Superintendent Site Services
Canada
About BHP Potash – Jansen
The Jansen project in Saskatchewan, Canada is set to become one of the largest potash mines in the world and is located approximately 140 kilometers east of Saskatoon. As the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, Jansen is expected to generate approximately 5,500 workforce opportunities during construction and 900 long-term roles.
Once fully ramped up, Jansen is expected to have an initial production capacity of approximately 8.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), with the potential to produce 16 to 17 Mtpa in future stages. To find out more about Potash and the Jansen project, click here.
BHP has recently been named one of Canada's top 100 employers again for 2026. This formal recognition is a testament to our dedication to fostering a positive, diverse and rewarding work environment.
Work Location
This role will be based at the Jansen Mine Site located in Leroy, SK. The work schedule for this role will be 8x80. For those not living locally, BHP provides relocation assistance to the local Jansen area. Alternatively, you can enjoy the convenience and comfort of our onsite camp accommodation at Discovery Lodge during your shifts.
BHP offers domestic relocation assistance to support the successful incumbent in transitioning, if required. Benefits offered as part of the relocation program include (but are not limited to) new home purchase assistance, temporary accommodations, home finding trip and a resettlement allowance.
Purpose
The Superintendent, Site Services ensures safe, reliable, and cost‑effective delivery of all site services in a mining and potash environment, including mine site roads, tailings and utilities support, freeze plant areas, industrial buildings, mobile equipment support, waste management, snow and ice control, and miscellaneous surface services. The role owns end‑to‑end contract management for all third‑party vendors, ensuring performance, commercial compliance, and continuous improvement.
About the Role
In this role you will:
- Responsible for supporting the performance of safe and sustained site services for the Jansen Project. This includes the oversight, management and guidance of civil haulage, snow removal, land management, building maintenance, site dewatering and runoff pond management, road maintenance activities, operation of the Sewage Treatment Plant and Water Treatment Plant as well as execution of ad hoc small projects.
- Responsible for environmental plan compliance, as it relates to land, air and water management, and all associated permits to support
- Responsible for the approval of hazard-specific work permits across all site services for operations and small construction projects.
- Provide safety leadership including leading Field Leadership activities and attendance at Daily Toolbox pre-start meetings to reinforces work planning and safe work execution strategies with contractor personnel.
- Conducts daily field inspections across work fronts and seeks contractor input for new ideas and input to strengthen the overall ongoing site services and operations for the Jansen site.
- Develop scopes of work for mining/potash services: mine haul roads, tailings support, freeze plant operations support, industrial janitorial, HVAC, scaffolding/insulation, waste, snow removal, security coordination.
- Lead RFP processes, evaluation, and contract onboarding.
- Manage SLAs, KPIs, performance reviews, and issue resolution.
- Oversee change management, invoice validation, and contract closeout.
About You
- A minimum of 10 years’ Site Services experience in mining or heavy industrial operations.
- Demonstrated contract management experience overseeing large scale contractor activities in a mining or industrial environment.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Champion Zero Harm culture; lead contractor safety.
- Ensure compliance with OH&S, environmental regulations, and mine site standards.
- Conduct field audits, toolbox talks, and ensure contractor orientation.
- Experience in SAP is considered an asset.
Application Deadline
This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on March 8, 2026.
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants' suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. The outcome of these checks is not determinative or whether or not BHP decides to make an offer of employment.
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Supporting a Diverse Workforce
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that is more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We recognize that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity. BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.
At BHP, we aim to unlock the enormous potential that diverse and inclusive teams bring to the workplace, to leave a strong legacy within and beyond our operations for the generations to come.
Based on existing demographics in our Potash project preference in hiring will be given to qualified women and Indigenous peoples who self-identify as such in the application process. This reasonable and justifiable measure has been implemented pursuant to section 56 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2018.
The BHP Jansen project marks the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, and with that growth will come significant employment opportunities. With first production projected to occur in mid-2027, from now until the project fully ramps up there will be significant recruitment requirements over the coming months and years. To find out more about the project, hints and tips on our process and where a career with BHP Potash can take you, sign up to our talent updates here.