Area Manager

Dumas is a leading full-service mining contractor operating in the Americas.  The company’s client list includes some of the world’s largest and most respected mining companies.  Dumas is the contractor of choice for the most technically challenging underground projects, including mine construction, full-scale mine development, production mining, mine services and engineering. 

The Area Manager oversees a portfolio of underground mining projects, ranging from mine development and construction to rehabilitation and production support, across multiple client sites. The position has full responsibility for the financial, operational, and safety performance of these projects, including workforce planning, cost control, and compliance with corporate policies and procedures.

The Area Manager acts as the primary liaison between site management, clients, and the corporate office, ensuring alignment between project execution and company strategy.

The Area Manager provides leadership in the development of strategic operating plans, budgets, and forecasts in accordance with the company’s long term strategic objectives and ensure that both short and long term objectives are achieved at all operating sites within area of accountabilities.

• →Ensure the company’s safety and training programs are always adhered to, the expectation is to use systems and processes to ensure transparent, visible auditing can be achieved.
• →Expediate and guide necessary resources within the company to ensure all departments are working towards support, strict control, and oversight of projects, in all areas.
• →Provide operational input to financial forecasts.
• →Ensure each project has the required resources (equipment, materials, human resources, and technical support) to achieve project objectives and utilize transparent, efficient tools to guide these compliances.
• →Identify, formulate, and expand the development of effective plans and procedures to ensure maximum efficiencies including safety, general compliance, and cost controls.
• →Assist in developing annual operating and capital budgets.
• →Work closely with Project Management Office (PMO) in ongoing Strategic Objectives aimed at continuous Project and Business improvements.
• →Provide the necessary mentoring and coaching of subordinates that will provide for a highly motivated workforce operating in a distinctly positive culture environment.
• →Encourage succession planning at the field level and provide suitable advancement training and opportunities.
• →Maintain a positive relationship with clients to ensure an appropriate level of communications on progress of each project and work closely with the client to achieve the desired results.
• →Authorize expenditures to signing authority levels.
• →Ensure that the corrective action and disciplinary systems are upheld at all levels, that they are compliant, and that correcting behaviors is first and foremost in addition to providing coaching and mentoring as required.
• →Perform active, frequent FELT Leadership and visible support of Dumas Life Saving Rules.
• →Perform other duties as may be assigned.

• Shaft & Alimak experience required.
• Significant Development Mining Experience required.
• Outstanding safety record.
• Engineering diploma/degree from a recognized post-secondary institution or equivalent experience.
• 10 + years of mining experience, more specifically in the mining services sector.
• Excellent Project Management skills.
• Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.

Send us your resume and transcripts via our website, www.dumasmining.com. There is a spot on the Careers page to upload your paperwork.

• Dumas Contracting Ltd. is committed to an environment that is barrier free. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please inform us in advance so that we can arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation.
• We really appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• At Dumas Mining, our core strength is our people.  Our unique identity is derived from the impact of many individuals on one team, with one purpose.  We greatly appreciate your interest in career opportunities with Dumas.  To be considered for employment in Canada, applicants must be a Canadian citizen, or have written authorization to work in Canada, under federal immigration requirements.