Project Engineering Lead

West Kitikmeot Resources Corp. (WKR) is an Inuit-led organization dedicated to the development of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut for the benefit of Kitikmeot Inuit. WKR is the sole proponent and developer of the Grays Bay Road and Port (Grays Bay) Project. Grays Bay is a proposed deep-water port on the Northwest Passage of the Arctic Ocean connected by a 230 km, multi-user all-season road to the northern terminus of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road (TCWR).

Once constructed, the Grays Bay Road and Port will provide the first land link between the Northwest Passage and the North American highway system. The Project will be the northern half of the Arctic Economic & Security Corridor, which will ultimately connect southern Canada and Arctic deep-water with all-season road access.

We are seeking a Project Engineering Lead to join the Owner's team on a large, complex infrastructure project delivered through a Progressive Design-Build (PDB) model. Working alongside an Owner's Engineering Advisor and a PDB Contractor, this role acts as the Owner's key technical point of accountability — ensuring that engineering deliverables are sound, constructible, and aligned with the Owner's requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Project Engineering Lead will provide multi-discipline technical oversight across the project, reviewing and challenging design deliverables produced by the PDB contractor along with the Owner’s Engineering Advisor, managing the interface between design and construction, and supporting the resolution of technical risks and engineering changes as they arise.

This is an excellent opportunity for a P.Eng‑designated engineer with a strong technical foundation and growing project leadership experience to take on a high‑visibility, owner‑side role on a major capital program — building the breadth of technical and commercial exposure needed to progress toward senior engineering or project leadership positions.

The current project schedule anticipates award of a PDB contract in early 2027, final investment decision in 2028, early works construction in 2029, and major works construction in . As such, this role will focus on planning through 2028, with a transition to managing execution from 2029 onwards.

This role will initially be an individual contributor but will become responsible for hiring and managing a field engineering team for the execution phase.

This role will initially be based out of WKR’s Calgary project office, but may transition to a nearby office shared with the PDB Contractor. During the planning phase, occasional site visits will be required to verify field conditions and support constructability reviews, along with occasional travel to meet with vendors. Regular time on site will be required during the execution phase.

• R eview and challenge multi-discipline design deliverables submitted by the PDB contractor, working with the Owner's Engineering Advisor to ensure technical adequacy, code compliance, and alignment with the Owner's design basis and requirements.
• Coordinate technical reviews and design assurance activities across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, marine, and other relevant disciplines.
• Track resolution of technical comments, ensuring design deliverables progress through review cycles in line with the project schedule.
• Escalate significant technical concerns or design deviations to the Engineering / Operations Manager.
• Identify and manage interface points between design disciplines and construction activities, ensuring designs are practical to build and sequenced appropriately with field logistical constraints.
• Facilitate constructability reviews with the PDB contractor, Engineering Advisor, and Constructability Advisor to ensure any field issues, access constraints and sequencing conflicts are identified early.
• Support resolution of interface issues between design packages, disciplines, and construction work fronts.
• Contribute technical input to feasibility analysis, options evaluation, and life‑cycle cost considerations at key project…