Supervisor, Control Systems

Workplace Type: Onsite About Newmont

At Newmont, we’re not just a world-leading gold and metals producer – we’re a team united by our commitment to shaping a more inclusive, sustainable, and responsible mining industry. Joining us means becoming part of a global, diverse workforce where everyone is valued, empowered, and encouraged to grow. Our people are the heart of our success, bringing exceptional skill, integrity, and dedication to everything we do as an organization, and we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

About Brucejack

Our Brucejack Gold Mine, a high-grade underground mine in beautiful northern British Columbia, is located approximately 65 kilometres north of Stewart. Brucejack is a fly-in/fly-out operation with pick-up points across Western Canada, making it easy for people from different places to join us. We work closely with local First Nations communities including the Nisga’a, Tahltan, Gitanyow, and Gitxsan, to build respectful partnerships and celebrate our shared community.

As a member of the Brucejack family, we put your health, comfort, and safety first. You’ll stay in private rooms with individual washrooms, enjoy balanced meals prepared by our exceptional culinary team, and have access to a 24-hour snack and sandwich bar. We also have plenty of ways for you to relax and stay active, with a gym, fitness classes, a golf simulator, and seasonal activities like snowshoeing and hiking. For creative downtime, our music room is a fully equipped space where you can play or listen to music. Our Brucejack Recreation Committee, run by employees on a volunteer basis, organizes activities and events to make camp life fun and bring people together. The committee also plans holiday decorations, charity raffles, and outdoor events, helping create a warm and friendly community.

Your Purpose

Our Brucejack site is now recruiting for the position of Supervisor control Systems with a competitive base salary between 103,000-137,000 with an additional short term incentive. The offered base salary will be determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies, with consideration to internal equity.

Supervise a team of control system engineers and technicians to maximize the availability, operability, and effectiveness of the fixed plant Industrial Control Systems (ICS) within a single site. This role provides technical expertise and support for DCS & PLC, systems, including configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance. The role also oversees control system networking and OT infrastructure, manages site operational budgets, and ensures adherence to Newmont’s global standards, specifications and change management processes. Additionally, the incumbent collaborates with vendors, supports various departments to maximize production, and participates in the global control system community to share and implement best practices.

Purpose

- Provide proactive leadership and an overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility, and sustainable development and technical regulatory compliance.

- Adhere to Newmont’s Fatality Risk Management program, Electrical Safety Standards, and all directives given by a Newmont-appointed Site Electrical Authority.

- Supervise, guide, mentor, support and develop the Control System team members within a site

- Assess, maintain, improve and report the availability and performance of all fixed plant control systems, performance monitoring tools and AVEVA PI application suite at a given site.

- Facilitate daily ICS pre-start meetings and checks to ensure key safety and performance metrics are reviewed, reported and actioned to ensure/improve the safety and performance of people and equipment

- Review, prioritize and execute the pipeline of temporary and permanent change requests, improvement opportunities and cyber security risk mitigation measures to ICS hardware, software and applications for a given site

- Develop resourcing plans and manage costs, schedule, scope and implementation risks to safely execute projects impacting on site industrial control systems

- Develop resourcing plans, prioritizes and schedules internal auditing and preventative maintenance, minor upgrades and validation of spares for ICS infrastructure

- Facilitate root cause analysis (RCA’s) investigations, diagnosis and resolution of operations and maintenance issues related to the ICS, prepare and distribute reports to peers at other sites

- Collaborate in the global fixed plant process systems community to share and implement best practices and lessons learned

Training and Experience

- Education: Degree in Control Systems, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. A trade qualification with equivalent experience is also considered.

- Experience: Hands-on DCS expertise with DeltaV or similar systems; Rockwell PLCs systems in a mining or heavy industry setting.

- Technical Skills: Knowledge of ICS communication protocols (Modbus TCP/IP, OPC, Profibus), industrial Ethernet networks, cybersecurity best practices, and AVEVA PI, IT OT Fundamentals.

- Leadership & Problem-Solving: Proven ability to supervise teams, troubleshoot issues, and drive system improvements.

- Project & Budget Management: Experience overseeing ICS projects, resource planning, and cost control.

Working Conditions

- Site-Based Role: (Fly-In/Fly-Out )

- Fast-Paced & Collaborative: Work closely with metallurgy, process, and maintenance teams.

- Innovative & Safety-Focused: Support cutting-edge ICS technologies while maintaining strict safety and compliance standards.

At Newmont, our commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures that everyone can work to their full potential, free from discrimination, while respecting the cultures, religions, and governance of the regions in which we operate. Guided by our values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Responsibility, and Inclusion we are dedicated to creating a culturally rich and supportive environment.

We believe in the strength of our people and the positive impact we can create together. Newmont employees are rewarded with a competitive salary, flexible packaging options, and programs that recognize those who go above and beyond. If you share our values and feel you can make a meaningful contribution, we encourage you to apply – we’d love to hear from you!