Director Project Management

Mackinnon Bruce International; Arizona; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Mackinnon Bruce International partners with a leading global mining organisation seeking an experienced Director of Sustaining Capital & Projects to oversee a portfolio of sustaining capital projects across North America.

This senior role manages 30+ concurrent projects, governs scoping, schedules and budgets, and ensures safe, on‑time delivery aligned with business objectives. Collaboration with finance, operations and EPCM partners is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years in engineering, PM or capital project delivery.
• Experience managing a large portfolio of concurrent capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance and oversight of a portfolio of sustaining capital projects across North American mining sites.
• Provide strategic direction across the full project lifecycle from scoping to execution and close-out.
• Establish consistent governance, standards, KPIs and reporting for the portfolio.
• Oversee project scope, schedule, cost, risk and performance.
• Support quarterly capital planning and allocation with finance and operations.
• Oversee AFE development, approval and execution.
• Partner with site operations, engineering, maintenance and project teams to align with priorities.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery and portfolio performance.
• Provide senior-level reporting and recommendations to leadership.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams and external EPCM partners for successful execution.

Skills

Portfolio governance

Capital project delivery

Project governance

Cost control

Budgeting

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

We are partnered with a leading global mining organisation is seeking an experienced Director of Sustaining Capital & Projects to provide strategic oversight across a portfolio of sustaining capital projects throughout its North American operations.

This is a senior portfolio-level position, responsible for ensuring multiple site-based projects are effectively governed, prioritised and delivered safely, on schedule and in line with business objectives. The role will oversee 30+ projects at any given time, with individual project values ranging from smaller site initiatives through to projects valued at approximately $100M.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the governance and oversight of a portfolio of sustaining capital projects across multiple North American mining sites.
• Provide strategic direction across the full project lifecycle, from early-stage scoping and feasibility through to execution and close-out.
• Establish consistent project governance, standards, KPIs and reporting across the portfolio.
• Oversee project scope, schedule, cost, risk and performance.
• Support quarterly capital planning and allocation in partnership with finance and operational teams.
• Provide oversight of AFE development, approval and execution.
• Partner closely with site operations, engineering, maintenance and project teams to ensure capital projects align with operational priorities.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery, capital efficiency and portfolio performance.
• Provide senior-level reporting and recommendations to corporate leadership.
• Work closely with internal engineering teams and external EPCM partners to ensure successful project execution.

You will ideally have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• 15+ years' experience in engineering, project management or capital project delivery.
• Proven experience managing a large portfolio of concurrent capital projects.
• Experience delivering sustaining capital projects, preferably within mining or mineral processing.
• Strong understanding of project governance, cost control, budgeting and capital allocation.
• Experience with AFE development and approval processes.
• Experience working across multiple sites and with site-based project teams.