Bilingual Commissioning Manager

Overview

Lead commissioning, startup and handover of mining/processing projects in Eastern Canada

Key Responsibilities

• plant start-up
• design coordination
• equipment turnover
• ccms administration
• interface management
• verification approval

Tasks

-Start-up the plant on feedstock. Bring the plant to a steady-state operation satisfying criteria to initiate ramp-up; -Coordinate with engineering to ensure that testing requirements are included in the design (for example bypass lines, temporary power and water, module isolation valves); -Be responsible for the equipment turnover criteria from Construction to Commissioning and system acceptance handover criteria from Commissioning to Operations; -Be responsible for the overall Commissioning Team and oversee the recruitment, mobilisation, training, supervision and de-mobilisation of personnel including vendors and technical specialists; -Be responsible for administration and continuous improvement of a Completions and Commissioning Management System (CCMS) used by all project personnel; as well as owner managed scope in order to manage completions and handover activities. This includes in particular quality check sheets from construction stage to load commissioning stage, Punch lists and handover certificate; -Manage interfaces with other project functions and areas in particular the construction and operations managers and their respective teams in conjunction with the Owner’s Team Commissioning Manager; -Engage with construction for the turnover of subsystem from Construction in order to create a pull effect and drive on schedule delivery. Approves the Construction Verification Certificates -Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions

Requirements

• mining
• mineral processing
• bilingual
• team management
• project management
• 8+ yrs

What You Bring

-Be able to spend extensive time required on site in Eastern Canada during periods of construction and commissioning. -Significant technical background in mining and / or mineral processing -Fluent in French and English -Knowledge, skills and ability to manage a diverse group of technical, project and operating personnel. -Good knowledge of project completion management -Over 8 years of proven management skills

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Benefits

-Flexible work environment -Long term career development

About Hatch

-Began as a small civil-engineering firm and expanded into metallurgy under its namesake leader. -Now employee-owned and independent, it has grown through strategic acquisitions of engineering firms across North America and beyond. -Offers end-to-end services—from concept and feasibility through design, construction management, and operations—in key sectors. -Projects include heavy industrial and mining operations, hydropower tunnels, green-steel plants, and rail & transit infrastructure. -Specialises in multidisciplinary engineering disciplines including structural, mechanical, civil, piping, electrical, and process design. -Known for integrating advanced tools like 3D parametric design, simulation, CFD, and proprietary Hatch software in project delivery. -Milestones include delivering North America’s Niagara Tunnel Project and pioneering high-current AP60 aluminium smelting pots. -Combines local insight with global expertise to support projects in over 150 countries.

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