Mechanical engineering Jobs in Kamloops, BC

At Peter Lucas we offer a variety of work, professional development, and learning opportunities that come from working on diverse projects in the mining, energy, and heavy industrial sectors. Our dynamic environment, filled with high-achieving professionals, enables our staff to take on incredible opportunities, gain mentorship from a diverse group of colleagues, and succeed in their careers.

The Site Superintendent will provide strong field leadership on a major industrial construction project within an active mine environment. The project involves a significant brownfield expansion of an operating gold processing facility, including the construction of a new standalone processing facility.

The successful candidate will oversee multiple crews and work fronts, providing leadership and coordination to ensure construction activities are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project schedule, quality, productivity, and cost requirements. The project team is currently approximately 30 personnel and will continue to grow significantly as construction activities ramp up.

The construction scope is focused on concrete and associated civil works throughout the process plant, requiring strong experience with construction sequencing, manpower, equipment, materials, engineering coordination, and concrete pours.

Location: Active Mine Site near Prince George, BC

Schedule: Rotational Shift

Travel: Paid Travel

Camp: Camp Provided

Start Date: ASAP

Employment Type: Full-Time

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide strong day-to-day field leadership across multiple crews and work fronts.
• Coordinate construction activities and sequencing throughout the process plant.
• Manage and coordinate manpower, equipment, materials, and engineering requirements.
• Oversee concrete and associated civil construction activities, including foundations, slabs, walls, equipment foundations, structural concrete, and detailed earthworks.
• Coordinate reinforcing steel, formwork, embedded items, anchor bolts, liners, drainage, electrical conduit, and mechanical piping associated with concrete works.
• Plan and coordinate concrete pours to ensure resources, materials, equipment, and personnel are properly aligned.
• Monitor construction progress, productivity, quality, and schedule performance.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Construction Managers, engineering teams, contractors, and field personnel to ensure efficient project execution.
• Identify field issues and coordinate solutions to maintain project progress.
• Ensure construction activities are completed in accordance with project specifications, safety requirements, and quality standards.
• Conduct ongoing field planning and coordination as the project team and construction activities continue to expand.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure safe work practices are maintained across all work fronts.

Salary: $125,000–$160,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications. Wages are negotiable. Subcontractor opportunities are also available.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in a Site Superintendent or similar senior field leadership role, preferably within the mining, civil, concrete, or heavy industrial construction industries.
• Demonstrated experience delivering major concrete, civil, mining, or heavy industrial projects.
• Strong experience leading multiple crews across large, multi-area construction projects.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, manpower planning, productivity, quality, schedule, and cost control.
• Experience coordinating concrete pours and associated construction activities.
• Experience working within an active mine or heavy industrial environment is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with project teams, contractors, engineering teams, and stakeholders.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and competing project requirements.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be willing and able to work a rotational schedule in a camp-based environment.
• Proficient with computers and Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

• Employee Health And Dental Benefits.
• Company Pension Matching For Employees.

We appreciate all applicants' interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Wages are negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Global reference checks may be conducted after the interview process.

Note: Peter Lucas Project Management is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We acknowledge that the Peter Lucas head office is located on Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dene, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota, and the homeland of the Métis.

We also acknowledge that our Kamloops office is located on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory, situated within the unceded ancestral lands of the Secwépemc Nation. We honour and respect the people, the territory, and the land that houses the Kamloops community.

We recognize that our work, our lives, and our communities extend beyond these borders, taking place on the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples across what is now known as Canada.

As we live, work, and play in these diverse lands, we honor the deep histories, cultures, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. In the spirit of Reconciliation and guided by our mission to elevate people and communities while driving innovation and sustainability, we are committed to building respectful relationships and shared success across this land we call home.