Lead Design Manager – Industrial Facilities & Projects

Mariana Minerals; Georgia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariana Minerals is looking for a Design Manager to lead detail design of minerals processing plants and related facilities. You will coordinate internal and external engineering teams, develop project workflows, and drive design activities through the Detail Engineering phase to meet schedule milestones.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 7–15+ years in project engineering or EPC environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, civil, chemical, or related discipline).
• 7–15+ years of relevant experience in project engineering, project management, EPC/EPCM environments, or industrial project engineering roles.
• Familiarity with engineering project workflows (planning, risk management, document control, design reviews, RFI management, vendor coordination).
• Strong communication and coordination skills across disciplines and with external partners.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, first-principles-oriented environment with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Take a hands-on approach leading the detail design of industrial facilities – especially minerals processing plants – with responsibility for integrated technical design and engineering execution.
• Manage engineering activities across internal engineering teams, external engineering partners, and vendors.
• Assist in building and improving digital project-execution tools and develop tools that help deliver projects.
• Coordinate cross-discipline engineering reviews and ensure timely engagement from process, mechanical, structural, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and construction teams.
• Lead technical interface management between disciplines, vendors, and EPC partners.
• Own and lead project performance for cost and schedule against established metrics.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with external partners, vendors, and contractors.
• Support resolution of technical issues during fabrication and construction phases.
• Lead safety in design and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry codes.

Skills

Communication

Coordination

Project management

Cross-discipline collaboration

Detail engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Mariana Minerals is looking for a Design Manager to lead detail design of minerals processing plants and related facilities. You will coordinate internal and external engineering teams, develop project workflows, and drive design activities through the Detail Engineering phase to meet schedule milestones.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 7–15+ years in project engineering or EPC environments.