Project Manager

Orla Mining is striving to be the emerging gold producer of choice with a geographically diversified asset base, a prospective development and exploration portfolio, an experienced management team with a successful track record, and a high-quality board and shareholder base. We are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of workplace diversity and recognize the benefits arising from employee diversity, respecting and valuing the perspectives, experiences, cultures, and essential differences that everyone possesses.

Orla operates the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Mine, a gold and silver open-pit heap leach mine, located in Zacatecas State, Central Mexico. This low-cost operation is 100% owned by Orla, covers over 139,000 hectares, and includes a large sulphide mineral endowment located beneath the oxide resources. We are also advancing permitting on our South Railroad Project, a feasibility-stage, open-pit heap leach project located on the prolific Carlin trend in Nevada.

More recently, we’ve entered into an agreement with Newmont Corporation to acquire the Musselwhite Mine, located in Northern Ontario on Lake Opapimiskan. This project has great potential in a tier-one mining jurisdiction, and with more than 25 years of proven track record. This fly-in, fly-out operation will position Orla to double its annual gold production and provide us with excellent future opportunities. We expect this transaction to close in Q1 2025.

Purpose:

As part of our acquisition of Musselwhite Mine, we are recruiting a Project Manager. This role will be based on-site and will be responsible for supporting the project management team on the completion of deliverables for complex multidisciplinary mining and/or heavy industrial projects. This role will report to the Technical Services Manager and will be key to the success of the Technical Services Department.

Responsibilities include:

• Act as a professional resource for the successful completion of multiple concurrent projects.
• Develop and maintain communication channels with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure work flows smoothly.
• Oversee the development of project budgets, schedules and reports to keep projects on time and on budget.
• Provide key support in the development of requests for proposals, bid evaluations and contractor selection.
• Monitor engineering, procurement and/or construction progress.
• Chair project meetings and ensure that schedules are progressing.
• Manage and review all project related cost control forecasts.
• Management and coordination of project staff and sub-contractors to ensure safe, cost effective, and timely completion of projects to meet or exceed client expectations.
• Foster a culture of safe sustainable continuous improvement in mining operations.
• Consolidate project data, KPIs, monitor milestones all while providing regular updates and meeting all reporting requirements for all stakeholders including clients.

Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in mining Engineering, Geology, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management within the mining industry.
• PMP or PRINCE2 certification is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of mining operations, safety regulations, and environmental policies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, or similar).
• Ability to work in remote locations and adapt to challenging environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Working Conditions:

The schedule for this position will consist of 14 days on and 14 days off, 12 hours per day.