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Your new company

The Windfall Project, owned by Gold Fields, is in northern Quebec. By joining our passionate team, committed to creating lasting value beyond mining, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the construction and startup of a world-class mining project, one of the most ambitious in recent decades.

Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with operations in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Canada and Chile. At Gold Fields, we are committed to achieving an inclusive workforce and recognize that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success.

This is a role that offers you the opportunity to lead high-impact initiatives, collaborate with experts, and contribute to the global growth of our operations in Quebec. You will thrive in a dynamic environment where challenges and an exceptional workplace will support your professional growth.

Join the Windfall adventure!

Your new role

Reporting to the Risk Management Lead, The Risk Coordinator supports the Risk Management function for the Windfall Project by maintaining the project risk register, coordinating risk workshops, and supporting the preparation of risk reports and dashboards.

This role requires good understanding of project risk principles, attention to detail, and the ability to engage multidisciplinary teams across engineering, construction, mining, environment, procurement, and project controls.

Your key responsibilities:

1.Risk Management Process Support

Maintain and update the Project Risk Register (threats & opportunities), ensuring accuracy, traceability, and required risk metadata (causes, impacts, ownership, treatments).

Assist in implementing the Project's Risk Management Framework and ISO 31000 principles at project level.

Coordinate and facilitate data gathering from functional leads.

Support the Senior Risk Lead in risk identification, risk screening, and qualitative analysis (likelihood and impact scoring).

Track the progress of risk treatments/mitigations, follow up with risk owners, and update treatment logs.

2.Workshops & Stakeholder Engagement

Support the planning, scheduling, and documentation of risk workshops, including agendas, pre-reads, and capturing meeting minutes.

Assist the Senior Risk Lead in running the risk workshop to identify, analyze and evaluate risks.

Ensure alignment between Owners Team, ePCM, Engineering Service Providers, and contractors regarding risk reporting requirements.

Coordinate with technical teams for subject-matter input (e.g., geotechnical, tailings, underground development, permitting, logistics).

3.Reporting & Analytics

Prepare regular risk dashboards and summary reports for governance meetings.

Assist in preparing inputs for Monthly Progress Reports, Gate Reviews, and Stage-Gate Risk Assessments.

Monitor key risk indicators (KRIs), emerging risks, and changes in the project risks.

What you'll need to succeed

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Project Management, Business, Risk Management, or related field.

2-4 years' experience in project risk management, project controls, or major capital projects (mining experience is an asset).

Experience with risk registers, qualitative risk assessments, and mitigation tracking.

Solid understanding of risk management principles (ISO 31000, risk cause-event-consequence, qualitative scoring, etc.).

Working knowledge of risk registers (Excel, Power BI, or risk repository software).

Familiarity with cost/schedule basics (WBS, estimates, schedules, change management).

Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and prepare clear dashboards and reports.

Proficient in Microsoft applications and able to learn risk management tools.

Experience with Safran Risk Manager, or Active Risk Manager is an asset but not mandatory.

Experience with Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) tools (e.g. Safran Risk, @Risk, etc.) is an asset but not mandatory.

What you'll get in return

Working from the Montreal project office for the remainder of the design and planning phase, you will have access to a vibrant, modern workspace that will enable a high degree of collaboration with other leaders in the project

Exceptional career development as a senior leader on one of the largest mining projects in the past decade in Quebec.

A unique opportunity to contribute to a large-scale greenfield project in the mining sector that will see the best technologies embedded into the startup of the operation. 

Access to global projects networks to leverage the best practices across Gold Fields

Highly competitive compensation

Collective insurance plan

RRSP

And much more!

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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