Operations Manager - Mining Projects

Shimmick

$225K — $275K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree + extensive experience in mining construction project operations or equivalent education and experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mining, Civil or Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or relevant discipline preferred.
  • Strong writing, editing, and messaging skills for technical content.
  • Experience facilitating meetings with diverse stakeholders including engineers and executives.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe InDesign, SharePoint, CMiC.

Responsibilities

  • Sponsor Project PMs to ensure safe and profitable work.
  • Develop and mentor project staff on essential operational skills.
  • Recruit staff to support business growth.
  • Plan mining fleet capital expenditures and maintenance.
  • Support strategic planning for key pursuits and client analysis.
  • Facilitate go/no-go discussions and strategy sessions for project pursuits.
  • Analyze RFQs and RFPs to identify key risks and opportunities.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Options to participate in FSA or HSA.
  • Employer paid STD, LTD, basic life, and AD&D insurance.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Voluntary benefit offerings including pet insurance and legal protection.
Full Job Description
Overview

Shimmick is seeking a highly talented Mining Operations Manager to be based in the Western US. In this role, you will manage multiple projects with high contract value, requiring complex coordination across multiple systems and processes.

 

Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

 

Operational Leadership:

  • Sponsor Project PMs to ensure safe, profitable work.
  • Develop and mentor project staff on contract administration, cost controls, scheduling basics, contract negotiations, field management.
  • Recruit staff and craft to support the growing business.
  • Plan for mining fleet CapEx and maintenance.

Market Growth:

  • Support strategic planning for key pursuits in target sectors, including client analysis, competitive positioning, and teaming recommendations.
  • Supportcapture plan development, pursuit calendars, and SWOT analyses.
  • Facilitate go/no-go discussions and strategy sessions with executive sponsors and BD teams.
  • Ensure all messaging reflects the client's values, pain points, and success criteria.
  • Analyze RFQs, RFPs, and contract documents to identify key risks, requirements, and opportunities.
  • Coordinate with legal, estimating, and risk management teams to ensure proposal responses reflect contract compliance and risk mitigation strategy.

Client and Internal Facilitation:

  • Coordinate input and feedback from subject matter experts, partners, estimators, and executives.
  • Foster strong relationships with clients during prepositioning, procurement, and debrief stages.
  • Facilitate interaction between site staff and corporate departments.
Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelors degree + extensive experience leading mining constructionproject operations, or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mining, Civil or Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or other relevant discipline.
  • Strong writing, editing, and messaging skills, with experience tailoring technical content for client needs.
  • Experience facilitating meetings and working groups with diverse stakeholders, including engineers, executives, and JV partners.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe InDesign, SharePoint, CMiC (Cost Management).

Additional Information:

  • This position oversees Shimmicks Western US mining operations and may be based out of any number of regional offices or a home office convenient for travel to multiple site locations.
  • Qualified applicants who are offered a position mustpass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
  • This position does not include sponsorship forUnited States work authorization.

The salary range for this position is between $225,000 - $275,000 per year depending on experience and/or education.

 

Shimmick's comprehensive benefits plan includes medical, dental and vision coverage; as well as options to participate in an FSA or HSA. The Company also provides employer paid STD, LTD, basic life and AD&D, andan Employee Assistance Program. Additional voluntary benefit offerings include pet insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness insurance, legaland identity theft protection.

 

These benefits are available to all employees working more than 20 hours per week. Employees working less than 20 hours per week are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage as well as EAP services.

 

 

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