Ingénieur principal – ventilation minière & VOD / Senior Engineer – Mine Ventilation & VOD

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 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

Reporting to the Area Manager - Mine, the Senior Engineer, Mine Ventilation & VOD is responsible for the technical leadership and oversight of the entire ventilation engineering scope and the Ventilation on Demand (VOD) system for the Windfall Project. This role manages the cost and schedule and ensures the integration of ventilation with all interfacing disciplines (mine planning, electrical, instrumentation & controls, and operational readiness). It also includes representing Gold Fields with the EPCM firm, coordinating all procurement packages related to underground ventilation, ensuring regulatory compliance (RSSTM/CNESST), and preparing for system commissioning.

Your key responsibilities:

1. Technical Representation for Detailed Engineering

• Provide the technical direction and discipline leadership for ventilation and VOD across the entire Windfall Project, on behalf of the owner’s team.
• Propose, establish and maintain the ventilation engineering standards, design criteria and specifications applicable to the project.
• Approve all ventilation engineering deliverables (basis of design, Ventsim models, trade-off studies, HAZOP outcomes, equipment specifications, IFC drawings) on behalf of Gold Fields.
• Approve specialist consultants, vendors and service providers operating within the ventilation discipline.
• Lead, coach and develop the ventilation engineering team, including the site ventilation engineer and any contracted discipline resources.

2. Ventilation Procurement Package Management

• Define and lead the procurement strategy for all ventilation packages, including main exhaust fans, auxiliary fans, ducting, regulators, VOD hardware, and ventilation raise contractors.
• Develop technical bid evaluation criteria, lead technical bid evaluations, and recommend awards of ventilation contracts and purchase orders

3. VOD System and Controls

• Develop the VOD control philosophy and instrumentation specifications.
• Coordinate VOD integration with DCS and communication systems.

4. Commissioning and Handover

• Plan and lead commissioning of ventilation systems.
• Develop operating and emergency procedures (fire/smoke).
• Mentor the junior ventilation engineer on site.
• Prepare the handover package to Operations (Operational Readiness Framework).

What you'll need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, mining engineering, or civil engineering (required)
• Member of the OIQ (Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec) or in the process of obtaining membership
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in underground ventilation engineering, including significant experience as discipline owner. 
• Experience in underground mining projects during the execution (CAPEX) phase
• Knowledge of Ventilation on Demand (VOD) systems and related instrumentation
• Experience with Ventsim or equivalent ventilation modeling software
• Knowledge of RSSTM/CNESST ventilation standards
• Experience in commissioning ventilation systems
• Knowledge of underground mine fire/smoke emergency protocols
• Bilingualism required

What you'll get in return

• Working from the Montreal project office for the remainder of the design and planning phase, you will have access to a vibrant, modern workspace that will enable a high degree of collaboration with other leaders in the project
• 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 large-scale greenfield project in the mining sector that will see the best technologies embedded into the startup of the operation. 
• Access to global projects networks to leverage the best practices across Gold Fields
• Highly competitive compensation
• Collective insurance plan
• RRSP
• And much more!

What you need to do now

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