Supervisor, Projects (Tailings & Earthworks)- EN
Top Benefits
About the role
Description Improve the processes of today Define the best practices of tomorrow At Côté Gold, we focus on what we contribute, not just what we extract. We believe that in order for prosperity to be sustained, it must be shared, it must support the well-being of our employees and our communities, and it must be achieved with minimal impact to the environment.
Côté Gold is being developed in partnership with the Mattagami First Nation, Flying Post First Nation and Métis Nation of Ontario, Region 3.
The open-pit gold mine is a joint venture between IAMGOLD and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. and is operated by IAMGOLD. We are located near Gogama, Ontario, with access to stable infrastructure and strong connections with our local communities.
Accessing Opportunities at Côté Gold IAMGOLD is committed to treating all people in a way that respects their dignity and independence. Should you require any support or accommodation during the recruitment process or otherwise, please notify us when you apply and we will work to meet your accessibility needs.
PMO SUPERVISOR, TAILINGS AND EARTHWORKS CONSTRUCTION The PMO Supervisor, Tailings and Earthworks Construction works with a team of construction management professionals to deliver safety driven, environmentally sustainable, and consistent results in a heavy civil construction environment. Maintains direct and daily contact with contractor management and supervision. Collaborates with the contractors to establish the preferred approach to tailings dam other heavy civil construction, including tried and proven methods as well as being open to considering innovative new technologies as they become available. Collaborates internally with all groups but with a specific focus on partnering with the safety and environment groups and working towards continuous improvement. The PMO Supervisor, Tailings and Earthworks supports, coaches, trains and creates space for the tailings, mill and operations teams to be successful.
Key Responsibilities Area 1:
Leading and coordinating tailings dam and other heavy civil construction projects.
- Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety rules and procedures.
- Be a steward of the environment and ensure that all planned environmental protections and provisions are in place and implemented.
- Work with the construction teams including contractor supervisors and in-house resources including field engineers, quality management groups, surveyors, soils technicians and construction planners to schedule activities and successfully execute the work.
- Attend daily contractor toolbox meetings and regularly attend worksites.
- Witness, note and engage with the contractor resources to promote safe, consistent and sustained results.
- Liaise with tailings, operations and other departments to minimize impacts on production and maintenance delays.
- Foster an inclusive work environment.
- Provide clear work objectives and expectations of the performance levels required for contractors.
- Ensure that training is provided in accordance with the current and future needs of Côté Gold.
- Promote a high-performance culture by setting expectations and providing feedback and coaching.
- Offer new approaches, methods or policies to optimize performance and ensure compliance with industry regulations and organizational standards.
Area 2 Lead safe performance excellence.
- Drive construction sequencing towards achieving realistic and achievable baseline schedule and key performance indicator (KPIs) goals and objectives.
- Identify, support and lead health and safety initiatives, including incident investigations.
- Monitor and mentor contractor supervision with a focus on safety and quality.
- Lead a solution driven approach to construction execution and proactively implement safe construction principles and continuous improvement.
- Ensure that employees are kept informed of safety, production, and cost performance data, to encourage growth and participation in potential improvements to each KPI.
- Continually seek to improve your skills as a PMO Supervisor, Tailings and Earthworks construction.
- Watch for inefficiencies or problems.
- Ensure problems, unsafe work practices and inefficiencies are stopped and corrected, and the findings are shared with others.
- Work collaboratively to troubleshoot and resolve problems.
- Consider risk along the five dimensions (throughput, time, quality, sustainability and cost).
Area 3 Work collaboratively with others to deliver operational reliability.
Work collaboratively with others to deliver operational reliability.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the contractors, supervisor, equipment operators and stakeholders to ensure that the business and mine/mill plan objectives are met.
- Coordinate with other team members on site to meet scheduled deliverables.
- Help mentor and train new team members.
- Participate in and lend your expertise to the team.
- Communicate clearly and effectively using the tools provided.
- Ensure any deficiencies are communicated to the appropriate team members for follow up.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on our commitment to our team, our communities, the environment, and our shareholders.
- Participates in the morning safety huddles.
- Ensure shift cross over logs are accurate and complete.
Job Qualifications Minimum Requirements And Nice To Haves minimum qualifications, formal education, certifications or equivalents
- Grade 12 or equivalent.
- College diploma or university degree in a related field is considered an asset.
- Journeyman trade ticket in a related field is considered an asset,
- Ministry Supervisor Training considered an asset.
Work experience - Nature & Length
- A minimum of 10 years of related heavy civil or industrial construction work experience with a minimum of 2 years of related leadership experience.
- 5 years or more of technical or supervisory experience is highly desirable, but not essential.
Additional Qualifications - Competency Requirements
- Proficient in construction planning and management.
- Understand and track construction KPI’s and Labour, Equipment, Materials (LEM’s) management
- Previous exposure to contractor management in a tailings construction setting is highly desirable, but not essential.
- Previous exposure to automated or supervisory controls in a mill is highly desirable, but not essential.
- Previous exposure to lean and multi-disciplinary team leadership is desirable, but not essential.
- Digital literacy and experience with maintenance management systems (Oracle), is desirable, but not essential.
- Knowledge and experience in an open pit gold mining environment is highly desirable.
- Ability to make effective, intuitive decisions under pressure.
- Demonstrated ability to engage and empower multi-disciplinary teams.
- Proven communication skills, both verbal, written and non-verbal.
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, Powerpoint and Adobe.
- Self-motivated individual who is driven to find solutions and strive for continuous improvement in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
What We Offer IAMGOLD believes in rewarding outstanding performance with an equally outstanding total rewards package. Our attractive offerings include:
- Competitive Salary and Bonus
- Extended Health, Dental and Insurance Benefit Coverage
- Health Spending Account
- Fitness & Wellness Subsidy
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Registered Pension Plan with Company Match
- Employee Share Purchase Plan with Company Match
- TFSA & RRSP
- Electric Vehicle Subsidy
Empowering People – Extraordinary Performance IAMGOLD is a leading mid-tier Canadian gold producer with operating gold mines on three continents. We are in growth-mode, with a robust pipeline of development and exploration projects in Canada, South America and Africa. Throughout our 30 year history, we have demonstrated our commitment to responsible and sustainable mining practices, and our Zero Harm® commitment ensures that we continually strive to reach the highest standards in human health and safety, minimize our impact on the environment and support the development of the local communities in which we proudly operate. IAMGOLD was recently recognized by the Corporate Knights magazine on its Top 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada list.
Primary Location Canada
Other Locations Canada
Work Locations 06 - Cote Gold Mine Site
Job Operations
Organization Cote Gold
Job Posting Sep 12, 2025, 7:24:57 AM
About IAMGOLD Corporation
IAMGOLD is an intermediate gold producer and developer based in Canada with operating mines in North America and West Africa. The Company has commenced production at the large-scale, long-life Côté Gold Mine in partnership with Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd., which is expected to be among the largest gold mines in Canada. In addition, we have an established portfolio of early-stage and advanced exploration projects within high-potential mining districts in the Americas. We employ approximately 3,300 people globally. Throughout our 30-year history, we have demonstrated our commitment to responsible and sustainable mining practices, and our Zero Harm® vision ensures that we continually strive to reach high standards in human health and safety, minimize our impact on the environment and support the development of the local communities in which we proudly operate. At IAMGOLD, we believe that by engaging, empowering and supporting each other, we can achieve extraordinary performance. Our core values guide us; we are driven to excellence in everything we do, we are accountable and operate with transparency, we conduct ourselves with respect and embrace diversity, and we grow with teamwork, learning and innovation. We are proud to have been named one of the Greater Toronto Area’s Top Employers and to be recognized on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for 2023.
Supervisor, Projects (Tailings & Earthworks)- EN
Top Benefits
About the role
Description Improve the processes of today Define the best practices of tomorrow At Côté Gold, we focus on what we contribute, not just what we extract. We believe that in order for prosperity to be sustained, it must be shared, it must support the well-being of our employees and our communities, and it must be achieved with minimal impact to the environment.
Côté Gold is being developed in partnership with the Mattagami First Nation, Flying Post First Nation and Métis Nation of Ontario, Region 3.
The open-pit gold mine is a joint venture between IAMGOLD and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. and is operated by IAMGOLD. We are located near Gogama, Ontario, with access to stable infrastructure and strong connections with our local communities.
Accessing Opportunities at Côté Gold IAMGOLD is committed to treating all people in a way that respects their dignity and independence. Should you require any support or accommodation during the recruitment process or otherwise, please notify us when you apply and we will work to meet your accessibility needs.
PMO SUPERVISOR, TAILINGS AND EARTHWORKS CONSTRUCTION The PMO Supervisor, Tailings and Earthworks Construction works with a team of construction management professionals to deliver safety driven, environmentally sustainable, and consistent results in a heavy civil construction environment. Maintains direct and daily contact with contractor management and supervision. Collaborates with the contractors to establish the preferred approach to tailings dam other heavy civil construction, including tried and proven methods as well as being open to considering innovative new technologies as they become available. Collaborates internally with all groups but with a specific focus on partnering with the safety and environment groups and working towards continuous improvement. The PMO Supervisor, Tailings and Earthworks supports, coaches, trains and creates space for the tailings, mill and operations teams to be successful.
Key Responsibilities Area 1:
Leading and coordinating tailings dam and other heavy civil construction projects.
- Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety rules and procedures.
- Be a steward of the environment and ensure that all planned environmental protections and provisions are in place and implemented.
- Work with the construction teams including contractor supervisors and in-house resources including field engineers, quality management groups, surveyors, soils technicians and construction planners to schedule activities and successfully execute the work.
- Attend daily contractor toolbox meetings and regularly attend worksites.
- Witness, note and engage with the contractor resources to promote safe, consistent and sustained results.
- Liaise with tailings, operations and other departments to minimize impacts on production and maintenance delays.
- Foster an inclusive work environment.
- Provide clear work objectives and expectations of the performance levels required for contractors.
- Ensure that training is provided in accordance with the current and future needs of Côté Gold.
- Promote a high-performance culture by setting expectations and providing feedback and coaching.
- Offer new approaches, methods or policies to optimize performance and ensure compliance with industry regulations and organizational standards.
Area 2 Lead safe performance excellence.
- Drive construction sequencing towards achieving realistic and achievable baseline schedule and key performance indicator (KPIs) goals and objectives.
- Identify, support and lead health and safety initiatives, including incident investigations.
- Monitor and mentor contractor supervision with a focus on safety and quality.
- Lead a solution driven approach to construction execution and proactively implement safe construction principles and continuous improvement.
- Ensure that employees are kept informed of safety, production, and cost performance data, to encourage growth and participation in potential improvements to each KPI.
- Continually seek to improve your skills as a PMO Supervisor, Tailings and Earthworks construction.
- Watch for inefficiencies or problems.
- Ensure problems, unsafe work practices and inefficiencies are stopped and corrected, and the findings are shared with others.
- Work collaboratively to troubleshoot and resolve problems.
- Consider risk along the five dimensions (throughput, time, quality, sustainability and cost).
Area 3 Work collaboratively with others to deliver operational reliability.
Work collaboratively with others to deliver operational reliability.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the contractors, supervisor, equipment operators and stakeholders to ensure that the business and mine/mill plan objectives are met.
- Coordinate with other team members on site to meet scheduled deliverables.
- Help mentor and train new team members.
- Participate in and lend your expertise to the team.
- Communicate clearly and effectively using the tools provided.
- Ensure any deficiencies are communicated to the appropriate team members for follow up.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on our commitment to our team, our communities, the environment, and our shareholders.
- Participates in the morning safety huddles.
- Ensure shift cross over logs are accurate and complete.
Job Qualifications Minimum Requirements And Nice To Haves minimum qualifications, formal education, certifications or equivalents
- Grade 12 or equivalent.
- College diploma or university degree in a related field is considered an asset.
- Journeyman trade ticket in a related field is considered an asset,
- Ministry Supervisor Training considered an asset.
Work experience - Nature & Length
- A minimum of 10 years of related heavy civil or industrial construction work experience with a minimum of 2 years of related leadership experience.
- 5 years or more of technical or supervisory experience is highly desirable, but not essential.
Additional Qualifications - Competency Requirements
- Proficient in construction planning and management.
- Understand and track construction KPI’s and Labour, Equipment, Materials (LEM’s) management
- Previous exposure to contractor management in a tailings construction setting is highly desirable, but not essential.
- Previous exposure to automated or supervisory controls in a mill is highly desirable, but not essential.
- Previous exposure to lean and multi-disciplinary team leadership is desirable, but not essential.
- Digital literacy and experience with maintenance management systems (Oracle), is desirable, but not essential.
- Knowledge and experience in an open pit gold mining environment is highly desirable.
- Ability to make effective, intuitive decisions under pressure.
- Demonstrated ability to engage and empower multi-disciplinary teams.
- Proven communication skills, both verbal, written and non-verbal.
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, Powerpoint and Adobe.
- Self-motivated individual who is driven to find solutions and strive for continuous improvement in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
What We Offer IAMGOLD believes in rewarding outstanding performance with an equally outstanding total rewards package. Our attractive offerings include:
- Competitive Salary and Bonus
- Extended Health, Dental and Insurance Benefit Coverage
- Health Spending Account
- Fitness & Wellness Subsidy
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Registered Pension Plan with Company Match
- Employee Share Purchase Plan with Company Match
- TFSA & RRSP
- Electric Vehicle Subsidy
Empowering People – Extraordinary Performance IAMGOLD is a leading mid-tier Canadian gold producer with operating gold mines on three continents. We are in growth-mode, with a robust pipeline of development and exploration projects in Canada, South America and Africa. Throughout our 30 year history, we have demonstrated our commitment to responsible and sustainable mining practices, and our Zero Harm® commitment ensures that we continually strive to reach the highest standards in human health and safety, minimize our impact on the environment and support the development of the local communities in which we proudly operate. IAMGOLD was recently recognized by the Corporate Knights magazine on its Top 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada list.
Primary Location Canada
Other Locations Canada
Work Locations 06 - Cote Gold Mine Site
Job Operations
Organization Cote Gold
Job Posting Sep 12, 2025, 7:24:57 AM
About IAMGOLD Corporation
IAMGOLD is an intermediate gold producer and developer based in Canada with operating mines in North America and West Africa. The Company has commenced production at the large-scale, long-life Côté Gold Mine in partnership with Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd., which is expected to be among the largest gold mines in Canada. In addition, we have an established portfolio of early-stage and advanced exploration projects within high-potential mining districts in the Americas. We employ approximately 3,300 people globally. Throughout our 30-year history, we have demonstrated our commitment to responsible and sustainable mining practices, and our Zero Harm® vision ensures that we continually strive to reach high standards in human health and safety, minimize our impact on the environment and support the development of the local communities in which we proudly operate. At IAMGOLD, we believe that by engaging, empowering and supporting each other, we can achieve extraordinary performance. Our core values guide us; we are driven to excellence in everything we do, we are accountable and operate with transparency, we conduct ourselves with respect and embrace diversity, and we grow with teamwork, learning and innovation. We are proud to have been named one of the Greater Toronto Area’s Top Employers and to be recognized on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for 2023.