Director, Community Project Development

Director, Community Project Development

The Director, Community Project Development is responsible for leading the planning, evaluation, development, and execution of the critical community development initiatives required to support the successful development of the Company's mining projects. Over the next several years, the primary focus of this role will be delivering the workforce housing, transportation systems, community infrastructure, and utility solutions necessary to enable project execution and sustainable operational growth in rural communities surrounding Ruby Hill and other i-80 projects.

This role will be based in our Corporate Office in Reno and requires frequent travel to Eureka, NV and other project sites and communities across Northern Nevada.

Key responsibilities include workforce housing strategy, employee transportation and logistics, utility planning and expansion, community infrastructure development, and other regional readiness initiatives that support large-scale mining operations.

This role provides leadership from concept through implementation, overseeing business case development, capital planning, project governance, project execution, risk management, budget oversight, and stakeholder alignment. Given its direct influence on project execution and long-term business performance, the position requires strong strategic leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to drive complex, multi-disciplinary initiatives across the organization.

• Lead the Company's Project Development Program, developing and maintaining an integrated roadmap to identify, evaluate, prioritize, and advance the housing, infrastructure, logistics, transportation, utility, and community development requirements necessary to support successful project development at the Ruby Hill property and others. Lead strategic evaluations, trade-off analyses, and implementation planning while coordinating activities across Operations, Technical Studies, Finance, External Affairs, Sustainability, consultants, contractors, government agencies, and community partners to support project readiness, operational success, and long-term business objectives.

• Lead the identification, evaluation, prioritization, and development of strategic community infrastructure and development initiatives required to support operational success, including workforce housing and accommodations, transportation and logistics systems, utilities, public services, and other community development solutions. Conduct trade-off studies, feasibility assessments, business case development, and implementation planning to support executive decision-making and ensure investments are aligned with operational requirements, community needs, and long-term business objectives.

• Lead the implementation and delivery of approved community development and infrastructure projects, providing oversight of consultants, engineering firms, developers, construction contractors, and other service providers. Manage project execution activities including procurement support, contract administration, schedules, budgets, risk management, performance monitoring, and stakeholder coordination to ensure projects are delivered safely, effectively, on schedule, and within budget while achieving intended operational and community outcomes.

• Develop business cases, investment recommendations, financial evaluations, and implementation strategies for major development initiatives, supporting executive decision-making through economic analysis, scenario planning, risk assessment, and evaluation of capital allocation alternatives to maximize, project value, and long-term business performance.

• Provide leadership and alignment across multidisciplinary teams consisting of internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors, service providers, government agencies, and community partners; facilitate executive-level discussions regarding community project development, investment priorities, risks, and implementation strategies while representing the Company in matters related to project development and infrastructure planning.

• Develop and deliver executive presentations, business cases, dashboards, readiness metrics, and performance reporting that provide leadership with clear visibility into project readiness, implementation progress, risks, opportunities, investment requirements, and key decisions necessary to support informed decision-making and organizational accountability.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Economics, Project Management, Infrastructure Planning, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Master's degree or advanced professional designation is considered an asset.

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of progressive…