Design Manager

Job Description

Design Manager

Sedgman is seeking an experienced Engineering Design Manager to join our Vancouver office.

The Engineering Design Manager will manage a multidisciplinary team and lead major design projects, ensuring technical, time, budget, and quality objectives are met, and maintaining client relationships while providing critical mineral processing technical expertise.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage multidisciplinary team and programme workloads, providing technical and administrative guidance to Design Engineering staff.


• In conjunction with Management, provide resource planning to ensure resource requirements for the project’s design are met.


• Prepare Design Management Plans and manage implementation on projects.


• Monitor and evaluate work to ensure it meets technical and performance requirements.


• Direct and lead process engineering; monitor design delivery to ensure outcomes support technical leadership strategy.


• Identify, investigate, record, monitor and report on actions, resolution and costs of identified design non‑conformances.


• Administer technical briefs for sub‑consultant engagement.


• Coordinate design interfaces with the client’s other designers as required.


• Drive solutions to increase probability of winning work, and allow delivery against strategy.


• Recognize and promote technical innovation; identify suitable technical partners for advancement in innovation.


• Actively mentor and create opportunities for knowledge sharing across the group.


• Select and monitor performance of external consultants.


• Ensure authorisation and issuance of documents and drawings to the project team, vendors, sub‑consultants, statutory authorities and others as necessary.


• Manage updates to Sedgman standard specifications, typical/standard drawings, and calculations/simulations to reflect current industry standards or project requirements.


• Manage NCRs, lessons learned, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering.


• Professional Engineering designation (preferably BC or another Canadian jurisdiction).


• Minimum 10 years relevant work experience, including at least 3 years in a supervisory role.


• Extensive knowledge and practices in the organization and execution of engineering projects.


• Prior experience in project management considered an asset.


• Previous experience leading and managing technical/project teams.


• Mining & Minerals, or heavy industry experience highly desired.


• MS Office suite, MS Project skills required.


• Eligible to work in Canada without sponsorship.

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to work on global projects and collaborate with Sedgman offices worldwide.


• Support Sedgman’s cutting‑edge innovation & technology development.


• Access to a network of subject matter experts around the world.


• Professional development and career growth opportunities within Sedgman.


• Flexible work arrangements to support work‑life balance.


• Health and benefits package.


• RRSP Matching.


• Discretionary bonus.


• A friendly and social work environment.

Salary: CAD 160,000 - 200,000 (considered based on education, experience, skills, and market conditions).

About Sedgman

Sedgman Canada Limited is part of the CIMIC Group’s mineral processing company, providing mineral processing and associated infrastructure solutions worldwide. Our mission is to generate sustainable returns for shareholders by delivering projects while offering safe, rewarding careers for our people.

We are a full project life‑cycle delivery company, incorporating development, execution, and ongoing operations phases. Offices in Australia, Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Sedgman is a proud equal‑opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace that allows all to reach their full potential. We welcome all qualified candidates and encourage Indigenous applicants to self‑identify.