The TMF & Earthworks Area Manager leads safe, compliant delivery of major civil works for the Great Bear Project in Red Lake, including tailings facilities, dams, roads, excavations, engineered structures, piling, blasting, crushing, slope protection, and related infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities and Duties Construction and Field Operations

Lead field execution across TMFs, dams, roads, excavations, engineered structures, piling, blasting, crushing, and slope-protection works.

Coordinate crews, contractors, work fronts, traffic, materials, and equipment; optimize sequencing and resources to meet production targets.

Safety and Environmental Leadership

Champion zero harm through visible leadership, risk assessment, critical-control verification, and workforce accountability.

Ensure compliance with safety and environmental requirements; lead mitigation, corrective action, and work suspension when controls are inadequate.

Project Planning and Technical Oversight

Maintain command of scope, design intent, schedule, budget, risks, constraints, and permitting requirements.

Review designs, drawings, work packages, changes, and technical queries; coordinate constructability, geotechnical, quality, regulatory, and Engineer of Record matters.

Schedule, Cost, and Performance Management

Develop and monitor schedules, budgets, forecasts, commitments, quantities, milestones, and capital expenditures.

Track progress, productivity, cost, and contractor performance; implement recovery plans and provide concise performance and risk reporting.

Contractor and Stakeholder Management

Support contractor procurement, mobilization, administration, compliance, performance management, and issue resolution.





Coordinate interfaces with engineering, procurement, contracts, maintenance, operations, consultants, regulators, and internal stakeholders.

Quality Assurance

Implement the Construction Quality Management Plan, ensuring inspections, testing, surveys, hold points, as-built records, and documentation are completed and accepted.

Manage non-conformances, field changes, deficiencies, corrective actions, and closeout against approved designs and standards.

Lead and develop superintendents, supervisors, coordinators, and frontline teams, setting clear priorities and accountability.

Build collaborative communication, capability, engagement, and timely issue escalation across project teams.

Work in a healthy work environment with full support, cooperation, and commitment to satisfy our operation’s goal of being accident-free.

Support a work environment that is aligned with Kinross’ Safeground principles.

Comply with federal and provincial acts and regulations, and legal requirements.

Adhere to all relevant Great Bear policies and procedures.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skill Requirements Degree or diploma in civil, construction, mining, geotechnical, or a related discipline, or equivalent education and experience. Ontario P.Eng. eligibility, PMP, Gold Sean, or relevant dam,



earthworks, or quality credentials are assets.

Ten or more years of progressive experience delivering mining, heavy civil, earthworks, TMF, dam, water-management, or comparable capital construction.

Proven leadership of multidisciplinary construction from planning and mobilization through execution and closeout.

Strong knowledge of civil methods, contractor and engineering interfaces, scheduling, cost control, contracts, risk, quality, surveys, testing, and as-built requirements.

Working knowledge of applicable tailings, dam-safety, environmental, construction, and Ontario health and safety requirements; proficiency with relevant planning, reporting, and document-control systems.

High attention to detail with excellent organizational skills.

Ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems.

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

At Kinross, Great Bear, we are committed to Putting People First by fostering employee growth and development, celebrating achievements, and rewarding team success. Advantages offered for this position include:

Annual Fitness and Mental Health Reimbursement

Employee Share Purchase Plan, Registered Retirement Savings, and Registered Pension Plans

160 Hours of Paid Vacation

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Recognition Program

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Disability Insurance

Training and Development Opportunities

Relocation assistance may be provided to eligible candidates on a case-by-case basis

Work Conditions This position is based in Red Lake,

📌 Manager, TMF and Earthworks Area (Red Lake)
🏢 Kinross Gold
📍 Red Lake