Hoisting Specialist

At Stantec, we help deliver the critical minerals needed to power our world, from the cars we drive to the infrastructure powering our communities. And we don’t just design the largest, deepest, and most technically challenging mines in the world—we do it sustainably. We’re helping clients reduce energy usage, adopt clean energy sources, and implement digital solutions and automation.

 

Join our team of mining professionals and you’ll be at the forefront of this evolving industry while building the mine of the future. You’ll also build your own future, with exciting opportunities for development and advancement.

 

Your Opportunity

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 projects across the full project lifecycle. 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.

 

Your Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Serve as Lead Mechanical Hoisting Engineer on projects.
• Evaluate, specify, and engineer hoisting and shaft systems and components.
• Provide technical guidance to junior staff and act as a mentor.
• Apply modern technologies for system modeling and design.
• Identify and implement innovative technologies and engineering practices.

 

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 QA/QC on engineering deliverables.
• 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.

 

Business Development

• Support business development and client relationship management.
• Assist with technical proposal development.
• Represent the company at technical conferences and client meetings. 

• 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. 

 

Education and Experience

• 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.
• Demonstrated mentoring ability and interest in developing junior staff. 

 

Work Environment

• This is an office position, with some remote capability.
• The incumbent should be willing to travel occasionally for temporary field assignments, both locally and internationally, including field work in varying weather conditions.
• At Stantec, we don’t just work together—we grow together. We’re proud to foster a collaborative, inclusive environment where every voice is valued, and every team member feels a genuine sense of belonging. Whether you're in the field or in the office, you’ll be surrounded by supportive colleagues who are pass