Jim Sarvinis

With 30 years of experience, Jim Sarvinis has led the delivery of some of Hatch’s landmark metals and energy projects, culminating in his appointment to the board of directors as global managing director for energy.

Overseeing more than 1,500 professionals in the energy sector, his focus is on power (hydropower and dams, nuclear, thermal, renewable power, power transmission and integration, energy storage, distribution and smart grid), and oil and gas (upstream, midstream, LNG, downstream and future fuels).

Jim has worked on numerous global projects, going to site for assignments in Canada, Colombia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, and Australia. Leveraging his deep expertise, he progressed through consecutive director roles in fluidization technology, energy technologies, thermal and nuclear energy, and power.

He has designed and delivered many Hatch marquis furnaces, including the redesign and rebuilding of the BHP Hartley (now Zimplats) furnace in Zimbabwe in 1998 and Cerro Matoso’s second furnace in Colombia in 2000—at that time, the world’s largest ferronickel smelting furnace. He also served as the project manager for the Kamoto Roaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Hatch’s first ever fluidization technology supply project.

Jim looks for opportunities to build new capabilities that better serve clients. He is known for creating solutions that greatly reduce environmental emissions, optimize existing infrastructure and facilities, and decrease capital costs.

A recipient of the Young Mining Leaders award from the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Jim also holds a US patent and has authored many papers on innovative technical solutions. He is an active member of the Canadian Nuclear Society, and the Professional Engineers of Ontario.

Outside of his project work, Jim is a prominent advocate for diversity and inclusion across Hatch’s global operations. He is widely known by his colleagues and industry peers as a dedicated and inclusive leader, sponsor, ally, and mentor with a genuine passion and interest in the success of others, particularly women, in what is traditionally a male-dominated industry. Jim acknowledges the tremendous impact his own mentors and sponsors had on his career and is keen to “pay it forward”.

Jim is fluent in English with some skills in French, Spanish and Macedonian. He holds a bachelor of applied science in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto.

Though he joined Hatch shortly after university, he spent his early working years supporting his father’s restaurant business, which taught him the fundamentals of customer service, entrepreneurship, quality delivery, and business operations. He credits his career success to this formative experience, alongside the unwavering support he receives from his wife, Dee, and his children, Clayton and Correna.