Full Job Description
Role
SLR Consulting is seeking a highly experienced Construction & Capital Project Assurance Manager to support lenders, financiers, and internal stakeholders across major mining, energy, and resource sector infrastructure developments. This is a Principal level role that is to be based in Denver, Colorado, USA.
This role extends beyond traditional construction monitoring for projects. You will provide independent oversight of capital investment performance, project controls, and financial integrity, ensuring that project development, execution, risk exposure, and reporting consistently support investment decision making and corporate strategy. You will play a vital role in ensuring projects are delivered in accordance with approved designs, schedules, budgets, environmental commitments and lender obligations.
Acting as the lender's and investor's trusted representative, you will assess schedule, cost, risk, controls maturity, and governance, while influencing continuous improvement in project systems, reporting accuracy, and capital discipline.
If you thrive in complex project environments and enjoy engaging with diverse technical and commercial stakeholders, this role offers outstanding exposure to world-class developments.
Responsibilities
• Lead and assess capital project controls processes, including Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, cost estimating and estimate assurance, cost control, forecasting, and project accounting/reporting
• Review and validate project budgets, cash flow forecasts, contingency usage, and change management processes to ensure alignment with approved investment objectives
• Monitor construction progress, productivity, and physical completion against project schedules, milestones, and execution plans through regular site inspections and progress reviews
• Assess contractor performance, construction methodologies, schedule integrity, and critical path risks to identify potential delays or delivery impacts
• Review and verify payment certificates, drawdown requests, variation orders, claims, and other commercial drivers that may affect project costs or timelines
• Identify emerging project risks, cost overruns, non-conformances, and dispute exposure, while supporting the development and implementation of mitigation strategies
• Ensure projects are executed in accordance with technical standards, specifications, permits, QA/QC requirements, and lender obligations
• Monitor health, safety, environmental, and social performance, including review of incident reporting, performance trends, and environmental management commitments
• Prepare clear, accurate, and timely reporting for senior leadership, lenders, and project sponsors, providing insight into project performance, forecast outcomes, and key risks
• Collaborate with finance, technical services, strategic planning, supply chain, IT, and regional project teams to support effective project governance and reporting
• Liaise with lenders, sponsors, EPC/EPCM contractors, consultants, and project management teams, and participate in site meetings, technical reviews, and stakeholder discussions
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior management and investment stakeholders across major mining, energy, and infrastructure developments, including mining operations, mineral processing facilities, ports and rail infrastructure, power generation/transmission assets, oil & gas facilities, and renewable energy projects.
Qualifications
• Minimum 15 years industry experience which includes a minimum of 10 years in construction, commissioning, or project delivery on large scale mining, infrastructure, or energy projects
• Strong understanding of EPC/EPCM delivery models.
• Prior Lenders' Technical Advisor / Independent Engineer experience is advantageous
• Technical & Professional Competencies should include experience with:
- Construction scheduling and planning (e.g., Primavera P6)
- Cost control and project controls proficiency
- Contract administration and claims evaluation
- Strong QA/QC and standards and compliance capability
- Risk management and project assurance expertise
• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, Mining, or related Engineering discipline.
• Chartered Professional Engineer designation is considered an asset
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