Chef de lot – Procédé / Package Lead – Processing

Your new company

The Windfall Project, owned by Gold Fields, is in northern Québec. By joining our passionate team, committed to creating lasting value beyond mining, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the construction and startup of a world-class mining project, one of the most ambitious in recent decades.

Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with operations in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Canada and Chile. At Gold Fields, we are committed to achieving an inclusive workforce and recognize that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success.

This is a role that offers you the opportunity to lead high-impact initiatives, collaborate with experts, and contribute to the global growth of our operations in Québec. You will thrive in a dynamic environment where challenges and an exceptional workplace will support your professional growth.

Join the Windfall adventure!

Your new role

As the Package Lead – Process, you will be responsible for overseeing the execution of the full lifecycle of your project packages, ensuring compliance with key performance indicators (KPIs) in terms of safety, cost, schedule, and quality. This position serves as a key interface between the Owner’s project team, the engineering, procurement, and construction management (ePCM) partners, and other stakeholders. This role ensures continuity of leadership and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

- Contribute to the development and implementation of plans, objectives, budgets, and schedules specific to the Process area, while monitoring progress and performance in technical, administrative, and operational aspects.

- Coordinate priorities and resources across multiple project areas, including mining, processing, tailings, water, and site infrastructure, ensuring alignment with overall execution strategies.

- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between internal and external stakeholders, such as the project team, technical partners, suppliers, and subcontractors.

- Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies, lead problem resolution, and escalate critical issues to the Area Manager as required.

- Step in to lead meetings, analyses, and decision-making processes in the absence of the Area Manager - Processing, while supporting functional leads in engineering, procurement, contracts, logistics, construction, and commissioning.

- Apply governance protocols and prepare and present progress reports, dashboards, and recommendations to optimize project delivery.

What you'll need to succeed

- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in mining or industrial project management.

- Degree in a relevant discipline (engineering is an asset) and highly recognized project management qualifications (PMP).

- In-depth understanding of engineering, procurement, and construction management processes related to defining strategy and execution plans.

- In-depth understanding of project controls processes related to generating cost, schedule, risk, and scope management information.

- Bilingual (ability to communicate with clients and stakeholders in both English and French).

- Strong leadership skills to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

What you'll get in return

- Working from the Montreal project office for the remainder of the design and planning phase, you will have access to a vibrant, modern workspace that will enable a high degree of collaboration with other leaders in the project

- Exceptional career development as a leader on one of the largest mining projects in the past decade in Quebec.

- A unique opportunity to contribute to a large-scale greenfield project in the mining sector that will see the best technologies embedded into the startup of the operation.

- Access to global projects networks to leverage best practices across Gold Fields

- Highly competitive compensation

- Collective insurance plan

- RRSP

- And much more!

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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