Représentant des opérations / Operational Representative

Your new company 

The Windfall Project, owned by Gold Fields, is in northern Québec. By joining our passionate team, committed to creating lasting value beyond mining, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the construction and startup of a world-class mining project, one of the most ambitious in recent decades. 

Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with operations in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Canada and Chile. At Gold Fields, we are committed to achieving an inclusive workforce and recognize that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success. 

This is a role that offers you the opportunity to lead high-impact initiatives, collaborate with experts, and contribute to the global growth of our operations and in Québec. You will thrive in a dynamic environment where challenges and an exceptional workplace will support your professional growth. 

Join the Windfall adventure! 

 Your new role 

You will be responsible for ensuring the continuous engagement of the site-based teams in the Windfall mining project, which is at the pre-construction phase, through pro-active engagement and participation in the project design and execution processes. This ambassador role will be accountable for : 

• Continually interacting with the site-based teams and identifying areas of concern for the project team to address; 
• Attending site management and project team meetings to proactively exchange project updates to one another; 
• Participating in execution planning activities as the operational representative, providing input for operational context, risks or opportunities to the project team; 
• Monitoring the design progression to identify areas for engagement of the operating team; 
• Facilitating and guiding operational input into the engineering processes; 
• Acting as a liaison between site-based teams and construction mobilisation to ensure a smooth transition to site; 
• Ensuring that all site safety, health, environment and community issues are clearly considered in the project decisions. 

What you'll need to succeed 

• 15+ years of experience in operations; 
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) are assets; 
• Detailed understanding of the mining project lifecycle for projects of >$1B, and the critical leading indicators for success; 
• Demonstrated experience in the development and commissioning of new operations or expanding existing operation; 
• Technical understanding of the operation of metallurgical processing plants and general non-process infrastructure; 
• Detailed understanding of the cost and schedule management, risk management, project information management and capital cost estimating lifecycles; 
• Detailed understanding of operating cost drivers and production operating strategies; 
• Collaboration qualities to collaborate with multiple stakeholders; 
• Very relational communication style and listening skills.  You like to be an ambassador;  
• Problem-solving skills and attention to detail. 

What you'll get in return 

• Exceptional career development as a senior leader on one of the largest mining projects in the past decade in Quebec; 
• A unique opportunity to contribute to a greenfield project, that will see the best technologies embedded into the startup of the operation;  
• Access to global projects networks to leverage the best of practices across Gold Fields; 
• Highly competitive compensation; 
• Collective insurance plan; 
• RRSP;
• And much more! 

What you need to do now 

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. 

Please note that the masculine form used in this document refers to both men and women. The masculine gender is used without discrimination and for the sole purpose of lightening the text. 

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