Project Manager (Engineering / Bilingual / Mineral Processing) - Brazil
GATESOURCE HR · Siuna, North Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua
Staffing and Recruiting · 11-50 employees
About the role
Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering studies and project development scopes while managing multidisciplinary teams. Serve as a primary client interface to build relationships and ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to high technical standards.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and over 10 years of experience in project delivery, EPCM, or heavy industrial environments. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in managing engineering studies and coordinating technical deliverables across multidisciplinary teams.
Full description
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager / Project Manager to support the continued growth of our engineering, project development, and technical consulting activities across Brazil and Latin America.
This is a delivery-focused role for someone who can lead studies, manage technical teams, oversee project execution, and work directly with clients. The successful candidate will partner closely with regional leadership to help develop opportunities while ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to a high technical standard.
We are not looking for a business development professional. We are looking for someone who can help convert opportunities into successful project outcomes by leading engineering studies, managing multidisciplinary teams, and delivering quality work for clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering studies and project development scopes.
- Manage multidisciplinary teams across engineering, process, metallurgical, project, and technical disciplines.
- Serve as a key client interface throughout project execution, building trusted relationships and ensuring successful outcomes.
- Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and execution strategies.
- Coordinate technical inputs across internal teams and external partners.
- Manage project risks, opportunities, and stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
- Oversee study delivery, technical reviews, reporting, and client presentations.
- Support proposal development, project planning, and opportunity evaluation as new work enters the pipeline.
- Contribute to the growth and development of the regional engineering and project services business.
- Work closely with leadership to strengthen project delivery capability and establish scalable engineering processes.
Requirements
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in engineering, project delivery, EPCM, consulting, mining, mineral processing, or heavy industrial environments.
- Demonstrated experience managing engineering studies and technical project delivery from initiation through completion.
- Strong understanding of project development processes, study execution, and engineering workflows.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating technical deliverables.
- Proven ability to work directly with clients and manage stakeholder relationships.
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project budgets, schedules, and risk management.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Preferred
- Experience within mining, mineral processing, bulk materials handling, or heavy industrial sectors.
- Background in process engineering, metallurgical engineering, or project engineering.
- Experience leading Preliminary Economic Assessments (PEA), Preliminary Feasibility Studies (PFS), Feasibility Studies (FS), or equivalent engineering studies.
- Experience within engineering consulting or EPCM organizations.
- Professional Engineering registration or equivalent credentials.
