Delivery Assurance Director - Mining

UCC Holding; Doha; On-site; QAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

UCC Holding in Doha, Qatar, seeks a senior leader to deliver owner-side management of major mining and mineral processing projects from feasibility to ramp-up.

You will oversee due diligence, CAPEX, schedules, and EPCM/owner teams to ensure safe, on-time, within-budget project delivery, with experience in frontier or high-risk jurisdictions and gold/phosphate/base metals processing.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of mining capital project experience.
• 5+ years in an owner's-side leadership role (e.g., Study Manager, Project Director, Head of Projects).
• Led at least one USD 500m+ mine or processing plant as the owner’s accountable lead.
• Experience across feasibility, investment decision and execution/ramp-up.
• Mineral processing experience in Gold, Phosphate or Base Metals.
• Strong EPCM project delivery experience.
• Projects delivered in frontier or high-risk jurisdictions.
• Degree in Mining, Metallurgical, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead mining projects from study/feasibility through execution and production ramp-up.
• Oversee technical due diligence, feasibility studies, CAPEX, schedules and project risks.
• Manage EPCM/EPC contractors and owner's project teams.
• Lead construction, commissioning and ramp-up of mines and processing plants.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.
• Manage project risks, claims, recovery plans and executive reporting.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, tailings and community requirements.

Skills

15+ years mining

Owner-side leadership

Led USD 500m+ project

EPCM project delivery

Frontier/high-risk jurisdictions

Education

Mining/Metallurgical/Mechanical Eng

Job description

Role Purpose:-

Lead the owner-side delivery of major mining and mineral processing projects from feasibility and investment decision through construction, commissioning and ramp-up.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mining projects from study/feasibility through execution and production ramp-up.
• Oversee technical due diligence, feasibility studies, CAPEX, schedules and project risks.
• Manage EPCM/EPC contractors and owner's project teams.
• Lead construction, commissioning and ramp-up of mines and processing plants.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.
• Manage project risks, claims, recovery plans and executive reporting.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, tailings and community requirements.

Mandatory Requirements

• 15+ years in mining capital projects.
• 5+ years in an owner's-side leadership role such as Study Manager, Project Director or Head of Projects.
• Personally led at least one USD 500m+ mine or processing plant as the owner's accountable lead.
• Experience across feasibility/investment decision and project execution/ramp-up.
• Mineral processing experience in Gold, Phosphate or Base Metals.
• Strong EPCM project delivery experience.
• Experience delivering projects in frontier or high-risk jurisdictions.
• Degree in Mining, Metallurgical, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.