Superintendent of Construction and Mine Development
Listed on 2026-02-10
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Construction
Operations Manager, Civil Engineering -
Engineering
Operations Manager, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineer
We are a United States-domiciled minerals exploration company with a focus on developing mines from mineral deposits principally located in the United States. We seek to support American supply chain independence by finding and delivering copper and other critical metals vital to advanced manufacturing, infrastructure development, technology, and national security. We use our powerful Typhoon™ geophysical surveying system, together with advanced data analytics provided by our 94.3% owned subsidiary, Computational Geosciences Inc.
("CGI"), to accelerate and de-risk the mineral exploration process as we seek to discover new deposits of critical metals that may otherwise be undetectable by traditional exploration technologies. We believe the United States is significantly under explored and has the potential to yield major new discoveries of critical metals. Our mineral exploration efforts focus on copper and other metals, including nickel, cobalt, platinum group elements, gold, and silver.
Through the advancement of our portfolio of critical metals exploration projects, headlined by the Santa Cruz Copper Project in Arizona, we intend to contribute to domestic supply by developing resources that support industrial and strategic sectors. We also operate a 50/50 joint venture with Saudi Arabian Mining Company ("Maaden") to explore for minerals on ~48,500 km2 of under explored Arabian Shield in Saudi Arabia.
Finally, in 2024, we established an exploration alliance with BHP Mineral Resources Inc. ("BHP"), a subsidiary of BHP Group Limited, to search for critical minerals in the United States.
The Superintendent of Construction and Mine Development is the senior on-site execution leader responsible for the safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of construction and underground mine development activities at the Santa Cruz Copper Project. The role provides direct field leadership to contractors and internal teams, ensuring day-to-day execution aligns with approved plans, schedules, budgets, and safety requirements.
Reporting to the Director of Construction and Mine Development, the Superintendent is accountable for construction and development performance, including coordination of work fronts, contractor productivity, progress measurement, and field-level risk management. The role serves as the primary interface between construction execution, project controls, and contractor management, ensuring accurate reporting, timely issue escalation, and effective recovery actions.
Specific Responsibilities/Essential Functions Health & Safety- Ivanhoe Electric Inc. is committed to a strong Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Program that protects the persons, property, and environment within our care from incidents and accidents. We believe that all accidents are preventable. Management, contractors, and all employees are collectively responsible for ensuring compliance with local government, occupational health, safety, and environmental regulations. Responsible for upholding and demonstrating the importance of the use and maintenance of Ivanhoe Electric’s cloud-based, digitized, and centralized safety program.
Works safely at all times and sets an example for others, in doing so:
- Supports all functions in the development of appropriate safety policies, protocols, standard operating procedures (SOP), and job hazard assessments (JHA).
- Maintains work areas and equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), in a neat, and tidy condition and in good working order.
- Wears PPE appropriate for the nature of work being performed at all times.
- Attends daily toolbox meetings and safety and operational planning sessions with site management.
- Supports appropriate health and safety personnel in the development of policies and procedures.
- Acts as a representative of the company as necessary or appropriate for any relevant agency inspections and interactions.
- Key focus will be on the Santa Cruz Copper Project. This is a site-based role including being primary coverage for emergency notifications and response.
- Accountable for day-to-day construction and mine development execution, including coordination of work fronts, contractor activities, and sequencing to meet safety, schedule, and cost objectives.
- Oversees planning and execution of temporary works, enabling infrastructure, and construction support facilities required to safely and efficiently advance mine development and construction.
- The implementation of technologies that are appropriate for managing and optimizing construction and future operations for the Santa Cruz Copper Project.
- Manage and deliver daily, weekly, and monthly plans and reports of actual performance on projects to support the Director of Construction and Mine Development’s reporting to executive leadership.
- Support bid and tender process to select contractors and key equipment and supply vendors.
- Provide direct supervision and guidance of internal…
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