The Project:

Worley is supporting their client's Sustaining Capital Program through the delivery of project management services and multidisciplinary engineering and design. Our team provides engineering support for a diverse portfolio of sustaining capital and operational improvement projects within an active brownfield aluminum smelter environment.
We are seeking a motivated and career-oriented individual who is eager to develop their technical and professional skills while contributing to a high-performing project team.

In this role, you will work closely with on-site client operations and project stakeholders supporting the successful delivery of capital and operational projects at the Kitimat Smelter. As a technically proficient Senior Project Engineer, you will be the primary technical liaison between the Project Management team, the Engineering disciplines, Procurement, and Construction.

This position is site-based in Kitimat, British Columbia and requires the successful candidate to relocate to/reside in either Kitimat or Terrace, British Columbia.

Responsibilities:

• Project Delivery and Performance
  • Deliver projects safely and in accordance with approved scope, budget, schedule, and quality requirements.
  • Lead multidisciplinary project teams through all phases of the project lifecycle, from project identification and development through to commissioning and handover.
  • Monitor project performance, proactively managing risks, opportunities, scope changes, and resource requirements to achieve successful project outcomes.
  • Ensure effective cash flow management, forecasting, and cost control across assigned projects.
  • Stakeholder & Customer Management
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with customer stakeholders, ensuring alignment on project objectives, priorities, and delivery strategies.
  • Provide trusted advice and leadership to stakeholders to improve project delivery outcomes and support capital planning initiatives.
  • Facilitate effective communication, issue resolution, and decision-making across all project stakeholders.
• Stakeholder and Customer Management
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with customer stakeholders, ensuring alignment on project objectives, priorities, and delivery strategies.
  • Provide trusted advice and leadership to stakeholders to improve project delivery outcomes and support capital planning initiatives.
  • Facilitate effective communication, issue resolution, and decision-making across all project stakeholders.
• Safety, Risk and Project Assurance
  • Champion Safety in Design principles, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and reduced to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP).
  • Lead project risk management activities and ensure appropriate mitigation strategies are implemented throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Ensure key project assurance and engineering studies are completed as required.
• Engineering and Execution Leadership
  • Ensure appropriate engineering and project resources are assigned and effectively utilized throughout project execution.
  • Drive technical and project development decisions that optimize safety, operability, constructability, technical integrity, and lifecycle cost.
  • Lead interface management between engineering, procurement, operations, construction, and commissioning teams to ensure seamless project execution.
  • Support client stakeholders in identifying and developing projects that address safety, environmental, reliability, and operational improvement requirements.
  • Participate in risk assessment and project identification workshops, including FMEA and other asset risk reviews.
  • Ensure design reviews involve all relevant internal and external stakeholders and that project requirements are fully captured.
  • Coordinate procurement, equipment supply, and construction contract activities to meet project schedules and delivery objectives.
  • Develop construction, installation, commissioning, and handover strategies in conjunction with Operations and Construction stakeholders.
  • Prepare and maintain project and portfolio performance reports, including schedule, cost, risk, resource, and forecast reporting.
  • Ensure completed projects are successfully commissioned, handed over to Operations, and closed out in accordance with customer and company requirements.

What you will bring:
Technical and Industry Experience:

• Extensive, progressive engineering and project execution experience, with at least Intermediate to Senior-level experience as a Project Engineer or similar role on large capital projects.
• Proven experience managing technical scope within the Mining sector
• Strong understanding of project management principles, contracts, engineering workflows, and quality management systems.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage conflict and facilitate alignment among diverse technical teams.
• Proven mentorship abilities.

Desired Assets:

• Experience in an EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management) environment.
• Familiarity with project controls software (e.g., Primavera P6, Microsoft Project) and document control systems.
• Certification such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or equivalent.
• Experience leading a small team of junior engineers or designers.

Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (e.g., Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Electrical) from an accredited institution.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in British Columbia or the ability to obtain one.

For applicants based in the province of British Columbia, the salary range is $153,786 to $203,786
Application of the pay band: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as the candidate's qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.