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About the role
This is a senior Engineering leadership role for the development of a significant Copper mining complex in Zambia. The Mingomba deposit contains over 10 million tonnes of copper more than half of which exceeds 6% grade. This role will help turn that world class deposit into a world class mine.
What they're looking for
- Demonstrated track record of delivering projects through full lifecycle from FEED to mechanical completion, including at least one project above $700M total capital cost
- Deep experience managing and directing EPCM contractors with the ability to distinguish between EPCM advisory and owner technical authority, and to hold that line under schedule pressure
- Capability in constructability reviews, operability reviews, value engineering, and HAZOP/HAZID facilitation on complex facilities
- Experience developing and executing engineering management plans, technical risk registers, design basis documents, and stage-gate technical submissions
- Exposure to earned value management, engineering progress measurement, and performance reporting in an owner's team context
- Strong communication and influencing skills: able to present technical positions to project leadership, boards, regulators, and external technical stakeholders with equal clarity
More about this role
In the coming decades, our world needs far more critical minerals including copper, lithium, and cobalt, to build electric infrastructure, vehicles, data centers, and electronics. The mining industry is making 10x fewer discoveries per dollar spent on exploration compared to 30 years ago because the easy-to-find, near surface deposits have largely been discovered.
KoBold is the leading scientific mineral exploration, mine development, and technology development company. Our goal is to turn mineral exploration into a repeatable science to discover the minerals the world needs—by integrating artificial intelligence, human intelligence, and new technology. Our multidisciplinary teams of data scientists, engineers, and geologists work together to build data systems, design new sensors, and establish industry-leading workflows to develop and test subsurface predictions on our exploration projects.
Our first discovery, Mingomba, is a high-grade copper deposit in Zambia, found after spending materially less than industry average. We are developing Mingomba with the same technical rigor that we apply to exploration. The Mingomba team brings together mine and processing engineers,...
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