Study Manager - Metals

Hatch Ltd.; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hatch is seeking a highly motivated Study Manager to join our Metals Project Development team in Johannesburg. You will provide management, technical leadership and world-class design expertise across the early study phases (FEL1, FEL2, FEL3, FEED, pre-feasibility or feasibility).

You will develop pursuits, manage engagements, and lead multidisciplinary teams, ensuring studies stay on time and within budget while embedding safety and value optimization throughout the process.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in managing studies or projects in mining/metals
• Strong project management fundamentals incl. earned value management
• Excellent stakeholder engagement across diverse teams and clients
• Proven leadership and ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams
• Capable of handling high-pressure environments and complex technical details
• Experience with NI 43-101 and S-K 1300 is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage studies across FEL1 to feasibility phases
• Develop project scopes, estimates, schedules and budgets
• Manage progress measurement and delivery systems
• Oversee multidisciplinary teams across engineering, controls, procurement, construction and environment
• Embed value optimization, design reviews and risk analyses
• Ensure compliance with standards, enviro objectives, quality, and safety
• Foster client communication and stakeholder engagement
• Collaborate with regional/global leadership to develop proposals and presentations

Skills

Project management

Earned value management

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Adaptability

Problem solving

Emotional intelligence

Education

BSc/BEng in engineering

Professional Engineer registration (asset)

Tools

NI 43-101/S-K 1300 disclosures (asset)

Job description

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Date: Oct 5, 2026

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

Company: Hatch

Job Category:Engineering

Location:Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa

Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining , energy , and infrastructure ,our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally.Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.

If it isn't grown, it's mined. Our mining and metals teams help our clients to safely and sustainably mine the minerals and metals used in our everyday lives. Want to play a part of innovating and optimizing the mining life cycle on greenfield and brownfield facilities?

Hatch is currently seeking an highly motivated Study Manager to join our Metals Project Development team, providing management, technical leadership and world-class design expertise to Hatch's metals business units.

As a Study Manager, you will develop pursuits and manage engagements for earlier project development phases, also known as FEL1, FEL2, FEL3, FEED, pre-feasibility or feasibility study phases.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring Hatch values, including our commitment to safety, are embedded throughout the opportunity identification, pursuit, project development and set up for delivery.
• Developing project scopes, resource estimates, schedules, and budgets.
• Set-up of progress measurement and delivery systems
• Active management of progress through earned value, cost-performance, and schedule performance metrics to ensure studies remain on track and within cost and schedule targets.
• Management of multidisciplinary teams across engineering, project controls, procurement, construction/commissioning planning, environmental disciplines and others as required for a particular study.
• Embedding value optimization practices, including design reviews and risk analyses, to maximize project value.
• Ensuring compliance with engineering standards, environmental objectives, quality requirements and safety protocols.
• Fostering communication with clients, study teams and stakeholders.
• Working with commodity directors and regional/global leadership to identify and pursue opportunities – developing proposals, estimates and presentations as needed.

You bring to the role:

• Typically 10+ yearsof experience managing studies or projects in the mining and metals industry. Experience in multiple sectors or commodities advantageous but not specifically required.
• Ability to plan, coordinate and organize at an advanced level.
• Knowledge of project management fundamentals, including earned value management.
• Ability to adapt to constant change and accommodate high pressure situations to support the team in meeting project objectives.
• An extensive knowledge of administrative practices and strong communication skills across all levels including client representatives.
• Ability to handle complex problem-solving tasks, applying appropriate analysis and consideration of high-level technical detail.
• Ability to manage relationships with key stakeholders involved in the project (including internal and external clients).
• A high emotional quotient (EQ) that can be applied to motivate teams, increase team efficiency, and aid in conflict resolution.
• Experience with NI 43-101 and/or S-K 1300 disclosures is considered an asset.
• BSc/BEng degree in an engineering discipline and registration as a Professional Engineer is not specifically required but is considered an asset.
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions

Don't meet every single requirement? You don't need to. At Hatch, we are building a diverse, inclusive workplace that fosters innovation.

As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, this includes supporting and encouraging a flexible workplace and a comprehensive benefit offering. If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request.