Senior Project Engineer

Wharf

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We are a U.S.

-based, well-diversified, growing precious metals producer with seven wholly-owned operations: the New Afton gold-copper mine in British Columbia, Canada, the Rainy River gold-silver mine in Ontario, Canada, the Las Chispas silver-gold mine in Sonora, Mexico, the Palmarejo gold-silver mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, the Rochester silver-gold mine in Nevada, the Kensington gold mine in Alaska and the Wharf gold mine in South Dakota.

In addition, the Company wholly-owns the Silvertip polymetallic critical minerals exploration project in British Columbia, Canada.

Coeur Wharf is an open-pit, heap-leach gold operation and the only gold mine operating in South Dakota. Located in the northern Black Hills, Wharf is the only known operating mine that shares a hillside with a ski resort, Terry Peak.

Coeur Wharf has been part of the local community since 1983, actively volunteering and supporting the arts, educational programs, beautification events and children’s and wellness programs.

Approximately 260 miners, geologists, engineers, environmentalists, operators and various business leaders are employed at the mine and call South Dakota home. Coeur Wharf prioritizes safety, teamwork, career development, and growth. If you want to grow your career in a progressive, team-oriented environment.

The Senior Project Engineer is responsible for leading and delivering capital, sustaining capital, infrastructure, and operational improvement projects from concept through commissioning. This role provides technical leadership, project management expertise, and cross-functional coordination to ensure projects are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and aligned with site objectives.

The Senior Project Engineer works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Process, Environmental, Supply Chain, Finance, and external contractors to manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining strong safety, environmental, and engineering standards.

• Lead the development and execution of capital and sustaining capital projects from concept selection through commissioning and project closeout.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and resource requirements.
• Prepare project charters, cost estimates, business cases, and authorization requests for management approval.
• Coordinate engineering design activities performed by internal teams and external consultants.
• Develop and manage project schedules utilizing project management best practices.
• Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions to maintain project objectives.
• Manage contractors and vendors to ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and operational requirements.
• Coordinate procurement activities for project equipment, materials, and contracted services.
• Conduct field inspections to verify project progress, quality, and compliance with design requirements.
• Support annual capital planning and long-range site infrastructure planning processes.
• Develop and monitor project KPIs including cost performance, schedule adherence, safety metrics, and project deliverables.
• Facilitate project risk assessments, constructability reviews, and hazard identification processes.
• Ensure projects comply with applicable regulatory, environmental, permitting, and company requirements.
• Support commissioning, startup, and operational handover activities.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities that improve operational reliability, efficiency, safety, and cost performance.
• Prepare project progress reports and presentations for site and corporate leadership.
• Manage change control processes and maintain project documentation.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and provide mentoring to engineers, technical staff, and project coordinators.
• Develop business improvement initiatives that increase value and optimize resources. Implement and monitor KPIs to demonstrate initiatives are being met.
• Periodically audit engineering processes and propose improvements (grade control, planning, field work) to remain within industry standards.
• Provide input for LOM planning sequence and help develop plans for pit access and…