Dir, Project Management - Lithium

BHE Renewables; Calipatria (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

BHE Renewables in Calipatria, CA, is seeking a Director of Project Management, Lithium, to guide the Mineral Development team through due diligence to operations, ensuring safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness of lithium projects.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, 10+ years of related experience (including 3 in supervision), and strong communication and leadership abilities to coordinate internal and external stakeholders for timely project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical or mechanical) or related field.
• Ten+ years of related experience including three years supervisory/management.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal and leadership abilities.
• Strong project management skills and familiarity with MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal and external resources for timely completion of mineral development projects, with a Target Zero mindset.
• Leads acquisition and/or completion of permits, regulatory approvals, landowner surface/mineral rights, and environmental compliance.
• Performs/direg leadership on due diligence activities for mineral development projects (supply, recovery/ conversion processes, risk management, QA/QC).
• Develop Project Execution Plans (PEP), including scoping, mobilization, lessons learned, performance goals, QA/QC, and environmental programs.
• Perform research/analysis for business strategies related to mineral development opportunities.
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.
• Evaluate practices and implement processes to prevent, detect and correct human errors that impact safety.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (chemical/ mechanical)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Description

The Director of Project Management, Lithium, is a senior-level position that leads the Mineral Development project team to complete projects to support the safe, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective lithium projects through the implementation of human performance improvement tools and engineering practices and principles. This position will be supporting operations at the BHE Renewables direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant in Calipatria, CA. The position will develop and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders necessary for the project’s success. Directly responsible for project management including due diligence activities, planning, scheduling, and completion of internal and contracted work tasks needed to meet project deadlines for all stages of lithium and mineral development activities while ensuring the project is free of safety, environmental and regulatory violations.

Job Description

The Director of Project Management, Lithium, is a senior-level position that leads the Mineral Development project team to complete projects to support the safe, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective lithium projects through the implementation of human performance improvement tools and engineering practices and principles. This position will be supporting operations at the BHE Renewables direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant in Calipatria, CA. The position will develop and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders necessary for the project’s success. Directly responsible for project management including due diligence activities, planning, scheduling, and completion of internal and contracted work tasks needed to meet project deadlines for all stages of lithium and mineral development activities while ensuring the project is free of safety, environmental and regulatory violations.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal and external resources for the timely completion of projects related to mineral development. This includes planning, scheduling and completion of required work tasks with a Target Zero mindset.
• Leads the acquisition and/or completion of all necessary permits, regulatory approvals, landowner surface and mineral rights, and environmental compliance activities.
• Performs and/or provides leadership on due diligence activities to validate and verify assumptions and designs for mineral development projects including but not limited to supply; processes for recovery and conversion of mineral compounds; risk management and mitigation; and quality assurance/quality control.
• Responsible for working with colleagues inside BHE Renewables to develop Project Execution Plans (PEP), including focus on work task identification and scoping; full team project mobilization to take advantage of lessons learned; performance goals; quality assurance/quality control and environmental compliance programs; risk management and mitigation; stakeholder communication; and other project‑specific development activities as needed.
• Performs research and analysis for use in development of business strategies for opportunities pertaining to mineral development.
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.
• Evaluate present practices and implement processes, concepts, training and tools to prevent, detect and correct human errors that may adversely impact safe, reliable operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical or mechanical) or related field. (Typically six years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor’s degree)
• Ten or more years of directly related experience including three years supervisory or management experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills and leadership abilities.
• Effective analytical, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.
• Project management skills; ability to prioritize and handle multiple issues and projects concurrently.
• The ability to work effectively with people of different backgrounds.
• The ability to work with Microsoft Project.
• Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

About Us

BHE Renewables delivers sustainable energy solutions for customers and communities. We own, operate and develop wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric and natural gas projects in 11 U.S. states. The power generated is sold into energy markets or directly to customers through long-term purchase agreements.

Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, BHE Renewables is an innovative and growing company with new offices in Phoenix and San Diego. Our 50/50 joint venture with Occidental Petroleum has led to a demonstration project showing how TerraLithium technology is used to extract lithium from the brine presently flowing through our geothermal plants in Imperial Valley, CA.

Our CHAMPION culture drives our success by fostering high expectations, ownership and continuous improvement within a respectful and inclusive team environment. Through the CHAMPION mindset, we focus on the fundamentals – preparation, planning and attention to detail – holding ourselves accountable to do simple better. Alongside this, the BHE Renewables CARESprogram encourages employee volunteerism and invests in our communities, reinforcing our commitment to excellence and collaboration, making us stronger together.

About The Team

BHE Renewables is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.