Sector Manager - Mining - Franklin, KY

Geoquest USA • Franklin, KY

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About The Position

Geoquest USA, Inc. is a provider of designed and supplied proprietary retaining-wall systems and earth-related technologies for civil-engineering projects. The Sector Manager - Mining develops and executes the company’s North American mining-sector growth strategy. The role leads senior customer relationships and coordinates opportunities spanning Geoquest’s portfolio, serving as the voice of mining customers and connecting their needs with appropriate business units.

The position develops sector plans and qualified opportunity pipelines, builds strategic customer relationships, represents Geoquest in the mining industry, and coordinates integrated solutions across product lines, regions, engineering, manufacturing, and installation capabilities. It also monitors market and project activity, supports major commercial pursuits, and works with Product Line Managers to inform product-development and capability priorities.

Responsibilities are carried out in a traditional office environment, with possible exposure to uncomfortable or distracting noise in facilities being managed or coordinated. The employee must observe safety and security procedures, use equipment and materials properly, and be able to wear required personal protective clothing for prolonged periods. Extensive travel throughout North America is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, mining engineering, geological engineering, construction management, business, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience directly related to the mining sector.
• Demonstrated experience working with mine owners, operators, EPCM firms, consultants, contractors, or mining-infrastructure suppliers.
• Proven ability to develop executive and technical customer relationships and convert market insight into business opportunities.
• Strong understanding of mining infrastructure, mine-site development, project delivery, and capital-project decision processes.
• Experience with engineered civil products, construction systems, geotechnical solutions, or infrastructure services.
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively throughout North America.
• Strategic market development, technical solution selling, executive relationship management, market and competitive analysis, mining-sector credibility, negotiation and influence, commercial and financial acumen, clear executive communication, cross-functional leadership, and entrepreneurial ownership.
• Ability to observe safety and security procedures and use equipment and materials properly.
• Ability to wear personal protective clothing for prolonged periods, including a safety helmet with chinstrap, safety shoes, eye protection, hand protection, and hearing protection as required.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer designation or comparable technical credential.
• MBA or advanced technical or business degree.
• Experience with MSE retaining structures, corrugated steel structures, wire walls, geosynthetics, precast systems, geohazard mitigation, or mine-site construction.
• Established relationships within the North American mining and EPCM community.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Geoquest’s North American mining-sector strategy.
• Identify and prioritize target customers, geographic markets, capital projects, and long-term growth opportunities.
• Build annual sector plans, revenue objectives, strategic-account priorities, and market-development initiatives.
• Develop a qualified mining opportunity pipeline and coordinate pursuit priorities across business units.
• Identify opportunities for new solutions, partnerships, manufacturing capabilities, and acquisitions.
• Establish and maintain senior-level relationships with mine owners, mining operators, EPCM firms, engineering consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Engage customers early in project planning, feasibility, design, and capital-budgeting stages.
• Represent Geoquest at mining conferences, technical forums, customer meetings, and industry associations.
• Position Geoquest as an integrated solutions partner for mining infrastructure.
• Lead collaboration across product lines, regions, engineering teams, manufacturing operations, and installation capabilities.
• Identify projects where multiple Geoquest systems can improve customer value, project certainty, schedule, safety, or lifecycle performance.
• Coordinate integrated opportunities involving MSE and crusher walls, haul-road structures, corrugated steel arches and buried structures, wire walls, geosynthetics, precast products, geohazard systems, and installation services.
• Ensure mining opportunities are assigned to appropriate commercial and technical teams while maintaining sector-level visibility and coordination.
• Maintain current knowledge of mining investment trends, active and planned projects, customer capital programs, permitting activity, competitors, and emerging technologies.
• Prepare market assessments, strategic-account plans, pipeline reviews, and sector-performance updates for senior management.
• Support major pursuits, customer presentations, value propositions, partnership discussions, and commercial strategy.
• Work with Product Line Managers to translate mining-customer needs into product-development and capability priorities.
• Own the mining market, strategic customer relationship, and coordination needed to bring Geoquest’s full portfolio to customers.

Benefits

• 11 days of paid vacation to start, increasing to 16 days at 5 years and 21 days at 10 years.
• 11 paid holidays.
• 401(k) with company contribution.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance, including orthodontia for children up to age 26.
• Vision insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• Wellness Program with incentives.

What This Job Offers

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