Head of Engineering Programs
Lead end-to-end execution of capital project programs from development through construction, managing schedules, budgets, and cross-functional teams while driving adoption of project-management software tools. Requires 10+ years leading complex capital projects in mining, minerals, chemical, energy, or heavy industry.
About the job
What You’ll Do
- Own end-to-end execution of Mariana’s capital project engineering, driving overall schedule, budget, and delivery from development through construction and handover to operations
- Lead and grow a team of Technical Program Managers, setting priorities, standards, and ways of working across active programs
- Manage coordination and interfaces across process development, process engineering, detailed engineering, construction, business development, finance, and other functions to keep programs aligned and decisions moving quickly
- Own integrated program schedules and budgets, tracking critical path, interdependencies, and resource needs, and proactively surfacing and mitigating risks
- Drive cross-functional execution planning, reviews, and reporting to give leadership clear visibility into program status, risks, and trade-offs
- Support the development of Mariana’s capital-project operating-system software tools, partnering with software and engineering teams to define requirements and workflows
- Drive deployment and adoption of these tools across all programs, ensuring teams use them consistently to plan, track, and execute work
- Establish and standardize Mariana’s project development and execution strategies
- Partner with finance and business development on capital allocation, project economics, and investment decisions, ensuring program plans align with company strategy
- Continuously improve program-management processes, templates, and metrics to scale project delivery as the portfolio grows
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field
- 10+ years of experience leading program or project management for large, complex capital projects in mining, minerals processing, chemical, energy, or heavy-industrial environments
- Experience defining, deploying, and driving adoption of project management or capital-project software tools and digital workflows
- Excellent cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills, with comfort operating in a fast-moving, first principles-driven environment
- Experience supporting construction, commissioning, and field execution preferred
Skills
Project Management, Program Management, Capital Projects, Budget Management, Schedule Management, Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Coordination, Risk Management, Process Improvement, Construction Management, Commissioning
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