Senior Mining EPCM Engineering Lead

WorkNovaX; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Leader in the United States for a major mining project in Casa Grande. You will oversee EPCM consultants, coordinate multi-discipline design work, and ensure adherence to safety, regulatory, and technical standards throughout the project lifecycle.

You will drive value engineering, manage budgets and schedules, and coordinate with procurement and project services to support milestone delivery and capital execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related engineering discipline required.
• Minimum 12+ years of progressive engineering experience in large-scale mining projects.
• Minimum 5+ years of senior engineering leadership overseeing EPCM contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct EPCM consultants, engineering design firms, and third-party contractors on basic and detailed engineering for the project.
• Coordinate site-wide discipline engineering scopes including crushing plants, heap/vat leaching, SX/EW facilities, tailings/waste management, and utilities.
• Ensure engineering specifications, safety, and regulatory requirements are incorporated into design packages.
• Manage schedules, procurement deliverables, and technical bid evaluations to support milestones and procurement.
• Promote Safety in Design, environmental stewardship, risk identification, and quality management across all scopes.
• Oversee scope control, change management, and technical query resolutions across EPCM and vendors.
• Conduct value engineering and NAV optimization for major capital infrastructure.
• Maintain budget oversight, cost control, man-hour tracking, and forecasting across EPCM contracts.
• Participate in tollgate reviews, PFS/FS, and PMP refresh cycles.
• Support contract package preparation, CBAs, and negotiations with Procurement.

Skills

Project management

EPCM coordination

Hazop & safety

Sustainability & NAV optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Zohorecruit is seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Leader in the United States for a major mining project in Casa Grande. You will oversee EPCM consultants, coordinate multi-discipline design work, and ensure adherence to safety, regulatory, and technical standards throughout the project lifecycle.

You will drive value engineering, manage budgets and schedules, and coordinate with procurement and project services to support milestone delivery and capital execution.