Fourmile - Cost & Capital Expansion Superintendent

Barrick Gold Corporation•Elko, NV

11d

About The Position

The Fourmile Expansion Superintendent is the project-facing finance, cost control, and capital reporting leader for the Fourmile expansion project, accountable for project budget setup, forecasting and cost-to-complete tracking, commitment and accrual visibility, capital reporting and variance analysis, capital governance, project controls integration, business case and scenario support, cash flow and phasing, change control support, and post-implementation evaluation as the project transitions through execution and close-out. Reporting to the Senior Manager - Capital Controls, the role partners closely with Fourmile expansion project leadership, the NGM CFO and site finance, project controls, technical services, engineering, construction, supply chain, operations readiness, and the broader North America Capital Controls team to ensure the expansion is well governed, transparently reported, and aligned to Barrick’s North America capital allocation framework. The Superintendent provides decision-grade capital and cost information to project leadership and finance leadership, ensuring expansion costs and capital are tracked with discipline against approved budgets, schedules, contingencies, and stage-gate decisions, and that the project transitions cleanly into capitalization, benefits tracking, and steady-state reporting on completion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Commerce, Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Mining Engineering, or a related field required.
CPA, CMA, CIMA, MBA, PMP, AACE / CCP, or other recognized project controls certification preferred.
7-10+ years of progressive experience across capital controls, project controls, project finance, cost control, FP&A, capital accounting, mining finance, construction / project reporting, or major project evaluation.
Demonstrated experience supporting major capital projects, expansions, mine development, construction, or capital-intensive operations strongly preferred.
Leadership or supervisory experience preferred, ideally guiding small project-based cost or capital teams.
Hands-on proficiency with ERP, planning, and BI platforms (SAP, OneStream, Power BI, Tableau preferred), project controls and capital evaluation tools (e.g. Primavera P6, EcoSys, Prism, Xeras), and advanced Excel-based financial modeling.
Strong understanding of capital governance, cost code structures, commitments, accruals, forecasts, contingency, change control, project economics, and variance analysis.
Track record of delivering decision-grade capital reporting, cost-to-complete analysis, business case evaluation, and post-implementation reviews to project, site, and CFO audiences.
Strong project cost control and capital controls capability across major capital projects and expansions.
Strong project partnering instincts, with the ability to embed alongside engineering, construction, project controls, and operations readiness teams while maintaining independent finance judgment.
Solid business case and project economics capability, including NPV, IRR, payback, sensitivity, and risk-adjusted evaluation of scope and change decisions.
Demonstrated ability to challenge assumptions and pressure-test estimates, schedules, contingencies, and forecasts with confidence and respect.
Disciplined approach to capital governance, change control, stage-gates, and approval thresholds within a defined capital allocation policy framework.
Strong cost, schedule, and commitment tracking discipline, with clear understanding of accruals, capitalization, and period-end close mechanics for capital projects.
High data integrity standards, with attention to WBS, project master data, reconciliations, and systems alignment.
Strong systems and data literacy across ERP, planning, BI, and project controls platforms; able to challenge and improve underlying data quality and master data.
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across project leadership, site finance, technical services, engineering, construction, supply chain, and corporate functions.
Proven ability to coach and direct small project-based cost and capital teams to deliver consistently high-quality outputs.
Sense of urgency, disciplined execution, and a continuous improvement mindset.
Strong business ethics and alignment to Barrick’s values.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain a fit-for-purpose project budget structure for the Fourmile expansion, including WBS, project codes, cost code governance, and capital classification aligned to North America Capital Controls standards.
Track expansion project costs, commitments, accruals, and capital spend against approved budgets and the latest forecast, with clear linkage between source systems, project controls tools, and management reporting.
Maintain commitment and accrual visibility across engineering, construction, procurement, and owner’s costs, ensuring period-end positions are complete, accurate, and traceable.
Validate capital classification, expense vs. capital treatment, and cost allocation logic with site finance, accounting, and the Senior Manager - Capital Controls.
Reconcile project cost ledgers, ERP, and project controls outputs, resolving differences and embedding controls that prevent recurrence.
Coordinate annual and life-of-project capital budget inputs for the Fourmile expansion, including phasing, carryovers, contingency, escalation, and risk and opportunity provisions.
Lead recurring forecast refreshes and cost-to-complete updates with project controls, engineering, construction, and supply chain, ensuring assumptions, schedules, and commitments remain internally consistent.
Maintain an expansion project risk and opportunity register with quantified exposures, likelihoods, and mitigation actions, and ensure these flow into reporting and forecasts.
Stress-test forecasts and cost-to-complete positions for deliverability, contingency adequacy, and alignment with the project schedule and execution plan.
Ensure forecast and budget submissions conform to standards, templates, and timelines set by the Senior Manager - Capital Controls and feed cleanly into North America capital portfolio reporting.
Prepare monthly and quarterly capital reporting for the Fourmile expansion, including spend, commitments, accruals, phasing, forecast accuracy, cash flow, and project KPI inputs.
Deliver clear variance analysis against budget and forecast, with concise commentary on drivers, scope, schedule, contingency draw, and execution risk for project leadership, the NGM CFO, and Capital Controls.
Build and maintain executive and site reporting packs that translate cost and capital data into decision-grade narrative, charts, and recommendations.
Track forecast accuracy across the expansion lifecycle, identify systemic forecasting weaknesses, and embed improvements in methodology and assumptions.
Support project KPI definition, dashboarding, and trend reporting to provide early warning on cost, schedule, and commitment exposures.
Ensure expansion project capital decisions are aligned to the North America capital allocation policy, approval limits, delegated authorities, and stage-gate requirements.
Maintain authorization and change control documentation for the Fourmile expansion, including authority-to-spend records, scope changes, schedule changes, and contingency draws.
Apply consistent capital classification and cost coding standards across the project to support audit-ready, traceable capital records.
Support project stage-gate reviews, capital committee submissions, and governance forums with reliable data, financial analysis, and recommendations.
Partner with internal control, audit, and assurance teams on reviews of expansion project capital expenditure, providing data, walkthroughs, and remediation actions as required.
Support expansion project economics, including NPV, IRR, payback, free cash flow, and capital intensity analysis where relevant for scope, change, and option evaluations.
Develop and maintain scenario and sensitivity analysis on key value drivers, including capital estimates, schedules, production assumptions, unit costs, commodity prices, FX, and discount rates.
Evaluate the financial impact of scope changes, design alternatives, contracting choices, and execution strategies, providing decision-grade recommendations to project and finance leadership.
Translate cost and schedule changes into refreshed cash flow profiles, funding implications, and value impacts for use in stage-gate, capital committee, and joint venture decisions.
Apply consistent evaluation standards, templates, and economic conventions issued by the Senior Manager - Capital Controls across all expansion business cases and change evaluations.
Act as the primary finance and capital controls partner to the Fourmile expansion project director and project leadership team.
Partner with project controls, technical services, engineering, construction, and supply chain on capital scoping, estimating, scheduling, contracting, commitments, and execution.
Engage operations readiness, site finance, and project accountants to align cost and capital reporting with operational and project intent and to plan for handover into steady-state operations.
Coordinate with the NGM CFO, North America Capital Controls, and broader FP&A teams on portfolio governance, reporting cadence, capital allocation policy, and consolidation.
Represent the Fourmile expansion in finance, project governance, and capital review forums where required, including joint venture interfaces as applicable.
Guide and direct cost analysts and capital accountants assigned to the Fourmile expansion, setting clear expectations on deliverables, data quality, and reporting cadence.
Establish reporting routines, review checkpoints, and issue escalation protocols to ensure timely, accurate, and decision-grade outputs.
Review team outputs for accuracy, completeness, and quality before issue to project leadership, the NGM CFO, and the Senior Manager - Capital Controls.
Coach and develop capability across cost control, project finance, and capital governance, supporting succession and bench strength on the expansion.
Embed best practice and consistent ways of working across project cost reporting, controls, and evaluation, in alignment with North America Capital Controls standards.
Support project capitalization activities, including capital vs. expense determinations, asset readiness, useful life assessments, and handover to fixed asset accounting.
Coordinate project close-out, final cost reconciliation, contingency release, and retention of audit-ready documentation for the expansion.
Track benefits realization for the Fourmile expansion against the approved business case, including production, cost, recovery, and economic benefits.
Lead post-implementation reviews and post-completion reviews, documenting drivers of variance, lessons learned, and accountability for outcomes.
Support the transition from project execution into steady-state operations and reporting, ensuring continuity of cost, capital, and asset information.
Improve cost control routines, reporting templates, dashboards, and project controls handoffs to enhance the speed, depth, and quality of expansion reporting and analysis.
Champion the use of SAP / ERP, OneStream, project planning tools (e.g. Primavera P6, EcoSys, Prism, Xeras), Power BI, Tableau, and advanced Excel to automate recurring outputs and improve data integrity.
Identify and drive system, model, master data, and process improvement initiatives that reduce manual effort and strengthen decision support on the expansion.
Surface systemic patterns - estimating bias, schedule optimism, scope creep, contingency adequacy - and partner with the Senior Manager - Capital Controls on remediation through standards, training, and process change.
Support ad hoc capital analysis, business cases, and option evaluations for the Fourmile expansion, project leadership, the NGM CFO, and the Senior Manager - Capital Controls.
Ad hoc analysis and projects as determined by project leadership, finance leadership, and the business’ needs to deliver on its objectives.