Senior Technical Program Manager

Mariana Minerals • Moab, UT

16d • Onsite

About The Position

Mariana Minerals is looking for a Senior Technical Program Manager to join its Engineering team, to lead the delivery of a mining project at its Copper One subsidiary in Utah. This role will be instrumental in bridging initiatives and workstreams across R&D, piloting, existing operational infrastructure, engineering, construction, environmental, finance, and more.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience leading complex technical programs or capital projects in mining, metals, chemicals, refining, energy, or other heavy industrial environments
• Demonstrated experience managing projects through engineering, construction, commissioning, and operational start-up phases
• Strong program management skills, including ownership of project schedules, budgets, contractor performance, risk management, and execution deliverables
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across technical, operational, construction, and business teams in fast-paced environments with minimal oversight
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to drive alignment and accountability across all levels of the organization
• Comfortable working on-site in an industrial environment

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated project execution plan, master schedule, cost estimate, and risk register
• Facilitate program meetings and ensure clear action tracking and progress on task statuses
• Manage interfaces between all technical disciplines, contractors, and site operations
• Translate geological uncertainty into project risk, contingency, and study scope
• Ensure clear alignment on metallurgical test work, R&D programs, and pilot plant campaigns to de-risk the flowsheet
• Direct engineering consultants and internal teams through studies and trade-offs (mining method, process route, throughput, utilities)
• Oversee detailed engineering, procurement, and contractor performance
• Translate permit conditions into design requirements, schedule constraints, and cost
• Own the project business case, capital and operating estimates, and economic model inputs
• Present funding requests and stage-gate approvals to executive leadership
• Maintain alignment between project delivery and corporate strategy

Benefits

• Ownership
• Tools to innovate
• Culture that values ownership, smart automation, and collaboration

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed