Project Manager - Site & Infrastructure

USA Rare Earth, LLC•Wheat Ridge, CO

4h•$170,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager – Site & Infrastructure serves as the owner's representative for infrastructure development activities supporting the Round Top Project. This role leads the planning, coordination, and execution of critical site infrastructure workstreams, including access roads, site grading, utilities, water supply systems, and heap leach pad civil works. Working closely with engineering teams, contractors, consultants, and regulatory agencies, the Project Manager is responsible for managing project scope, schedules, budgets, contractor performance, permitting support, and field investigation programs to ensure successful delivery of key project milestones and Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical field.
10+ years of project management experience supporting mining, industrial, infrastructure, energy, or heavy civil projects.
Experience managing contractors, consultants, permitting activities, and multidisciplinary project teams.
Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and project controls.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

PMP, PE, or other relevant project management certification.
Experience supporting mining, mineral processing, or large-scale industrial development projects.
Familiarity with Texas permitting processes and regulatory agencies, including TCEQ and GLO.
Experience supporting projects through feasibility, permitting, and pre-construction phases.

Responsibilities

Serve as the owner's representative for site infrastructure projects, providing oversight of contractors, consultants, and project deliverables.
Manage infrastructure workstreams including access roads, grading, utilities, water infrastructure, drainage, and civil works.
Coordinate field investigation programs, including geotechnical, hydrogeological, groundwater, and geochemical studies.
Support permitting activities and interface with regulatory agencies, including TCEQ, GLO, and other stakeholders.
Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, forecasts, resource plans, and performance metrics.
Monitor project progress, identify risks and schedule impacts, and implement corrective actions to maintain project objectives.
Facilitate coordination between engineering, environmental, permitting, construction, and operations teams.
Lead project meetings, track action items, and resolve technical, commercial, and execution-related issues.
Prepare project status updates, reports, and recommendations for leadership and stakeholders.