PMO Projects - Permits and Environmental Studies

Glencore; Santiago; On-site; CLP 9,000,000 - 15,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Glencore Copper SAOP is seeking an experienced PMO Projects professional to lead and strengthen controls for major copper projects. You will provide frameworks, conduct schedule/cost analysis, and deliver management information across multidisciplinary teams in a multicultural environment.

The role reports to the Permits & Environmental Studies area and emphasizes planning, progress tracking, and governance to support timely decision-making and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in project management, planning and controls.
• Experience in project development for the mining industry.
• Experience in producing management-level reporting.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams in multicultural environments.
• Desirable: copper projects, permitting or environmental study processes, and digital transformation or management automation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Keep portfolio management methodologies, standards and tools up to date and effectively used across the area.
• Monitor the performance of processes, services, studies and initiatives in terms of schedule, cost, progress, productivity, scope and quality.
• Deliver timely and reliable management reports and indicators to support decision-making.
• Ensure control of physical and financial progress and validation of payment statements.
• Anticipate deviations and risks, enabling timely corrective actions.
• Strengthen standardization and continuous improvement of management processes.
• Ensure alignment with Document Control and Quality, and availability of evidence for audits.

Skills

Project management

Portfolio management

MS Project

Primavera P6

Excel

Power BI

Communication

Multidisciplinary teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil, Industrial or Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Glencore is one of the world’s largest diversified natural resource companies and a leading producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that make everyday life possible. Through a network of assets, customers, and suppliers spanning the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market, and distribute the raw materials that enable decarbonization while meeting today’s energy needs. With around 140,000 employees and contractors and a strong presence in more than 35 countries—across both established and emerging resource regions—our industrial and marketing activities are supported by a global network of more than 40 offices.

Purpose and objective

The PMO Projects – Permits & Environmental Studies is responsible for leading and strengthening the management of the processes, services, studies and initiatives carried out by the Permits and Environmental Studies Area for Major Copper Projects.

The role will provide tools, standards and control systems that enable performance monitoring, early detection of deviations and timely decision-making, directly contributing to the achievement of the portfolio's schedule, cost, scope and quality objectives.

The successful candidate will have experience in project development for the mining industry and the ability to work with multidisciplinary teams in a multicultural environment, engaging with Management, Major Projects leaders and the Corporate team.

This position will report to Subject Matter Expert Permits & Environmental Studies

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Industrial or Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Intermediate or higher conversational English, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in planning and control tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, Excel and Power BI, or similar.
• Strong knowledge of project management, project controls and portfolio management methodologies.
• Analytical ability to consolidate information and produce reports, management indicators and KPIs to support decision-making.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in multicultural environments.
• Results-oriented, rigorous, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• High integrity, professionalism and commitment to project objectives.

Experience

• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in project management, planning and controls.
• Experience in project development for the mining industry.
• Experience in physical and financial progress tracking, and in reviewing payment statements.
• Experience producing management-level reporting.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams in multicultural environments.
• Desirable: experience in copper projects, permitting or environmental study processes, and digital transformation or management automation initiatives.

Key Accountabilities:

• Keep portfolio management methodologies, standards and tools up to date and effectively used across the area.
• Monitor the performance of processes, services, studies and initiatives in terms of schedule, cost, progress, productivity, scope and quality.
• Deliver timely and reliable management reports and indicators to support decision-making.
• Ensure control of physical and financial progress and validation of payment statements.
• Anticipate deviations and risks, enabling timely corrective actions.
• Strengthen standardization and continuous improvement of management processes.
• Ensure alignment with Document Control and Quality, and availability of evidence for audits.

Key Responsibilities:

Methodology and Management Standards

• Keep methodologies, standards, procedures and tools for portfolio management of the area's processes, services, studies and initiatives up to date.
• Promote standardization and continuous improvement of management processes.
• Coordinate with Document Control and Quality to ensure the correct application of defined standards and processes.

Monitoring, Control and Reporting

• Monitor the performance of processes, services, studies and initiatives in terms of schedule, cost, progress, productivity, scope and quality.
• Consolidate and analyze information to produce reports, management indicators and KPIs that enable timely decision-making.
• Track physical and financial progress of processes, services, studies and initiatives.
• Produce reporting for Management, Major Projects leaders and Corporate.

Payment Control

• Review and follow up on payment statements associated with projects or services, ensuring supporting documentation, control and validation against progress.

Planning and Tools

• Support process, service, study and initiative leaders with planning, scheduling and related controls.
• Implement and maintain planning and control tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, Excel, Power BI or others.
• Support the implementation and follow-up of digital transformation and automation initiatives related to management.

Risks, Changes and Governance

• Support the management and follow-up of risks, changes, commitments and actions associated with the area's processes, services, studies and initiatives.
• Coordinate and facilitate follow-up and performance review meetings.
• Support audit and review processes by providing management information and evidence.

At Glencore Copper SAOP, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that enables the active and full participation of everyone in our organization, in line with fair employment practices.

• In Chile, all our job opportunities fall under Law No. 21.015.
• In Peru, all our job opportunities fall under Law No. 29.973.
• In Argentina, all our job opportunities fall under Law No. 22.431.