Senior Project Manager, South Carolina

Job Overview

We are looking for a driven and experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Capital Projects team. In this role, you will lead capital projects from front-end planning through execution, with responsibility for ensuring successful delivery against scope, cost, schedule, and performance objectives. Reporting to the SVP of Capital Project, you will work collaboratively across teams including engineering, corporate development, finance, strategic partnerships, Human Resources and Operations to ensure project delivery. This role requires a highly accountable project leader who is comfortable operating in a complex, fast-moving environment and leading teams without direct authority. You will play a critical role in establishing project plans, coordinating stakeholders, maintaining strong project controls, and ensuring all contributors are aligned to deliver fit-for-purpose outcomes on time and on budget. This is a full-time hybrid position based in South Carolina, USA, with regular travel to Toronto, Canada.

What you will be doing

• Lead project teams across multiple capital projects and studies in preparation for subsequent project phases
• Collaborate with capital project colleagues and cross-functional teams to create accurate budget estimates, resource plans and schedules that align with required quality standards
• Lead the development of project scope, budget, work breakdown structure (WBS), schedule, estimating, and commissioning plans
• Lead front-end planning through execution of capital projects, including defining scope, objectives, risks, and constraints
• Work collaboratively with project controls on: Cost tracking, Invoicing, Scheduling, Performance reporting
• Perform process mapping, root cause analysis, gap analysis, and value engineering to identify efficiencies
• Ensure timely delivery of project outcomes, maintaining focus on fit-for-purpose solutions and holding all project resources accountable to deliver on time and on budget
• Maintain clear and consistent communication with stakeholders, providing updates on project status and resolving issues proactively
• Maintain consistent and clear communication with stakeholders, reporting updates on project status and addressing concerns.
• Create and maintain a project risk register, proactively identifying and managing risks
• Lead and motivate project teams, ensuring accountability, alignment, and high performance

What you will need to succeed

• Minimum 10 years of progressive, hands-on project management experience (industrial, manufacturing, mining, or similar environments)
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or related field
• Mandatory certification: PMP or Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
• Strong understanding of project controls, including cost, schedule, and performance management
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Strong risk management and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
• Experience in strategic metals recycling, industrial, or manufacturing environments related to metals, mining, or rare earth elements is an asset

Preferred Experience

• Primavera P6
• Statistical analysis
• Monte Carlo schedule simulation and forecasting capabilities