
Project Director - Mount Nansen Remediation Project
- Whitehorse, YT Vancouver, BC
- $180,000-250,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide direction and oversight of the Mount Nansen Remediation Project and is responsible for the overall delivery and performance (scope, schedule, cost, risk mitigation, and community engagement) of the project.
- Provide overall strategic and operational leadership for the Mount Nansen Remediation Project from planning through execution and completion.
- Serve as the primary point of contact with the Government of Canada and the Mount Nansen Remediation Limited Partnership (MNRLP) Board, ensuring transparent, consistent communication and reporting.
- Foster and maintain strong working relationships with Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation and Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, ensuring the project is aligned with community expectations and values.
- Establish and communicate project timelines and key milestones, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and set deadlines.
- Define the project organizational structure with clear roles and responsibilities to ensure seamless coordination, while fostering balanced, productive teams through leadership, guidance, and a collaborative spirit aligned with the Mount Nansen project goals.
- Oversee a multidisciplinary project team and interface with engineering, regulatory, construction, operations, and field staff to drive project milestones and closure outcomes.
- Ensure regulatory compliance, health and safety performance, risk management, and cost control throughout all phases of the project.
- Ensure project risks are managed within the MNRLP project execution plan and strategy.
- Provide technical input to projects within your area(s) of expertise.
- All other related duties as required.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, science or construction.
- 20+ years of relevant experience in environmental remediation, mine closure, infrastructure, or related large-scale program direction.
- Demonstrated experience leading and being responsible for executing large-capital projects with budgets exceeding $100M.
- Proven track record delivering complex multi-stakeholder projects on time and on budget.
- Exceptional communication skills and experience working with Indigenous governments and communities.
- Experience in partnership governance and board-level reporting.
- Knowledge of northern Canadian environmental and regulatory context is a strong asset.