Project Development & Construction Manager in St. Albert

Location: Canada & United States (FIFO / Rotational Travel Required)

Schedule: Full-Time | 2 Weeks On / 2 Weeks Off Rotation

Compensation: $275,000 - $325,000 annually

MineSpec Resources is seeking an experienced Project Development & Construction Manager to lead complex industrial and mining infrastructure projects across Canada and the United States. This is a field-focused leadership role for construction professionals who thrive in fast-paced industrial environments and have experience managing multidisciplinary scopes in active construction settings.

Why Join MineSpec? At MineSpec, we focus on practical construction execution and field-driven leadership. We build experienced, highly capable project teams that solve problems, collaborate effectively, and deliver quality work safely and efficiently.

What We Offer:

• $275,000 - $325,000 annual compensation, depending on experience and assignment
• 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off rotational schedule
• Opportunity to spend significant time at home between project rotations
• All project-related travel, accommodations, meals, and transportation covered
• Matching RRSP contributions
• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Long-term career growth opportunities
• Exposure to large-scale mining and industrial infrastructure projects

Sustainable High Performance: MineSpec is focused on building a long-term, high-performance culture. We believe exceptional project leadership should not require sacrificing your entire personal life. This role combines office-based project development work with site-based construction execution, offering a dynamic mix of environments throughout the project lifecycle.

Typical work arrangements for this role include:

• Standard 40-hour work weeks during project development, procurement, and planning phases
• Site-based rotational assignments, typically 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off, during construction execution
• Travel to project sites, client offices, MineSpec offices, and stakeholder meetings across North America
• Office, home-based, or hybrid environments depending on project phase and assignment

Position Overview: The Project Development & Construction Manager serves as MineSpec's senior representative on assigned projects and acts as the primary interface between MineSpec, the client organization, EPCMs, contractors, and project stakeholders. This is a unique role that combines project development, construction management, owner's representative support, contractor management, procurement, execution planning, and client relationship management into a single leadership position.

The successful candidate will support projects through multiple phases:

• Pre-Feasibility Studies
• Feasibility Studies
• Project Development
• Procurement & Contracting
• Detailed Engineering
• Construction Execution
• Commissioning & Turnover

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable participating in executive planning meetings, facilitating contractor strategy sessions, developing procurement packages, reviewing engineering deliverables, leading constructability reviews, supporting business development initiatives, and managing field execution teams during active construction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as MineSpec's primary client-facing representative on assigned projects
• Lead integration between MineSpec personnel, owner teams, EPCMs, contractors, and project stakeholders
• Coordinate and manage MineSpec personnel assigned to projects
• Support projects through development, procurement, execution, commissioning, and turnover phases
• Develop project execution strategies, construction management plans, contracting strategies, and procurement plans
• Lead development of RFP packages, contractor bid evaluations, and procurement recommendations
• Facilitate constructability reviews, risk assessments, value engineering sessions, and execution planning workshops
• Support development and management of project budgets, schedules, forecasts, staffing plans, and execution strategies
• Interface closely with engineering teams to ensure designs remain practical, constructible, and aligned with project objectives
• Support contractor management, commercial reviews, change management, and execution planning activities
• Lead project coordination meetings and stakeholder engagement activities
• Support business development initiatives, proposal development, and client relationship management
• Provide construction leadership during active execution phases
• Support commissioning, turnover, and project closeout activities
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with owners, EPCMs, contractors, and industry stakeholders

What We're Looking For: Preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate experience across both heavy civil earthworks and industrial construction environments. Ideal candidates will possess a combination of heavy civil and industrial project experience, allowing them to effectively support projects ranging from mine development and infrastructure through to process plants, mine buildings, mechanical installations, and industrial facilities.

Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience within mining, industrial, or heavy civil construction environments. Experience supporting projects through multiple phases of development and execution. Strong contractor management and construction leadership capabilities. Practical understanding of constructability, productivity, scheduling, and project controls. Experience working within active mining operations and remote project environments. Strong communication, leadership, and relationship management skills. Ability to build trust and credibility with clients, contractors, and project teams. Strong safety leadership and industrial HSSE understanding. Willingness to travel extensively based on project requirements.

Education & Experience: The following educational and experience backgrounds will be considered:

• Construction Management
• Engineering (Civil / Mining / Mechanical)
• Trade-based leadership backgrounds with progressive industrial construction experience

MineSpec recognizes that exceptional project leaders come from a variety of career paths. We place significant value on practical field experience, construction execution knowledge, and demonstrated leadership capability, and will consider both formal education and experience-based knowledge gained through successful project delivery and progressive career growth.