Mining Study Manager — Lead Multi-Office Projects

Stantec; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid holidays & vacation

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Study Manager for its Mining team in the Southwest USA, based in Chandler, AZ or Tucson, AZ. The role leads client studies, guiding scope, planning, risk management and value assessment across multiple offices and cultures.

You will drive complex studies through stage gates, act as a technical peer reviewer, and mentor a distributed project team to achieve timely, budget-conscious outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university is preferred.
• Professional Engineering license (or the ability to obtain a license) is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant study/project and/or program management experience.
• Direct study experience in mining and/or heavy industry sectors is advantageous.
• Master of Business Administration degree is asset.

Responsibilities

• Understand the client’s objectives and study definition guidelines.
• Drive scope definition and execution planning for each study across a multi-disciplinary team.
• Implement study management processes including risk and value management and option evaluation.
• Deliver integrated studies on time and within budget across feasibility studies.
• Serve as a technical peer reviewer and provide daily guidance to the project team.
• Assist the client with crafting the story of their studies and engage stakeholders.
• Understand and implement stage gate study standard processes.
• Proven mining study or project leadership experience with high emotional intelligence.
• Influential leader who secures buy-in on compromises.
• Risk management, commercial awareness, business analysis & reporting.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Professional Engineering license

10+ years study/project/program management experience

MBA (asset)

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Study Manager for its Mining team in the Southwest USA, based in Chandler, AZ or Tucson, AZ. The role leads client studies, guiding scope, planning, risk management and value assessment across multiple offices and cultures.

You will drive complex studies through stage gates, act as a technical peer reviewer, and mentor a distributed project team to achieve timely, budget-conscious outcomes.