Portfolio Director, Mining Sustaining Capital & Projects

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

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.