Senior Project Manager

Peter Lucas Project Management invests in people, community, and cutting-edge technology to provide gold standard project delivery. We are currently looking for a Project 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 senior execution-focused position responsible for overseeing a multidisciplinary project through construction, commissioning, operational handover, and closeout
. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering, construction contractors, project controls, operations, maintenance, and other project stakeholders.

The position will involve a combination of work from Saskatoon and travel to a remote northern Saskatchewan site. Candidates should be based in or around Saskatoon and comfortable with regular fly-in/fly-out site assignments.

• Lead project execution across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Manage project budget, schedule, planning, safety, quality, risk, and contract performance.
• Coordinate multiple contractors, suppliers, engineering disciplines, and site stakeholders.
• Develop and manage construction and commissioning plans and schedules.
• Monitor contractor progress against baseline schedules and identify mitigation strategies for schedule impacts.
• Oversee project cost management, forecasting, change management, and progress reporting.
• Review and manage RFIs, material requirements, contractor deliverables, and project documentation.
• Review contractor schedules, resource plans, progress curves, and execution strategies.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary construction activities involving civil, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and supporting infrastructure.
• Lead commissioning planning, risk reviews, system turnover, and handover to operations and maintenance.
• Oversee punch-list completion and operational readiness activities.
• Review contracts and change orders and support claims management when required.
• Lead project meetings and prepare weekly and monthly project reports and presentations.
• Maintain project risk registers and identify opportunities to reduce cost, schedule, and execution risk.
• Promote a strong safety culture and participate in site safety reviews, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
• Support final project turnover, documentation, and closeout.

The successful candidate will divide their time between Saskatoon and the project site in Northern Saskatchewan
. Significant site presence will be required during construction and commissioning.

The current site construction schedule is approximately two weeks in / one week out
, although the schedule may change depending on project requirements.

Site accommodations and transportation from designated Saskatchewan travel hubs are provided.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior project professional who enjoys being directly involved in project execution and wants to lead a complex industrial project through construction, commissioning, and successful operational handover.

• Minimum 15 years of project management experience within industrial projects.
• Extensive experience managing construction and commissioning of industrial projects.
• Demonstrated experience taking projects through execution, commissioning, handover, and closeout.
• Strong contractor and multidisciplinary project-team management experience.
• Experience managing project schedules, costs, risks, change orders, contracts, and project reporting.
• Strong understanding of industrial construction practices and project execution.
• Engineering degree in Mechanical, Process, Industrial, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of engineering codes, standards, and best practices applicable to mining and milling environments is considered an asset.
• Previous mining, mineral processing, uranium, heavy industrial, oil & gas, chemical, or process plant experience is highly valued.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder-management, and decision-making skills.
• Ability and willingness to regularly travel to a remote northern Saskatchewan site.

• Health And Dental Benefits.
• Pension Matching Program.

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