Principal Strategy & Planning

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1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Principal Business Planning will lead the development and integration of strategic business plans and closure strategies for North America legacy assets. This role ensures optimized value creation, risk management, and sustainable post‑closure outcomes through robust analysis, stakeholder engagement, and disciplined execution. Key responsibilities include supporting the development of robust closure strategies that balance value creation, risk, and sustainability, framing opportunities and defining strategic alternatives for decision evaluation, and facilitating workshops and presentations to drive alignment. The role also involves capturing stakeholder input, identifying and integrating closure and business risks using probabilistic analysis, and defining boundaries for opportunity/risk assessment. Furthermore, the Principal will manage and improve the closure knowledge base, facilitate the generation and review of closure cost estimates, prioritize work and resources across multiple assets, and lead capital and resource allocation processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Sciences, Business, Economics, or related field.
• 10+ years in mining/heavy industry spanning business planning, projects, and site closure.
• Proven leadership of complex, multidisciplinary studies and cross‑functional teams.
• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Advanced capability in strategic planning, opportunity framing, and investment decision evaluation.
• Proficiency in risk assessment and mitigation.
• Strong project management skills; ability to plan, track, and control delivery across complex initiatives.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills; facilitation of workshops with diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Support development of robust closure strategies that balance value creation, risk, and sustainability for legacy assets.
• Frame opportunities and define strategic alternatives (including “Optimized Without”) to support robust decision evaluation.
• Facilitate workshops and deliver presentations using structured storytelling to connect, influence, and drive alignment.
• Capture and incorporate stakeholder input into strategies and post‑closure outcomes.
• Identify, quantify, and integrate closure and business risks; apply probabilistic range analysis, decision trees, and value‑of‑information where fit‑for‑purpose.
• Define boundaries and constraints to assess opportunities/risks and decision thresholds.
• Manage and improve the closure knowledge base; embed processes to review and adapt strategies across the asset lifecycle.
• Facilitate generation and iterative review of closure cost estimates, ensuring uncertainties are appropriately captured.
• Prioritize work and resources across multiple assets; develop contingency plans to handle disruptions and changing conditions.
• Lead capital and resource allocation processes to align with enterprise frameworks and strategic goals.

Benefits

• Market competitive salary plus an annual incentive program
• Development and growth opportunities together with education assistance and support
• Exceptional benefits program, including Dental and Vision care
• Attractive share matching plan
• Employee Assistance program for you and your family

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal