Wood PLC

Financial Modeler

Asheville, NC

Full-time

About This Job

Wood is recruiting for a Financial Modeler to join its Minerals and Metals business focusing on large mining projects.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Financial Modeler to join our Minerals and Metals (M&M) Project Development team. This role is ideal for a professional with a strong background in economic evaluations, financial modeling, and cost estimation within the mining industry. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting feasibility and pre-feasibility studies, tradeoff analyses, and strategic decision-making for mining projects globally.

Our Clients and Projects

Wood serves many of the world leaders in the mining industry. The company maintains mining offices across Canada, the USA and Australia, as well as in Santiago, Chile; Lima, Peru; and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

From feasibility study to execution, Wood's Minerals & Metals business has helped design and deliver mining projects globally for over 60 years. Our world calls for advanced, scalable processing of key minerals and metals to meet rising demand across all commodities. At Wood, we play our part by supporting our global clients with advanced facilities and predictable, safe and fast delivery of projects worldwide as we strive for net zero.

What we can offer

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Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across Minerals and Metals sector.

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Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working.

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice

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Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.

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Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession

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Develop, update, and maintain complex financial models for mining and mineral processing projects.

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Conduct economic evaluations, including NPV, IRR, payback period, and sensitivity analyses.

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Apply Monte Carlo simulations and other probabilistic methods to assess project risk and uncertainty.

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Prepare and review capital and operating cost estimates in alignment with industry standards.

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Lead and contribute to tradeoff studies and scenario analyses to optimize project value.

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Author economic sections of NI 43-101 technical reports, including Preliminary Economic Assessments (PEAs), Pre-Feasibility Studies (PFS), and Feasibility Studies (FS).

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Provide due diligence support for mergers, acquisitions, and investment decisions.

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Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including geologists, metallurgists, and engineers.

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Support process improvement initiatives and cost management strategies for client operations.

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

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Bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering, mining engineering, finance, or related field; Advanced degree in business or similar, and project management is a plus.

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Minimum 10 years of experience in financial modeling and economic evaluation in the mining sector.

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S-K 1300 and NI 43-101 Qualified Person (QP) designation.

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Proven experience with gold, copper, nickel, iron, and PGM projects in North and South America.

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Proficiency in Excel-based financial modeling; experience with specialized mining software is an asset.

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Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

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Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.

Desirable

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Experience managing feasibility and pre-feasibility studies for major mining projects.

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Familiarity with international mining standards and reporting codes.

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Background in operations or plant management is a strong asset.

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.