Project Engineer - PL#25394

Peter Lucas Project Management invests in people and community to provide gold standard project delivery. We are currently looking for a Project Engineer to join our team.

Peter Lucas offers a variety of work, professional development, and learning opportunities that come from working on diverse projects in the mining, energy, and heavy industrial sectors. Our dynamic environment, filled with high-achieving professionals, enables our staff to take on incredible opportunities, gain mentorship from a diverse group of colleagues, and succeed in their careers.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Technical Oversight

• Serve as the technical lead during engineering and design and the primary technical contact during construction and commissioning.
• Manage engineering scope, schedule, budget, and deliverables in alignment with overall project objectives.
• Coordinate engineering resources across multiple disciplines to support project execution.
• Provide technical oversight and direction to internal engineering teams, designers, consultants, and contractors.
• Work closely with project, engineering, construction, procurement, operations, and site teams to ensure project requirements are aligned.
• Lead design reviews and technical meetings with clients, site personnel, consultants, and key stakeholders.

Engineering & Design Coordination

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering and design activities from concept through detailed design and execution.
• Review engineering deliverables, drawings, specifications, calculations, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate with external engineering consultants and vendors to ensure quality and timely delivery of engineering packages.
• Support procurement activities, including tender preparation, technical bid evaluations, vendor selection, and post-award technical support.
• Coordinate vendor design reviews, shop inspections, factory acceptance testing, and turnover documentation.
• Support project planning, estimates, material takeoffs, and capital funding requests.

Project Execution

• Monitor engineering progress and provide regular reporting on scope, schedule, budget, risks, and deliverables.
• Identify and resolve technical issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable codes, standards, regulatory requirements, and safety expectations.
• Support construction planning, field execution, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Provide technical support during construction and commissioning and act as a key engineering point of contact for project teams.
• Work collaboratively with project managers, construction teams, clients, and other stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineering designation with APEGS eligibility/registration required.
• 10+ years of engineering experience in mining.
• Proven experience leading engineering activities for capital projects.
• Experience working through multiple phases of the project lifecycle, from engineering and design through construction and commissioning.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.
• Experience coordinating engineering consultants, vendors, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of applicable engineering codes, standards, and safety requirements.
• Experience supporting procurement activities, including tender preparation, technical evaluations, and vendor reviews.
• Ability to manage engineering scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and project deliverables.
• Strong technical problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multidisciplinary project environment.

Benefits

• Health and Dental.
• Pension Matching.

We appreciate all applicants' interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Wages are negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Global reference checks may be conducted after the interview process.

Note: Peter Lucas Project Management is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We acknowledge that the Peter Lucas head office is located on Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dene, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota, and the homeland of the Métis.

We also acknowledge that our Kamloops office is located on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory, situated within the unceded ancestral lands of the Secwépemc Nation. We honour and respect the people, the territory, and the land that houses the Kamloops community.

We recognize that our work, our lives, and our communities extend beyond these borders, taking place on the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples across what is now known as Canada.

As we live, work, and play in these diverse lands, we honor the deep histories, cultures, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. In the spirit of Reconciliation and guided by our mission to elevate people and communities while driving innovation and sustainability, we are committed to building respectful relationships and shared success across this land we call home.