Director of Mining Construction Management

WSP is seeking a full‑time Director of Construction Management to lead field construction teams across multiple mining operations—including both open‑pit and underground environments. The role involves delivering safe, efficient, and coordinated civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and earthworks scopes while ensuring field execution aligns with engineering, procurement, and project controls staff to deliver successful outcomes for clients.

• Grow and lead field construction management teams across multiple mining sites, including both open‑pit and underground projects.
• Ensure field execution aligns with engineering, procurement, and project controls staff.
• Build a team through efficient hiring, onboarding, and mentoring of staff.
• Manage deployment and rotational schedules of staff across multiple remote sites to ensure site coverage and informed communication.
• Apply practical knowledge of mining methods, geotechnical considerations, and production constraints through constructability reviews to reduce risk during execution.
• Assist engineering, procurement, and project controls staff in developing project execution plans to achieve aggressive targets safely while optimizing cost and schedule.
• Interface closely with mine operations, engineering, and environmental teams to integrate construction sequencing with ongoing production activities.
• Ensure compliance with mining‑specific safety standards, operational constraints, and environmental permitting requirements unique to gold mining operations.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision‑making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Support development of standardized plans and procedures for field activities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in large‑scale heavy civil construction and mining infrastructure, such as haul roads, underground access (declines, shafts, drifts), waste rock facilities, tailings systems, heap leach, and/or associated support facilities.
• Experience assembling and managing construction teams to complete contract requirements while ensuring safety, quality, cost, and schedule goals are achieved.
• Demonstrated hands‑on construction management experience in active mining settings, with a strong preference for candidates who have worked across both open pit and underground mine development projects.
• Knowledge of the development and construction of mineral processing facilities (e.g., crushing, milling, recovery circuits), with prior processing plant construction experience preferred.
• Understanding of heap leach pad construction, stacking systems, solution management infrastructure, and related environmental controls.
• Commitment to safety. MSHA required, OSHA 30‑hour training preferred.
• Experience with construction plans and specifications and relating that to project scope, schedule, and cost.
• Strong verbal and written communication, problem‑solving, conflict resolution, and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to liaise between designers, owners, contractors, and end‑users.
• Certifications preferred (PE, PMP, CCM, etc.).
• Able to walk distances on uneven sites, climb small ladders, and work in an active construction environment both above and underground.
• Must pass drug test, background check, and have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the Company’s MVR policy.

Expected Salary (all locations): $154,000 – $225,000.

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.