Position Overview

Our client is a global engineering consulting firm seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their Thunder Bay office, supporting mining, mineral processing, and heavy industrial projects across Canada.

This is a senior technical role for an experienced Mechanical Engineer who can independently lead mechanical scopes, work closely with clients, mentor junior staff, and support multidisciplinary project teams from early-stage studies through detailed design, construction, and commissioning.

The successful candidate will ideally have a strong background in mining and industrial facilities and be comfortable taking ownership of technically complex mechanical work.

Further Responsibilities Include the Following

- Lead mechanical engineering scopes on mining and heavy industrial projects.
- Develop safe, efficient mechanical designs and specifications in accordance with applicable codes and standards.
- Support plant layouts, process equipment selection and integration, pumping and piping systems, material handling, dust collection, HVAC, and fuel storage systems.
- Prepare and review PFDs, P&IDs;, calculations, specifications, and technical documentation.
- Participate in project scoping, proposals, feasibility studies, detailed design, construction support, commissioning, and field engineering.
- Coordinate closely with civil, structural, electrical, process, and other engineering disciplines.
- Support procurement activities, including equipment packages, vendor coordination, and bid reviews.
- Act as a senior technical resource and provide guidance to junior engineers and designers.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships.
- Support project delivery and business development initiatives where required.
- Promote strong safety, quality, and engineering standards throughout project execution.

Ideal Candidate Requirements





- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Registered as a Professional Engineer in Ontario, or eligible to obtain registration.
- Approximately 10-15+ years of relevant mechanical engineering experience.
- Strong experience within mining, mineral processing, or heavy industrial environments.
- Experience with industrial plant layout, pumping and piping systems, conveyors, HVAC, and material handling equipment.
- Strong knowledge of Canadian engineering codes and standards.
- Proven ability to lead technical scopes and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Strong communication and client-facing skills.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and technical staff.
- Familiarity with engineering software such as AFT Fathom, BeltStat, HAP, or similar is considered an asset.
- Exposure to AutoCAD, Plant 3D, Navisworks, Revit, CADWorx, Inventor, SolidWorks, or similar platforms is considered an asset.
- Willingness to travel to project sites as required.

Why This Firm

- Opportunity to work on major mining and industrial projects across Canada.
- Senior technical role with significant autonomy and responsibility.
- Opportunity to lead project scopes, mentor junior staff, and work directly with clients.
- Solid, stable team with low turnover and many long-tenured employees.
- Exposure to projects across mining, power, lithium, oil & gas, and other heavy industrial sectors.
- Competitive compensation, RRSP matching, employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive benefits, and strong vacation and sick-day provisions.
- Long-term career stability within an established global engineering consultancy.

Location: Thunder Bay, ON

Interested candidates are encouraged to send their resume in Word format to this posting or email [email protected].

Torus Talent and our client are equal opportunity employers. Due to the time-sensitive nature of this requirement, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

📌 Senior Mechanical Engineer (Thunder Bay)
🏢 Torus Talent
📍 Thunder Bay