Engineer, Projects Controls

About the role

Newmont's Ahafo South mine, Ghana's largest gold mine and the company's flagship African operation, is looking for an Engineer, Projects Controls. The role supports the development and maintenance of engineering project control systems and processes, so that project performance is tracked, reported and managed accurately to support decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain engineer project schedules, keeping tasks, milestones and deliverables up to date.
• Assess project costs and expenditures against approved budgets and flag variances.
• Help prepare cost reports, forecasts and financial summaries for project teams and partners.
• Run regular cost variance assessments and suggest corrective actions.
• Collect cost and schedule data from project leaders and teams for reporting.
• Support project control procedures and methodologies, and use project management software for tracking and reporting.
• Carry out risk assessments for cost and schedule overruns and implement mitigation measures.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for project control systems and tools.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Accounting, Project Management or an equivalent qualification.
• At least 2 to 5 years of relevant engineering experience, preferably in underground development, infrastructure, mine services or contractor-delivered projects.
• Project management training and knowledge of construction techniques, methods, productivity and costs.
• Ability to work as part of a team and, where applicable, as a team leader; collaboration across disciplines.

The position is based at the Ahafo South mine site in Ghana.