Project Manager Engineering II - Electrical Infrastructure

Freeport-McMoRan is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. This position will be based out of our New Orleans, Louisianna office location. We operate large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The company has a dynamic portfolio of operating, expansion and growth projects in the copper industry. Freeport-McMoRan is one of the world's largest publicly traded copper producers, the world's largest producer of molybdenum and a significant gold producer. We have a long and successful history of conducting our business in a safe, highly efficient and socially-responsible manner.

We have the assets, the talent, the drive and the financial strength to provide attractive and rewarding careers of our employees. We encourage you to take the time to explore the opportunity to advance your career at Freeport-McMoRan.

Description

(New Orleans, LA)
Works under limited supervision and has significant latitude to set objectives, priorities and timelines that may affect a group or functional area within the company. Manages electrical power projects, which may be part of much larger project scopes, including scoping, contracting, engineering design, procurement, and construction management activities within the mining company. Coordinate between many internal and external support groups including operations, legal, contracts, environmental to meet company objectives and advance project in accordance with safety, schedule, and financial expectations.

• Responsible for planning and implementation of a wide variety of major capital electrical projects on new and existing infrastructure and overseeing/managing all aspects of project execution. Collaborating with and mentoring project teams, site leaders, consultants, grid operators and utilities.
• Work with and mentor project team members to define service (load or generation) requirements, infrastructure alternatives, project execution strategies, and supporting contractors.
• Initiate and oversee interconnection activities with utilities and regional transmission organizations, including defining input parameters, study requirements, and interconnection and service agreements.
• Perform engineering and financial evaluation of major capital project proposals, and emerging technologies.
• Oversee consultants and contractors engaged in performing services or studies related to transmission, distribution, generation, or load.
• Responsible for strategic planning and overseeing the execution of the safety, engineering, procurement, construction, and customer service for capital projects within the company.
• Responsible for the development and delivery of scope, cost, schedule, safety, management, and quality associated with electrical infrastructure projects within the mining company.
• Manage budget preparation and monitor work performance cost controls for projects.
• Analyze and recommend solutions to a wide range of problems effecting operations.
• Support senior project managers in projects with a value in excess of $2 billion
• Perform other duties as requested

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

This position requires international air travel. In accordance with Freeport-McMoRan's requirement for all employees whose job requires international travel, if you are hired you will be required to submit proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to travel by air internationally, unless the company has granted a medical or religious accommodation.

• High School Diploma and thirteen (13) years of engineering experience in an area or areas relevant to assignment, including supervisory or lead experience as well as prior project management experience; OR
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or closely related area, and eight (8) years of engineering experience in an area or areas relevant to assignment, including supervisory or lead experience as well as prior project management experience; OR
• Master's degree in Engineering or closely related area, and six (6) years of engineering experience in an area or areas relevant to assignment, including supervisory or lead experience as well as prior project management experience

At Freeport, we are committed to providing an employment package that recognizes excellence, rewards value and impact, and encourages safe production. Benefits and compensation are foundational elements of this package, along with career development opportunities, job progression and a culture supported by our core values, among others. Learn more at: FCX Jobs - Working Here

Benefits:

We provide an industry-leading benefits package with some of the lowest cost to employees - offering health, wellness, life insurance, paid time off, retirement savings and more. These benefits are available to you and your dependents starting day one. Our comprehensive benefits program is important to how we support the health and wellness of employees and their families. For further benefits information please click here: Benefits Details

Compensation:

The estimated annual pay range for this role is currently $125,000 - $175,000. This range reflects base salary only and does not include bonus payments, benefits or retirement contributions. Actual base pay is determined by experience, qualifications, skills and other job-related factors. This role is eligible for additional incentive compensation considerations based on company and individual performance. More details will be shared during the hiring process.

Safety / Work Conditions:

Candidates will be required to participate in a post-offer, pre-employment medical examination for the following positions which may have essential job duties that can impact both their own safety and the safety of others:

• Site-based positions, or positions which require unescorted access to site-based operational areas, which are held by employees who are required to receive MSHA, OSHA, DOT, HAZWOPER and/or Hazard Recognition Training; or
• Positions which are held by employees who operate equipment, machinery or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing the essential functions of their job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on Company business or travel (for this purpose "motor vehicles" includes Company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal motor vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel).

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