Program Director

Description

Position Summary: Stantec is seeking an experienced Program Director to lead strategic integration and execution of complex mining projects. Key Highlights: 1. Lead engineering, permitting, and commercial strategy 2. Chair the Program Leadership Team and plan its execution 3. Manage internal business and practice in accordance with Stantec frameworks **Requisition Number:** 24258BR **Description:** Stantec is seeking to hire a PROGRAM DIRECTOR for its offices in Peru, requiring a professional with at least 20 years of overall work experience. Key responsibilities include: * Responsible for integrating engineering, permitting, social, risk, and commercial strategy into a coherent business case to be presented at Stage 3 FEL gate. * Track program-specific outcomes for FEL 3: scope definition, cost estimate accuracy, schedule credibility, and risk maturity. * Chair the Program Leadership Team and lead project execution planning activities. * Manage internal business and practice in accordance with Stantec’s established frameworks (P&L, personnel, quality, etc.). * Serve as the primary leadership interface with client leadership. * Ensure compliance with SIGIA, Gate 3 discipline, and audit-ready documentation. * Make it timely, high-c f the client, program and Stantec. * Make timely, high-impact decisions using available information and considering the risk appetite of the client, program, and Stantec. * Ensure compliance with SIGIA, Gate 3 discipline, and audit-ready documentation. * Make timely, high-impact decisions using available information and considering the risk appetite of the client, program, and Stantec. **Qualifications:** Requirements for this position are: * Professional with over 20 years of total experience in mining and/or large industrial capital programs. * Over 5 years in Program Manager/Director roles on major mining or infrastructure projects. * Direct experience with waste and tailings facilities and/or mechanized material transport, preferably under GISTM or equivalent global standards. * Prior accountability for Class 2 (or higher) cost estimates, schedule confidence, and risk quantification. * Program control across multiple disciplines or interdependent assets (tailings, rock waste, water, infrastructure, relocations). * Familiarity with schedule-based feasibility phases featuring compressed delivery windows. * Program control across multiple global offices and delivery centers. **About Stantec:** Stantec’s community brings together approximately 34,000 employees working across more than 450 locations on six continents. Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to meet the world’s greatest challenges at a time of unprecedented global concerns. We are global leaders in sustainable consulting across engineering, architecture, and environmental services. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to address aging infrastructure, demographic shifts, and the energy transition, among other challenges. Today, communities extend beyond geographic boundaries. At Stantec, “community” encompasses everyone connected to our work—from our project teams and industry peers to our clients and the people impacted by our work. The diverse perspectives of our partners and stakeholders inspire us to think beyond our limits on critical issues such as climate change, digital transformation, and preparing our cities and infrastructure for the future. We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to contribute to the development of communities worldwide—redefining what’s possible, together. Stantec trades on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges under the symbol STN. Visit us at Stantec.com or follow us on social media. **Work Location(s):Peru\-San Isidro\-Lima** **Employment Type:** **Fixed Term** **Job Type:** **Regular** **Job Category:** **Geotechnical Engineering** **\\\#spanish