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

At Peter Lucas, we offer 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.

This is a major brownfield expansion of an operating gold processing facility and includes the construction of a new standalone processing facility.

The Construction Manager will provide leadership and oversight of construction activities across multiple work fronts, coordinating project staff, subcontractors, engineering, materials, equipment, and construction sequencing to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project requirements.

The project is expected to ramp up significantly over the coming months, creating a large and complex construction environment with multiple crews and disciplines working concurrently. The successful candidate will bring strong field leadership and experience delivering major concrete, civil, mining, or heavy industrial projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership and direction for construction activities across multiple work fronts.
• Coordinate and oversee subcontractors, crews, and construction personnel to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and to project specifications.
• Develop and manage construction plans, schedules, sequencing, and priorities to support project milestones.
• Coordinate manpower, equipment, materials, engineering requirements, and other resources necessary for successful construction execution.
• Work closely with project management, engineering, contractors, vendors, and site stakeholders to ensure effective project delivery.
• Monitor construction progress, productivity, quality, and schedule performance, identifying potential delays or constraints and developing solutions.
• Coordinate construction activities associated with concrete and civil works, including foundations, slabs, walls, equipment foundations, structural concrete, and detailed earthworks.
• Oversee coordination of reinforcing steel, formwork, embedded items, anchor bolts, liners, drainage, electrical conduit, and mechanical piping associated with concrete works.
• Coordinate construction sequencing and planning around major concrete pours and other critical construction activities.
• Review drawings, specifications, work plans, and construction documentation to ensure work is properly planned and executed.
• Ensure construction activities comply with applicable health, safety, environmental, quality, and project requirements.
• Conduct ongoing risk assessments, identify potential construction risks, and develop strategies to mitigate them.
• Monitor contractor performance and provide direction to address construction, quality, productivity, or scheduling concerns.
• Prepare and provide required construction reports, progress updates, forecasts, and other project documentation.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to resolve field issues and ensure effective coordination between construction activities.
• Support cost control through effective resource planning, productivity monitoring, and construction management.
• Participate in project evaluations, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive construction experience, with significant experience in a Construction Manager or senior construction leadership role, preferably within the mining, civil, or heavy industrial sectors.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale construction projects with multiple contractors, crews, and work fronts.
• Experience delivering major concrete, civil, mining, or heavy industrial construction projects.
• Post-secondary education in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline is considered an asset.
• Previous experience working in an active mine or operating industrial facility is considered an asset.
• Strong knowledge of construction planning, scheduling, sequencing, productivity, quality, and cost control.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate personnel, subcontractors, materials, equipment, engineering, and construction activities.
• Proficient with computers and Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Project or equivalent scheduling software.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings, specifications, work packages, schedules, and other construction documentation.
• Strong understanding of construction health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration, leadership, and reporting.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and competing construction activities while meeting project deadlines.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate technical construction concepts effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working on rotational or remote mining and construction projects is considered an asset.

Benefits

• Employee Health And Dental Benefits.
• Company Pension Matching For Employees.

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.