Overview / Responsibilities

# Wood#Mining#EPCM#SK - Come be your very best YOU at Wood.

Wood is one of Canada's longest standing engineering firms with roots dating back to 1907 with a presence in Saskatchewan for over 60 years - The Saskatoon office is the Potash Centre of Excellence and leaders in uranium, lithium and other base metals with multi-discipline expertise leading sustaining capital and all phases of projects from concept studies up to large scale EPCM projects.

Come join the elite Wood team!!

Why Wood - you ask ? It's an opportunity to:

• Join the Potash Centre of Excellence - working with, learning from and becoming world-class experts!
• Grow YOUR career with a team that truly cares about your personal development and advancement.
• Enjoy Hybrid / Flexible working options
• Work on challenging, innovative and sustainable solutions for potash, lithium, uranium and base metal projects
• Collaborate with our national & global mining teams
• Work on projects abroad - we offices are in 30 countries worldwide
• Enjoy a competitive benefits package that includes: progressive matching RRSP's, medical, dental, parental leave, employee / family assistance / mental wellness programs, among many others)

Wood is seeking a Senior Construction Manager for our Mining and Minerals construction project near Lanigan, Saskatchewan, Canada.

This position has overall responsibility for proactively planning and managing all construction activities and ensuring successful completion of a significant brownfield material handling project being executed at our client's operating facility. The role will start with construction input support in Wood's Saskatoon Office during the design phase and transition to site at the commencement of construction. If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a fast paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Join the project during the detail engineering phase and ensure the appropriate input is provided during the design phase with respect to construction planning and execution. These include:
• Development of the Project HSSE plan
• Constructability Input / Review
• Contracting Strategy Input
• Temporary Facilities
• Construction Project Management Plan Development
• Construction Quality Plan

• Ensure the project safety regulations, project health and safety manual and site procedures are in place, maintained on the project and applied
• Proactively manage and report on the status of safety, quality, schedule and cost of the construction activities
• Develop the construction strategy, execution plan and leadership in the development of the construction schedule
• Plan, interview and recommend to senior management, the assignment of field staff to the Construction Management team
• Responsible for Construction Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS) and Work Packages and provide input into Procurement and Contracting Work Packages
• Detailed shutdown and tie-in coordination planning with the project team and the owner
• Provide support to engineering designs with respect to constructability and schedule
• Coordinate engineering requirements between site and engineering offices and ensure strong interaction with the engineering team.
• Assist the contractors with clarification, interpretation, interference resolution and QA/QC related matters
• Respond to and process contractor's requests for information (RFIs)
• Review and approve QA/QC non conformance reports (NCRs)
• Ensure instructions, drawings and specifications for scope changes are issued in a timely manner
• Develop and maintain communication channels with clients, stake holders, and internal personnel to ensure that work flows smoothly and is delivered to customer's expectations
• Proactively work with contractors to ensure project safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives are being achieved.
• Monitoring construction activities with respect to performance, procedure, and quality.
• Ensure the required permits are in place
• Ensure construction contracts are fairly and responsibly administered
• Direct the contract administrator, construction coordinators and engineers in the overall management of the contract packages
• Negotiate project issues with contractors related to cost, changes, schedule, risks and deliverables for recommendation to the Project Manager
• Work closely with staff to ensure that the project scope, change orders, schedule, reporting and budget are accurately planned, prepared, monitored, communicated and met
• Issue daily, weekly and monthly progress reports outlining items of concern such as safety observations, non-conformance with specifications and drawings, equipment and weather delays, congestion, workmanship, quality control and potential contract

Skills / Qualifications

• Engineering technologist diploma or graduate degree in related field is considered an asset
• At least 15-20 years of experience of construction management within mining or heavy industrial projects including at least 10 years increasing responsibility as a construction manager along with a focus on mining projects of CDN $400 million or more. Experience within an EPCM environment will be considered an asset
• AutoCAD and/or 3D design/drafting software capabilities is considered an asset

Authorization to lawfully work in Canada without sponsorship from Wood is required

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement (EEO)

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.