Manager, Project Support

Coeur Mining, Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Coeur Mining Inc. seeks an experienced Project Support professional to direct and oversee the Silvertip Project's support functions and related corporate services as a shared resource.

You will coordinate stage-gate reviews, governance, and integration to ensure safe, on-time, within-budget delivery of the project from front-end loading to operating mine in remote northern British Columbia. You will partner with the Senior Project Director, General Manager-Operational Readiness, and other

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 progressive years of experience in major mining or heavy industrial projects, including significant technical leadership and coordination roles over large capital projects.
• B.S. Engineering or Geology required; Professional designation (P.Eng) and/or PMP certification highly desirable.
• Experience in underground mine development, project delivery oversight, and governance across multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Project Safety & Leadership across the Silvertip Project and related teams.
• Oversee Project Integration Control & Oversight and ensure alignment with project baselines and governance.
• Coordinate Owner’s Team service contractors for work planning and performance monitoring.
• Manage Project Stage-Gate Coordination and Integration activities and ensure timely decisions.
• Coordinate Project Critical Reviews and manage findings actions with executive visibility.
• Lead Project Stakeholder Coordination and engagement with internal and external partners.
• Oversee Project Interface Coordination among owners, contractors, and vendors.
• Provide Project Operational Review support and SME oversight to ensure delivery to approved business case.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to meet operational needs.

Skills

Safety Management

Stage-Gate processes

Advanced Communications

Project Controls

Construction & Mine Development

Contractor Performance Management

Engineering Delivery & Execution

Education

B.S. Engineering or Geology

Advanced degree

Job description

Position Overview

Coeur Mining Inc. is searching for a highly motivated and committed individual to direct and oversee Project Support functions to our Silvertip Project and various support functions to other parts of the Coeur business, as a shared resource.

Position Overview

Coeur Mining Inc. is searching for a highly motivated and committed individual to direct and oversee Project Support functions to our Silvertip Project and various support functions to other parts of the Coeur business, as a shared resource.
Reporting to the Silvertip Vice President – Projects, the Project Support role is responsible for Silvertip project area integration, stage-gate coordination and integration, coordination, tracking and action follow-up for project internal and independent technical and operational reviews, coordination of peer reviews and dissemination of findings to enhance the overall leadership, governance, and successful delivery of the Silvertip project from the current level of front-end-loading project development to an operating mine within a remote, Northern British Columbia Canda underground mining environment.
This role supports the Silvertip Senior Project Director in monitoring the work planning and performance of key Owner’s team contractors providing Project Delivery Support Services, Construction Management Support Services and Pre-commissioning/Commissioning Services and monitoring in support of the Silvertip Vince President that the project is delivered to the approved project business case, executed safely, on time, within budget, and meeting project quality, while aligning with organizational strategy and capital objectives.
The Project Support role for Silvertip will interface with the General Manager- Operational Readiness, General Manager – Site Operations and will engage with Coeur’s Executive and Senior Leadership Team related to matters of project delivery, governance, and performance and the Manager, Permitting related to matters of technical information delivery to support the Silvertip permitting process.
The person filling this role will also be assigned to support the Coeur Senior Vice President, Technical Services in aspects of Strategic Planning and the Coeur Senior Vice President, Operations – Canada in aspects of technical and governance support for the New Afton and Rainy River operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Safety & Leadership
• Project Integration Control & Oversight
• Key Owner’s Team Service Contractor Work Planning and Performance Monitoring
• Project Stage-Gate Coordination and Integration
• Project Critical Review Coordination and Findings Action Management
• Project Stakeholder Coordination
• Project Interface Coordination
• Project Operational Review and Requirements Support and Subject-Matter-Expert (SME) Oversight
• Perform additional duties as assigned to meet operational needs
  

Occupational Experience & Education Requirements

• Education requirement
• B.S. Engineering or Geology
• Advanced degree or training highly regarded

• Certification requirement
• Professional designation (e.g. P.Eng) and/or PMP certification
• Advanced project management training is highly desirable
• Number of years of progressive experience required
• Minimum of 15 progressive years of experience in major mining or heavy industrial projects, including significant technical leadership and coordination roles over large capital projects
  

Knowledge, Skills, Attributes

• The Project Support role incumbent must have broad and well-rounded knowledge of studies and delivery to start-up of underground mine development, mineral processing plants, and mining infrastructure. The Project Support role provides proactive and hands-on support to project leadership and delivery team members and provides input to the supporting the development and delivering the approved project execution strategy, driving project safety and quality, and managing and controlling project baselines, major changes, expenditures, and overall project performance outcomes. The Projects Support role may occasionally serve in a 2IC capacity to the Senior Project Director.
• Skills include
• Safety Management
• Stage-Gate processes, independent and peer review processes, and financial review of projects for effective information sharing and presentations to Senior Executives and Board Members
• Advanced Communications
• Well-rounded technical knowledge of:
• Studies and Engineering Execution and Delivery
• Project Management Practices
• Contractor Performance Management
• Engineering Processes and Practices
• Project Controls Processes and Practices
• Construction and Mine Development Processes and Practices
• Pre-commissioning & Commissioning Processes and Practices
• Effort in Physical demand, if applicable - Minimal / Moderate / Considerable / Significant / Extensive
• This role requires the ability to work in both office and active project site environments, including occasional travel to operating or construction sites. Physical requirements may include extended periods of sitting and computer use, walking on uneven terrain, climbing stairs or accessing elevated platforms, and wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety glasses, steel-toe boots, respiratory protection, and high-visibility clothing. The position may involve exposure to varying weather conditions including cold climate conditions, noise, dust, and other typical construction or industrial site environments, while maintaining a strong commitment to safety and compliance with all health, safety, and environmental standards. e.g., restriction of movement, physical activities such as lifting or bending, working in uneasy positions