Senior Minerals Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Utah.

📋 Description

• Lead or assist in technical and cost evaluations for transactions, lender’s/owner’s engineer assignments, and investment decisions.

• Evaluate estimating foundations, assumptions, pricing, quantities, contingencies, risk allowances, and schedule drivers.

• Generate review outputs that highlight key risks, sensitivities, recommended modifications, and confidence levels.

• Create or assess mine closure and rehabilitation cost estimates from conceptual through definitive stages.

• Construct estimate frameworks for earthworks, demolition, water management, tailings/WRD, monitoring, revegetation, and long-term care.

• Aid in the development of closure strategies and identify opportunities for cost and risk reduction.

• Prepare or evaluate CAPEX and OPEX estimates for mining and mineral processing projects.

• Develop quantity take-offs, pricing build-ups, escalation, indirect costs, contractor mark-ups, contingency, and risk analysis deliverables.

• Contribute to mining strategies, mine development options, production scheduling concepts, equipment selection assumptions, and operational philosophies.

• Assess mining trade-offs and convert them into costs and financial implications.

• Create and maintain DCF, NPV/IRR, scenario, and sensitivity financial models that connect technical drivers to economic outcomes.

• Offer insights on production, recovery, cost, sustaining capital, closure, and schedule value levers.

• Engage with clients, facilitate workshops, clarify scopes, and present results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Mentor junior team members in estimation techniques, modeling disciplines, and QA practices.

• Implement QA/QC on models and estimates, ensuring traceability, version control, peer review, and auditable assumptions.

• Advocate for a safety culture and support safe delivery planning for site-based assignments.

⛳️ Requirements

• BA/BS degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or a demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.

• Senior-level mine engineering judgment.

• Strong financial modeling skills.

• Practical expertise in cost estimating.

• Experience in reviewing and adjusting mining project cost estimates for due diligence (preferred).

• Experience in constructing operating financial models for mining operations (preferred).

• Background in developing long-term mine plans and related physicals and strategies to meet long-term objectives (preferred).

• Ability to navigate technical, commercial, and risk factors.

• Capacity to clearly communicate findings to clients and internal teams.

• Must be available for in-person onboarding on Day 1 at an AECOM office.

• Sponsorship is not available for this position now or in the future.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability benefits.

• Paid time off.

• Leaves of absence.

• Voluntary benefits and perks.

• Flexible work options.

• Well-being resources.

• Employee assistance program.

• Business travel insurance.

• Service recognition awards.

• Retirement savings plan.

• Employee stock purchase plan.

• Remote work option.

• Award-winning training and development programs.

• Resources to enhance technical expertise and leadership skills.