Project Study Director – West Africa (6‑9 months)

About the role

This contract position leads the critical study phase for a major mining project in West Africa, feeding directly into the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS). The role is high‑impact, autonomous and requires close interaction with internal teams, external consultants and EPCM partners.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all project study activities that contribute to the DFS.
• Drive study schedules, deliverables, risk registers, assumptions and reporting requirements.
• Ensure technical inputs are commercially sound and suitable for executive and board‑level decisions.
• Provide leadership across engineering, mining, processing, infrastructure, permitting, cost estimation and project controls workstreams.
• Identify key project risks, gaps, opportunities and value‑improvement areas.
• Support the client in moving the project from study phase toward a feasible development pathway.

Required profile

• Extensive experience leading mining studies at PFS, DFS or execution‑readiness stage.
• Previous work on mining projects in Africa, preferably West Africa.
• Strong understanding of project development, feasibility studies, capital cost estimation, technical trade‑offs and execution planning.
• Ability to operate independently with limited supervision.
• Excellent stakeholder management across corporate, site, consultant and contractor environments.
• Bilingual in English and French.
• Comfortable working in complex jurisdictions and emerging mining environments.

Required skills