Mining Program Manager – Central America & ESG Leadership

Tudip; Tandil; On-site; ARS 139,086,000 - 216,357,000; Full time

Job summary

Tether is seeking a Program Manager with a mining background to lead and coordinate strategic initiatives in Central America. The role oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple interrelated mining projects: spanning exploration, development, operations readiness, stakeholder engagement, and institutional relations.

Responsibilities include defining program scope, milestones, budgets, and resource plans, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing relations with government

Qualifications

• 6+ years in mining with 3-5 years managing complex programs.
• PM certification (PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2) preferred.
• Experience with government authorities, regulators and local communities in Latin America.
• Budget, schedule and multi-disciplinary team management in greenfield/brownfield mining.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and cross-cultural communication skills.
• Excellent planning, organizational and risk-management capabilities.
• Proficiency with program management tools and reporting platforms.
• Strong written and verbal communication in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program management for mining initiatives in Central America.
• Define program scope, objectives, milestones, budgets, and resources.
• Coordinate geology, engineering, environment, legal, finance and relations teams.
• Manage government/regulator and community engagement to advance permits.
• Drive ESG-aligned stakeholder programs and social license compliance.
• Monitor risks, dependencies and critical path; escalate issues to steering committee.
• Establish governance, reporting cadences and KPIs across projects.
• Oversee budgets, capex tracking and vendor/contract management.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and international mining standards.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-cultural communication

Planning and organization

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mining Eng / Geology / Industrial / Civil

Postgraduate qualification in Project/Program Management

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Tether is seeking a Program Manager with a mining background to lead and coordinate strategic initiatives in Central America. The role oversees the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple interrelated mining projects: spanning exploration, development, operations readiness, stakeholder engagement, and institutional relations.

Responsibilities include defining program scope, milestones, budgets, and resource plans, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing relations with government