VP of Capital Projects

The role

You will own the delivery of a group 14 metal chlorination plant, managing scope, schedule, cost, and quality from basic engineering to handover. You will build and lead the capital projects function and manage engineering contractors and skid fabricators.

What you will do

• Overall delivery of the group 14 metal chlorination plant including scope, schedule, cost, quality and HSE
• Selection and management of the partner-country engineering and construction contractor and the modular skid fabricator
• Bid evaluation, contract administration, and change control
• Class 3 capital and operating cost estimate, project budget, and monthly cost and schedule reporting
• Management of the integrated project schedule across development, engineering, procurement, fabrication, civil works, training and commissioning
• Mechanical completion, pre-commissioning and commissioning execution
• Front-end studies for the next plants including scoping, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, mechanical or civil engineering
• 10+ years delivering chemical, hydrometallurgical or specialty-gas capital projects
• At least two plants taken from FEED through commissioning as project manager or project director
• Managed an EPC or EPCM contractor and a fabricator on a modular, skid-built plant
• Has run a Class 3 estimate and a contractor bid evaluation
• Ability to work in fast paced and demanding atmosphere
• Creative problem solving that brings together engineering, contracting, cost control and field execution
• Must be a U.S. citizen

Nice to have

• PMP or equivalent
• Experience delivering projects overseas with local engineering and construction contractors
• Chlorine or hydrogen chloride service experience

About the company

Kunin Technologies is revolutionizing the critical mineral supply chain by implementing advanced separation technologies to capture value from overlooked resources.