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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Site Manager to join our team to support abandoned mine opportunities in the North.  We are looking for staff who have experience managing northern active and abandoned mines or heavy civil construction sites at a general manager level and are exceptional safety leaders. The successful candidate will provide direction, expertise and technical assistance to a team managing ongoing site administration and operations at unique northern abandoned mines. 

This position works shifts of 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off.  This role includes paid travel to and from the site as well as housing accommodations, but employees are responsible for providing their own food/meals.   

What You'll Be Doing:

• Overall Site Management as required to facilitate the delivery of the Faro Mine Remediation Project (FMRP)  

• EH&S at the Mine Site as per the Mine Health & Safety Act and Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Regulations  

• Ensuring environmental awareness and compliance with federal and territorial regulations and guidelines  

• Maintaining Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) systems, inspections, and audits  

• Supporting the Project Socio-Economic Strategy  

• Setting expectations for Quality  

• Reviewing and analyzing SOPs  

• Leading a team of staff to provide Site Services including Environmental and Geotechnical Management, Health & Safety and Security.  

• Leading contact between Parsons and the owner’s operational leadership team with respect to EHS  

• Working constructively to ensure a collaborative and cooperative team approach with knowledgeable and timely input and contribution.  

• Supporting the objectives and responsibilities of all other management and leadership staff;  

• Managing site staff to implement and carry out work that helps the project and organization achieve its desired outcomes by providing Basic supervision; Technical direction; Motivation; Career progression; Performance feedback  

• Determining, planning for and prioritizing the Work  

• Ensuring that the necessary resources are identified, made available and brought to bear in a timely manner  

• Managing within the Work, within budget, so as to ensure maximum value for expenditures  

• Monitoring team performance  

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• At least 12 years’ cumulative demonstrated work experience related to heavy civil construction; and/or mine remediation/mine closure; and/or mining; and/or heavy industrial facility operations demonstrating either 12 years in a senior role or progressively more senior roles across the duration of the resource’s experience; and  

• Minimum 8 years of overall supervisory experience in heavy civil construction; and/or mine remediation/mine closure; and/or mining; and/or heavy industrial facility operations; and  

• Minimum 3 years of senior level supervisory experience of multidisciplinary team including supervision of other managers and responsibility for enforcing site wide management plans related to operations, environmental protection and health and safety; and  

• At least three (3) projects or three (3) years’ combined experience, in the last 5 years prior to the closing date of the solicitation demonstrating the resource’s experience in effectively managing a large workforce, sub-trades and contractors; and  

• Demonstrated extensive understanding through experience of safety and environmental regulations  

• Valid Class 5 Drivers License 

• This management position is expected to achieve Mine Rescue Certification, if physically able, and to maintain the certification  

  
  What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience with projects in Northern locations (defined as north of 60 degrees latitude) with freeze protection and permafrost knowledge 

• Valid Journeyperson’s ticket, related technical diploma, Project Management Professional, or relevant engineering certification valid in any Canadian province or territory (P.Eng.), or geological degree (P.Geo.) 

• 20 years or more of demonstrated work experience related to construction or mine remediation / mine closure or mining experience  

• Demonstrated expertise in working with detailed project design drawings and design specifications  

• Demonstrated proficiency in scheduling, workflow tracking, reporting and analysis through detailed description of experience and expertise 

• BC Mine Supervisor Certification or equivalent  

• Demonstrated strong leadership and team building abilities through detailed description of experience 

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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