Senior Project Engineer

Job Description

DRA Global Limited is an international multi-disciplinary engineering, project delivery and operations management group, predominantly focused on the mining, minerals, and metals industry.

The Group has an extensive track record spanning almost four decades across a wide range of commodities. Our teams have deep expertise in the mining, minerals, and metals processing industries, as well as related non-process infrastructure such as water, and energy solutions.

DRA covers all major mining centers with offices across Africa and the Middle East, North and South America, and the Asia-Pacific.

We are looking for a talented Senior Project Engineer to work in our Toronto or Montreal office on a hybrid schedule.

Ensuring different disciplines are integrated into an effective, fit for purpose engineering solution, including, but not limited to:

• Technical Support, Contract Management, Site Support, Commissioning, Documentation and handover.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engineering and discipline project design activities relating to concept, pre-feasibility, feasibility studies, EPCM and EPC projects.
• Manage engineering teams in projects and across large studies with a project delivery focus.
• Provide leadership and support to the Engineering team through supervision, mentoring, training, and motivation to produce engineering deliverables for projects and studies.
• Lead, co-ordinate and manage all engineering and design functions for a study / project.
• Ensures areas of uncertainty are highlighted and actions are taken to address them.
• Promotes collaboration with other functional groups and stakeholders for engineering matters.
• Interface between Engineering and the other disciplines on the project including Project Controls, Project Management, Procurement, Contracts, Construction, suppliers, and the client team.
• Mentoring and development of less experienced personnel.
• Support ongoing improvement and maintenance of engineering systems and procedures.
• Use and support the maintenance of engineering standards across projects and studies by identifying and implementing best practice and holding the team to account for quality.
• Develop and update project-specific procedures and workflows.
• Ensure that procurement packages are effectively managed in accordance with the project schedule.
• Ensure that project quality is managed in accordance with the project quality plan or project specific requirements.
• Ensure the appropriate level and quality of technical/engineering input is provided timeously into the compilation and management of all procurement packages.
• Manage engineering scope of work and deliverable schedule to meet the project and corporate requirements.
• Ensure designs produced are in accordance with capital budget and quantities.
• Ensure suitable contract management is applied to managed procurement packages.
• Manage, control, and record all changes to engineering scope of work within the project and/or engineering change control system, ensuring the impact on schedule, cost and quality are calculated, communicated, approved, and formalized.

Skills / Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized university
• 10-15+ year of Project Engineering experience in a multi-disciplinary environment on major projects with specific focus on mining and processing.
• Demonstrated ability to develop new, proprietary, and innovative solutions to current processes.
• Professional Engineer in Canada (typically Ontario or Quebec)
• Strong Leadership, solid communication & interpersonal skills are required.

We value diversity and the benefits it brings to achieving our objectives, enhancing our reputation, and attracting, engaging, and retaining talented people. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability, and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunities and a diverse workplace is embodied in our values of People, Safety, Trust, Integrity, Excellence, and Courage.