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Mariana MineralsMariana MineralsSan Francisco, CA

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.

180k – 240k/yr
On-site10+ YOETechnical Program Management

About the role

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 ManagementProgram ManagementCapital ProjectsBudget ManagementSchedule ManagementStakeholder ManagementCross-Functional CoordinationRisk ManagementProcess ImprovementConstruction ManagementCommissioning

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