Lee Langlois
Edmonton,AB
Summary
Diligent Construction Director with background in managing complex projects across various industries. Known for successfully leading cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and within scope. Demonstrated ability to manage project lifecycles and implement process improvements.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Newmont Mining Corp
- Yanacocha Sulphide Treatment, Peru
- For Prefeasibility and Feasibility studies of an 8,000 t/d refractory sulphide treatment facility located at elevation in Peru
- Scope includes: SAG/Ball Milling circuit, Sulphide flotation concentrator circuit, Pressure Oxidation (POX), hot cure, CCD, Carbon in Leach (CIL) and Lime Plant & High-Density Sludge (HDS Treatment) circuits and SX/EW.
Project Manager
Barrick Gold
Peru
- Misquichilca S.A, Lagunas Norte, Prefeasibility and Feasibility study of a 6,000 t/d refractory gold processing facility including SAG/Ball Milling circuit, Sulphide flotation concentrator circuit, Pressure Oxidation (POX), hot cure, CCD, Carbon in Leach (CIL) and Lime Plant & High-Density Sludge (HDS Treatment) circuits
- Barrick Gold, Donlin Creek Staged Implementation Study, Alaska, United States, Project Manager for a conceptual study of a 40,000 t/d refractory gold processing facility including SAG/Ball Milling circuit, Sulphide flotation concentrator circuit, pressure oxidation, hot cure, CCD, CIL and EW circuits
- The study scope of work considers estimation of total costs from site infrastructure, power generation, processing facilities from ROM through tailings to gold production
- Due to the project's remote location, this included development of conceptual offsite construction program which includes modular designs, precast concrete to improve site productivity and mitigate schedule risk.
Director
Newmont Gold Minera Yanacocha S.R.L, Anglo American
- Peru
- Construction, Environmental Impact Study, , BVFR Project, Catalao, Goias, Brazil
- Assumed the role as Site Manager role at 25% complete
- Restructured the organization and delivery model to lead the execution team through to start up of a 6,500/tpa Greenfield Niobium (FeNb) Concentrator Plant
- Major scope elements were: ROM with 3 stage crushing including Primary Jaw crushing, Secondary and Tertiary cone crushing & screening
- Stacker/Reclaimer with 98K ton stockpile
- Primary and Secondary Ball Mills
- Classification, Desliming, Silica & Carbonate Floatation circuit
- Magnetic separation
- Niobium Flotation circuit
- Acid and Alkaline Leaching & Reagents
- Newmont Gold, Merian Project, Paramaribo, Suriname, Construction Director, ESIA (Environmental & Social Impact Assessment) Study for a proposed Project consisting of the development of a gold mine with planned production of approximately 5 million ounces (oz) of gold over 12-14 years and the processing of an estimated 150 million tonnes of ore, 680 million tonnes of waste rock and 150 million tonnes of tailings
- Mining will take place over 12 years and processing over 14 years
- The construction and operation of the Project requires the development of all supporting infrastructure
- Kinross, Tasiast Project, Tasiast, Mauritania, Construction Director
- Assumed the Site Manager role and restructured the organization and delivery model to lead the execution team from 20% complete Construction through to Startup of all early infrastructure development scope
- 16MW HFO fired power plant including 10k/M3 diesel and 15k/M3 HFO storage tank farm and 24 kms of 33 KVA power distribution
- 3,000-person Operations Camp & 3,000-person Construction Camps c/w Medical Facility, Wastewater Treatment Plants (2), Potable Water Treatment plants (2), Aerodrome,90 m3/hour Concrete Batch Plant, Aggregate Production Facility, Tailings Management Facility, Solid Waste Management Facility, Mine Fleet Shop c/w Warehouses and offices
- Interim Raw Water Supply including wellfield, pump stations, twin pipelines, and storage
- Site wide roads and laydown areas
- Kinross, Tasiast Project, Mauritania, Construction Director
- Assembled, mentored, and led a team of subject matter experts in the development of a Prefeasibility & Feasibility study for a new 60K/tpd CIL Gold plant
- Major elements include Primary crushing, Pebble circuit, Grinding, Concentration, Thickening, CIL circuit, Carbon stripping, & Cyanide destruction
- Notable achievement was the implementation of a full 4D BIM model based on smart tag, CWP and FIWP, as well as a full a extensive Modularization effort that ranged from Precast Concrete (China) to European assembled “Plug and Play” modules, preassembly and subassembly, and a nascent approach to major API 360 tanks in CIL, and other area of the process, which resulted in substantial time and cost savings as well as greatly improved quality which is extending the life of the tanks.
Director
Teck Coal
Canada
- Teck Coal, Neptune Terminals, Burrard Inlet, North Vancouver, , participated in the FEL3 Study for the expansion of the brownfield coal terminal to 18.5MTpA throughput capacity
- Major elements of the project scope included: New Stacker Reclaimer, New Rotary Car Dumper, New Car Indexer, remove & replace the existing Berth 1 West Radial ship loading system, Port Yard conveyors and installing new Rail Track alignment “Track 0”
- Baffinland, Mary River, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, Construction Director
- As Project Director led the execution team through the FEL3 & FEL4 Study for an 18MTA iron ore mine, which is in Canada’s high eastern Arctic
- The project scope included: Mine (Area 1000) Pit #1development, Waste Dumps Pit #1, Mine Services Pit #1, Explosive’s facilities, Mine equipment fleet, Primary Crushing, Secondary Crushing, Stockpiling facilities- Overland Transport (Area 2000) 150km of rail including Two (2) rail terminals, Six (6) mainline sidings, Two (2) hardrock Tunnels, Thirty-six (36) Bridges
- Ports and Shipping - (Area 3000) Ore dock, Freight dock, Tertiary Crushing, Stockpiling Facilities, Screening Plant
- Site Infrastructure - (Area 4000) Site development, Accommodation buildings, Services buildings, Administration buildings, 2-6500' Aerodromes, Sewage treatment plant, potable and freshwater systems, Emergency boiler systems and solid waste disposal and incinerator systems, Mobile equipment fleet, Power generation and distribution, Fuel storage and distribution
- Ore Handling and Conveying - (5000) Mine Site yard conveyors and stacker-reclaimer, Mine Site Train loading station, Port Train unloading station, Port yard conveyors and stacker-reclaimers, Radial ship loading systems
- Mosaic, K3, Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada, Site Manager
- Assumed the Site Manager role and led the field execution team for the construction of the staged expansion program with an ultimate of 21MTpy potash production capacity
- Area 0100 – 375’ Concrete Slipform Service Shaft and Hoisting Plant: Includes the freezing, sinking, and lining of the shaft, sub-collar, headframe, hoisting gear and loading pocket
- Area 0200 – Production Shaft and Hoisting Plant: Includes the freezing, sinking, and lining of the shaft and sub-collar
- Stage Area 0300 – Mine: Service Shaft potash level station, shaft bottom sumps and main dewatering station
- Area 0400 – Power: Includes the main intake substation, 15 kV electrical building, 15 kV surface distribution and the diesel generator
- Area 0500 – Surface Infrastructure: Includes all surface infrastructure required to support the construction and operation of the K3 mine site.
Project Director
Goldcorp
El Morro, Santiago, Chile
- Led the team in Prefeasibility, Feasibility and as Site Manager Execution of earliest works for an 80,000 tpd copper/gold mine, concentrator, and ancillary facilities at 4200 meters elevation in Chile
- Facilities included tailings disposal, desalination plant and pipeline, power supply, port facility, access road, concentrate pipeline and concentrate filter plant and transport facilities
- Vale, Onça Puma Nickel Project, Ourlandia do Norte, Brazil, as Project Director, led the development of detailed engineering, execution planning including procurement assistance, the relocated to the field to lead the construction, and management services through construction, commissioning, and start-up of the Onça Puma greenfield nickel project in Para State, Brazil, in the lower Amazon River basin
- The project includes truck and rail infrastructure for the transport of operating consumables and product through to the port of Itaqui at São Luís, and power transmission lines between Carajas, the processing plant, two mines and the smelter.
EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company
Potash, Ore
- VolgaKali, Processing Facility, Kotelnikovo/St
- Petersburg, Russian Federation
- As Project Director led the development in Brazil of the basic engineering and transitioned the core of the team to St
- Petersburg for the detail engineering of EuroChem’s VolgaKali greenfield potash processing facility in Volgograd region, Russia
- The project focused on the development of the Gremyachinskoye potash ore deposit with the objective of production of 2.3 million tonnes per year of potash.
Program Manager
BHP Billiton, Cerro Matoso PYRO
Montelibano, Colombia
- As Program Manager led the team in the development of the Prefeasibility and Feasibility Studies
Program Manager
BHP Billiton, Cerro
Montelibano, Colombia
- Led the team in the development of the Prefeasibility and Feasibility Studies
- Sky Resources/HudBay Mining, Fenix, El Estor, Guatemala, Site Manager
- As Site Manager, led the team in the development of the FEL4 study and lead the project team in field execution for the refurbishment, conversion and upgrading the mothballed Exmibal nickel-laterite mine and smelter
- Corefco, MoaNickel, Site Manager
- Moa Cuba
- Fort Saskatchewan, Canada
- Site Manager
- Development and Implementation of Construction Execution Plan, policies, and programs
- Early works, design and development of all infrastructure required for multinational direct and indirect labour force
- Expansion and upgrading of the following process circuits, Ore Thickening, Counter Current Decantation, Neutralization, Ore Leaching, SPP Slurry preparation plant, Sulphide Precipitation, Hydrogen Plant, Hydrogen Sulphide Process, Water treatment Plants, Sewage treatment Plant, Tailings Management
- Non-Hatch Projects
Construction Manager
DeBeers Victor Diamond Mine, James
Canada
Civil Construction Manager
Victor Diamond Mine
Canada
- Participated in the development of the FEL3 & FEL4 studies and lead the Field execution team
- Inco, Karebbe Hydro Electric Project, Central Sulawasi, Indonesia, Construction Manager
- Development and Implementation of Project & Construction Execution Plan
- As Project Manager lead the field execution team
- Inco, Goro Nickel Project, New Caledonia, Construction Manager
- Lead the review and audit of Project and Construction Execution and reinforced the implementation of the Project Delivery Program.
General Superintendent
BHP Billiton, Ekati Diamond Mine, Panda Underground Development, Chayvo Bay Early
Canada
- N.W.T., Oil Project, Sakhalin Island, Russia
- Construction Manager
- Development and Early Implementation of Project & Construction Execution Plan
- Development of Infrastructure required to support $12b USD project including Construction of Sakhalin Yuzhno Port Facility, Construction of both Highway & Rail Bridges, Construct jet capable Airport Facility c/w 60 m liter mixed fuel terminal, Civil works for Chayvo Bay Early Oil production/shipping terminal.
Project Manager
Tengiz Chevroil
- Tengiz & Kumkol, Kazakhstan
- Oilfield Development and Operations
- Construction of plants/sites including drill islands dikes and revetments/road infrastructure/pipelines and associated facilities.
Construction Manager
SRK/Public Works Canada, Colomac Mine N
- W.T
- Canada
- Gold Mine closure and reclamation c/w Bioremediation of tailings facility.
Production manager
SNC Lavalin Great Man
Libya
- Develop and implement planning to make operational, and produce with the largest P.C.C.P
- Plant, located in Sarir Libya
- Analyze and make operational all plant infrastructure i.e.: Power generation, Water treatment plant, Sewage treatment plant, Boilers, Ice plant, Curing kilns, Concrete batch plants, Machine shop, Metal fabrication shop, Communications, all underground and overhead services
- Develop and implement all quarries, crushers, and site and country wide road building/ repair programs (including all permanent remote accommodation and repair facilities)
Project Manager
Rio
10.2021 - 03.2024
- Pueblo Veijo Dominican Republic
- CM, PM, PD
- Recruited to assume leadership role (s) for the execution of Barrick’s brownfield expansion of the Pueblo Viejo Mine in the Dominican Republic
- Engineering was performed by a SA firm, Procurement and Construction was self performed in house by Barrick
- All processes within the plant were either upgraded, or twinned
- A General Scope of Work; Area 3110 Primary Crushing Upgrade (FLS Gyratory), Area 3140 Stockpile & Reclaim tunnel & Conveyor, Area 4111 Milling Circuit 1 upgrades (Semi Autogenous-Ball Mill-Crushing), Area 4112 Pebble Crushing (2 FLS Raptor Cones), Area 4113 Milling Circuit 2, 38’ SS SAG, Area 4115 FEED Thickening and Preparation, Area 4122 Iron Precipitation tank train including Lime Storage & Dosing, Area 4123 Flotation (FLS float cells), Area 4125 Flotation Tails (FT) Thickening (FLS), Area 4129 Reagents Make-Up and Dosing, Area 4131 Flotation Tails CIL, Area 4135 Cyanide Destruction, Area 4141 Slurry Heating, Area 4141 Pressure Oxidation (POX), Area 4144 Oxygen Plant and Air Services
- 2- 2, 000 tpd oxygen plant(s), Area 4172 Flocculant Make-Up and Dosing, Area 4195 Raw Water, Area 4199 Process Water, Area 5170 SO2 Plant, Area 6183 Solution Cooling, Area 6186 Limestone Storage and Dosing (FLS OK MILL, Tinto Kemano Hydro Electric Project, Kemano BC
- As, led the execution team in the completion of the Feasibility Study and transitioned into the field as the Site Manager
- Scope of Work development included an Early Contractor Involvement strategy, as well as a defined early works program to construct all ancillary infrastructure including marine works, prior to mobilization of JV Tunneling Contractors
- 7.6 km of segmental lined bored tunnel, 8.4km of Drill and Blast Tunnel, Mechanical Gates, and new intake facility
Managing Director
Vale Inco
Hatch, Ontario
02.2005 - 03.2020
- To oversee business operations and provide strategic leadership
- Responsibilities included developing and implementing strategic plans and company policies, maintaining an open dialogue with stakeholders, and driving organizational success
- As Director Latin America supported the Global Managing Director on strategic initiatives aimed at growing company’s global construction capabilities and revenues
- This included business positioning in relation to fabrication /modularization, broader access to skilled labour pools, strategic joint-ventures, and internal competency development versus competitor analysis
- Developing and executing business strategies to achieve short and long-term goals
- Reporting to the board, providing market insights and strategic advice
- Developing and implementing business plans to improve cost-efficiency
- Maintaining positive and trust-based relations with business partners, shareholders, and authorities
- Overseeing the company's business operations, financial performance, investments, and ventures
- Supervising, guiding, and delegating executives in their duties
- Ensuring company policies and legal guidelines are clearly communicated
- Assessing, managing, and resolving problematic developments and situations
- Building and enhancing the company's public profile at events, speaking engagements, etc
- Hatch
- Business Role
- Creating a pro-active liaison with Client Representatives to ensure proper and timely involvement and approvals as well as a professional and business-like Client/company relationship throughout the life of the project
- Creating a personal standard of Client Service excellence promoting integrity, consistency, Company core values, diversity, and fairness for, all employees, subcontractors, vendors, and project participants
- Participation in business development activities and promoting a professional and business-like relationship with the Client
- Research and development of the Corporate Health, Safety and Security Program to ensure a consistent approach across the global market though still allowing flexibility to tailor, detailed Safety Management Plans required to address specific industry and regional requirements
- This program included strategic initiatives such as Visible Felt Leadership Program, Construction Safety Leadership Program, Supervisor Training Program, Health, and Safety and Security Program for Project Setup and Execution
- Creating a multidisciplined SME team which developed Global Project & Construction Procedure Manuals and followed through with introduction, rollout and continuous support across all global mining project delivery offices
- Research, development, and global rollout of Corporate project setup program which including Pre-Construction Management Tools such as: Constructability Program (including Development of the Modularization Program), Workface Planning (CWP) program, BIM (Building Information Modeling), Auditing tools, Materials Management system (Merian) and integration during the FEED planning stages, and LEAN in Construction Program
- Developed a Claims Management training program which included, Prevention, Mitigation, Pursuance, Resolution, throughout Pre-tender, Contract Formation, Construction and Post Completion cycles
- Instrumental in Company achieving and retaining ISO89001 accreditation by developing a new fully integrated Quality Management System
- Spearhead initiatives in shared strategic direction for process design and improved performance measurement and feedback as well as knowledge capture and leverage
- Project Experience
- Project sponsorship, Canada
- KGHM, Victoria Project, Sudbury, , Canada
- Cameco, McArthur River, MRX Project, Saskatchewan Canada
- Vale, Carnalita Project, Japaratuba, Sergipe, Brasil
- DeBeers, Gaucho Kue Project, NWT, Canada
- Thompson Creek Mining, Endako Molybdenum Mine Project, Fort Fraser, BC Canada
- Mosaic Potash Various locations in Saskatchewan
- K1, K2, Brownfield upgrade and expansion, K3, Greenfield Shaft Sinking and concrete slip-form Head frame
- Colonsay
- Brownfield upgrade and expansion
- Bell Plaine, Brownfield upgrade and expansion
- Project Management Roles
Skills
- Project Oversight
- Strategic Project Development
- Project planning and development
- Project Timeline Management
Accomplishments
- Designed a company-wide safety awareness program, resulting in a 30% reduction in reported injuries.
- Saved the company $10m over 10 years by implementing a successful productivity improvement plan.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
Certification
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - Project Management Institute.
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification – IASSC Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Exam.
- Program Management Professional (PgMP) - Project Management Institute.
- Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) - Project Management Institute.
- Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) - Project Management Institute.
Timeline
Project Manager
Rio
10.2021 - 03.2024
Managing Director
Vale Inco
02.2005 - 03.2020
Project Manager
Newmont Mining Corp
Project Manager
Barrick Gold
Director
Newmont Gold Minera Yanacocha S.R.L, Anglo American
Director
Teck Coal
Project Director
Goldcorp
EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company
Program Manager
BHP Billiton, Cerro Matoso PYRO
Program Manager
BHP Billiton, Cerro
Construction Manager
DeBeers Victor Diamond Mine, James
Civil Construction Manager
Victor Diamond Mine
General Superintendent
BHP Billiton, Ekati Diamond Mine, Panda Underground Development, Chayvo Bay Early
Project Manager
Tengiz Chevroil
Construction Manager
SRK/Public Works Canada, Colomac Mine N
Production manager
SNC Lavalin Great Man