining
- Precious Metals
- Energy
- Other recorded names
- JDS Energy & Mining
- JDS Group of Companies
- Specialties
- Feasibility Studies
- Engineering
- EPCM
- Construction
- Mining
- ESG
- Rail & Track Maintenance
- and Health & Safety
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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The JDS Group of Companies (JDS) is a diverse and dynamic team of over 200 professionals focused on delivering innovative engineering, construction, procurement, reclamation and management solutions for our energy and mining customers. JDS prides itself on delivering project concepts from inception to full operations – a process it has executed for operations throughout Canada's North and across the world. JDS is…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mining |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Feasibility StudiesEngineeringEPCMConstructionMiningESGRail & Track Maintenanceand Health & Safety |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 41 |
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The Project Manager for Shaft Sinking is accountable for the safe and efficient shaft sinking, shaft furnishing, and transition to permanent operations of the twin shafts at the NexGen Energy proposed Rook I Project located in Northwest Saskatchewan, including oversight of the sinking contract, vendor engineering, vendor procurement, and all management and reporting aspects of the sinking contract. The Project Manager requires extensive experience with large scale construction execution including project initiation, early engineering, execution planning, team development, contractor management and risk management. This position reports to the Area Manager.
Position Responsibilities
- Accountable to support the safe execution of the entire shaft sinking scope.
- Establish effective structure and interfaces between Owner and Contractor teams including communication strategies between all levels.
- Ensure safe on budget, on schedule project execution aligned with applicable standards, codes, and regulatory body requirements.
- Ensure clear definition and ownership of the project scope, schedule, budget, project outcomes and mitigations.
- Maintain clear change management and contract management processes and procedures and complete all change orders in a timely manner.
- Leverage project control systems to measure project performance and identify deviations early with mitigations to correct and realign to plan.
- Establish an internal communications plan to keep the Project Team, Project Management and Senior Leadership informed of the project at all stages.
- Ensure Contractor execution is inline with project QA/QC requirements and all inspection and test plans are complete for execution.
- Accountable for all requests for information and nonconformance reports for the shaft area.
- Accountable to work with the Contractor to complete the shaft sinkers engineering and procurement inline with agreed project execution plan and project schedule incorporating constructability and operability into their plans and designs.
- Complete with the Contractor all risk work, safe operating procedures, and execution planning for site mobilization and project execution.
- Ensure progressive turnover of completed packages from the Contractor.
- Develop Owners team and IPT members and ensure continuity of the project team.
- Other duties as assigned.
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