Mine Hoisting and Shaft Specialist Design Engineer

About the Role

Stantec Consulting is seeking a Mine Hoisting and Shaft Specialist Design Engineer to join our Professional Consulting Services team. This role involves working independently or leading hoisting and shaft design work on complex, large-scale, iconic, deep-level projects across the full project lifecycle, and includes some flagship projects as well as international exposure. The successful candidate will assist with developing and implementing best-in-class engineering practices, tools, and innovations, ensuring the timely and successful delivery of technical solutions that meet or exceed client expectations, and will include the ability to make influential decisions within the Hoisting and Shaft design space at Stantec.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership
  • Serve as Lead Mechanical Hoisting Engineer on projects.
  • Evaluate, specify, and engineer hoisting and shaft systems and components.
  • Apply advanced understanding of mine hoisting systems, with a primary focus on mechanical design, supported by a solid working knowledge of hoist safety and control systems, headframe structures, and integrated shaft barrel layouts across multidisciplinary engineering interfaces.
  • Maintain good knowledge of Double Drum, Single Drum, Koepe, and BMR hoisting systems, including rope handling and rope technologies applicable to these systems.
  • Apply modern technologies for system modeling and design.
  • Identify and implement innovative technologies and engineering practices.
  • Provide technical guidance to junior staff and act as a mentor.
• Project Execution
  • Lead shaft and hoisting system designs on projects, sometimes multiple smaller projects.
  • Assist in defining project scope, budget, and design approaches.
  • Deliver quality work within allocated scope, budget, and schedule.
  • Formulate and implement recovery plans for underperforming engineering tasks.
  • Coordinate with internal teams, consultants, clients, contractors, and vendors.
  • Perform quality control on engineering deliverables within the hoisting design space.
  • Collaborate and guide other design disciplines to develop cohesive hoisting plant and headframe designs.
  • Contribute to risk assessment and hazard identification in the design process.
  • Provide Professional Engineering sign-off on designs that can be used for construction, in the United States of America.
• Business Development
  • Support business development and client relationship management.
  • Assist with technical proposal development.
  • Represent the company at technical conferences and client meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical engineering.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in the USA, or the ability to be licensed within 6 months from the date of hire.
• 10–15 years of experience, with at least 5 years of practical shaft and hoist construction or maintenance experience in the field.
• Proven experience leading engineering design work.
• Strong working knowledge of hoisting systems, shafts, headframes, industry standards, and design tools.
• Familiarity with CAD modelling, Microsoft Office Suite, and other forms of specialized engineering design software, or the ability and willingness to learn.
• Understanding of shaft sinking and associated methodologies.
• Good understanding of underground operations around mine shafts, including shaft stations, personnel and material flow, shaft pipes and electrical services (routing), and muck flow in and out of the hoisting systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to produce quality technical reports and documents.
• Ability to be client-facing and lead structured technical meetings with both in-person and MS Teams participants, including internal team members and clients, and to effectively manage and track meeting follow-up actions.
• Demonstrated mentoring ability and interest in developing junior staff.

Skills

• Strong consulting and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
• Exceptional problem-solving and organizational abilities.
• Knowledge of quality and safety standards, with an emphasis on Health Safety Security and Environment (HSSE).
• Leadership experience.

Work Environment

This is an in-office position, ideally in Phoenix, Arizona, or one of the many Stantec offices globally, with some remote flexibility. Relocation support is available. Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. The incumbent should be willing to travel occasionally for temporary field assignments, both locally and internationally. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather, altitude work, and underground environments.

Pay & Benefits

• Pay Range: $141,500.00 – $212,200.00 annually (for locations in CO, HI, IL, MD & various CA, NJ, VA areas). Final compensation based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. Certain roles are bonus eligible.
• Benefits for regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week): Medical, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; health saving accounts; flexible spending accounts; 401(k) plan; employee stock purchase program; life and AD&D insurance; short-term/long-term disability plans; emergency travel benefits; tuition reimbursement; professional membership fee coverage; paid family leave; ten paid holidays per year; vacation accrual between 10 and 20 days per year; paid sick leave (or more generous in accordance with state and local law).
• Benefits for temporary/casual employees: 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave in accordance with state and local law.