Project Management, Manager

Who Are We?

SSR Mining Inc. is an intermediate gold company with five producing assets located in the USA, Turkey, Canada, and Argentina, combined with a global pipeline of high-quality development and exploration assets in the USA, Turkey, and Canada.

SSR’s commitment to safety, collaboration, and excellence allows us to continue building upon our already strong foundation. With an industry-leading pipeline of projects, strong financial positioning, and talented employees, we look forward to our bright future!

Job Description:

General Objectives:

The Projects Manager is accountable for serving as the primary resource for implementing project planning, cost and schedule control methods, procedures, and systems for major construction projects at Marigold. The areas of projects controls includes the disciplines of cost control, schedule control, change management, and progress and performance reporting. The Projects Manager is accountable for developing and sustaining a strong safety culture within the contractor and vendor groups in compliance with company policies.

Key Areas of Responsibilities & Duties:

The key responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

Project Management Leadership

- Lead major site construction projects through the effective execution of project management principles including cost controls, schedule controls, change management, and progress and performance reporting including quality control.

- Induct, orient, lead, and hold contractors and vendors accountable to Marigold site safety standards.

- Review proposed contracts for technical terms.

- Lead the design, engineering, planning, scheduling, and procurement processes associated with initiating site projects.

- Develop work breakdown structures for projects, budget, and schedule baselines, prepare owners scope estimates, and review capital cost estimates. Manage the project to reduce the number of supplementary requests and increase business value received from projects.

- Develop/coordinate design quantities for incorporation into requests for proposal.

- Develop Marigold policies and procedures related to project management. Transfer learnings from the project implementation into the improvement of those policies and procedures.

- Review project contractor and vendor invoices to ensure alignment and delivery of contracts.

- Perform quality reviews on project reports prepared by external parties and recommend corrective actions.

- Monitor and manage project risks and communicate with site leadership to allocate resources to mitigate when possible.

- Optimize resource management.

- Contract management and administration.

- Prepare monthly and ad-hoc reports regarding project completion and cost forecasts.

- Between construction projects facilitate equipment and operational studies with outside consulting firms and be the liaison to Marigold team members.

General Leadership:

- Unwavering focus on safety and environmental stewardship.

- Participate as a member of the Marigold Site Leadership Team to develop strategic organizational initiatives for the improvement of site-wide performance objectives.

- Provide safety and environmental leadership by always setting the example, inspiring our safety vision, challenging the processes, empowering the workforce and celebrating our successes.

- Develop and implement annual financial operating and capital budgets and forecasts that ensure compliance with organizational and strategic expenditure requirements.

- Develop, exemplify and maintain positive and effective leadership and skills within the projects department, at all levels.

- Develop and maintain positive and effective professional working relationships with vendors and co-workers.

- Provide balanced strategic leadership both short term, and long term through 12 to 18 months with strategic planning initiatives.

- Lead staff members in daily operations by providing administrative and technical direction in accordance to Marigold policy and procedure to achieve safe, efficient, and effective results.

- Hold self/direct reports and department members accountable to safe and productive work practices as outlined within Marigold guidelines and policies.

- Attract and grow a strong team aligned to deliver the site strategy.

- Set team priorities in the context of the site and department goals to best utilize the skills of the team.

- Establish and maintain continuous improvement work practices that align with the Marigold safety culture and strategic business plan initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

- Bachelor degree in engineering or business related discipline.

- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a project management role

- Certification from PMI is preferred

- Demonstrated understanding of project management (through all phases) and cost accounting

- Strong skills in budgeting, planning, scheduling, cost control, cost system application, and construction cost management are essential

- Good interpersonal skills.

- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

- Good critical and conceptual thinking skills.

- Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite and at least one project software.

- Good organizational and time management skills as well as able to prioritize and meet deadlines

- Prior experience in effective change management techniques and application.

- Strong time management skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines

SSR Mining Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.