Project Manager - Mining Capital Project Portfolio

Brooks & Nelson, LLC; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Brooks & Nelson, LLC is seeking a Project Manager to oversee a multi-year portfolio of mining capital projects. You will provide leadership and oversight to ensure design, construction and commissioning align with operating, safety and environmental permits while meeting schedule and budget.

The role emphasizes prioritization, cost control, risk management, and clear communication with stakeholders. Extensive experience with large-capital mining projects, project controls, and governance is

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive project management experience.
• Large capital project experience, mining infra preferred (e.g., process plants, leach pads).
• Strong knowledge of project management techniques, controls, governance and risk management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding safety record with demonstrated leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of mining capital projects ensuring design, construction and commissioning meet safety, environmental, permitting, schedule and budget requirements.
• Evaluate and prioritize projects, align with corporate capital spend criteria and manage backlog.
• Oversee the AFE process and act as internal quality control for project delivery.
• Identify, mitigate, monitor and respond to project risks; communicate progress to sponsors.
• Maintain site capital project register and support operations budget submittals.
• Ensure capital stewardship by tracking spend and managing cost and schedule.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

Job description

Brooks & Nelson’s client is seeking a Project Manager to oversee a multi-year portfolio of capital projects.

THE OPPORTUNITY

As the Project Manager, you will be responsible for providing leadership and oversight for a portfolio of mining capital projects, ensuring that design, construction and commissioning of projects meet operating, safety and environmental permitting requirements while meeting schedule and budget.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for the evaluation and prioritization of projects under consideration, including major capital investments, including:

• Align process with corporate capital spend criteria.
• Communicate prioritization and manage backlog.
• Oversee AFE process and act as an internal quality control hurdle.
• Identify, mitigate, monitor, and respond to project risks.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining the site capital project register and ensuring it is updated appropriately for operations budget submittals.
• Oversee the capital budgeting and forecasting process to ensure designated projects are equipped with the appropriate level of planning, cost and schedule accuracy.

Responsible for safe project execution, on time and on budget, including:

• Direct responsibility for execution of all projects >$1M (may also depend on complexity or other factors)
• Manage contractor selection process.
• Identify opportunities for improvement to the project throughout the course of delivery.
• Interact closely with supply chain to ensure timely availability of project materials at appropriate cost.
• Identifies, mitigates, monitors, and responds to risks related to project execution.
• Reports progress to the project sponsor(s) as required.
• Proactively monitors interdependencies with other projects, i.e., inputs from, and outputs to other projects.
• Communicate regularly to all stakeholders, ensuring transparency and auditability.
• Ensures appropriate capital stewardship by tracking and managing spend according to plan.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related discipline.
• A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in progressive project management required.
• Large capital project experience required with a preference for mining infrastructure projects like process plants and leach pads.
• Strong technical knowledge of project management techniques is required.
• Project controls, governance, and risk management experience required.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Excellent safety record with ability to demonstrate safety leadership qualities required.
• Excellent planning, problem solving, decision making, organizational, and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to perform essential functions of the position required.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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