Vice President Operations (VP Operations) | West Africa | Gold Mining

We are supporting an established international gold mining company with the appointment of an experienced Vice President Operations (VP Operations) for its mining operations in West Africa.

This is a senior executive leadership opportunity for an accomplished mining professional with extensive experience overseeing large-scale gold mining operations, driving operational performance, and delivering sustainable improvements in safety, production, cost efficiency, and organisational capability.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer (COO), General Managers, and wider executive leadership team, providing strategic and operational oversight across the company's mining activities.

This position requires an individual who can combine strong technical mining expertise with commercial judgement, decisive leadership, and the ability to drive accountability and operational excellence across complex mining environments.

Experience in underground mining operations, alongside a strong understanding of open-pit mining, mineral processing, and integrated mine management, will be particularly important.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the company's gold mining operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and profitable delivery of production objectives.
• Work closely with the COO to develop and execute operational strategies aligned with the company's business objectives, production targets, and long-term growth plans.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and performance oversight to site General Managers and senior operational teams, ensuring clear accountability for operational results.
• Drive improvements in safety performance, operational discipline, risk management, and compliance across all mining activities.
• Oversee the development and execution of annual operating plans, production budgets, mine plans, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Monitor and challenge site performance against key operational indicators, including gold production, mining productivity, plant recovery, equipment availability, unit costs, and operational efficiency.
• Provide technical and operational oversight of underground mining activities, including mine development, production scheduling, ventilation, ground control, geotechnical risk, and mining productivity.
• Ensure effective integration between mining, processing, engineering, maintenance, technical services, and supporting functions.
• Work closely with technical services teams to ensure short-, medium-, and long-term mine plans are realistic, achievable, and aligned with operational capabilities.
• Identify operational bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and performance gaps, implementing practical strategies to improve production, reliability, and cost performance.
• Oversee operational readiness, mine development, expansion projects, and the integration of new infrastructure or production capacity where required.
• Challenge operational assumptions, identify emerging risks, and ensure corrective actions are implemented to protect production and financial performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on mining productivity, equipment utilisation, plant performance, cost optimisation, and operational effectiveness.
• Ensure effective management of operating expenditure, capital expenditure, and operational budgets, maintaining a strong focus on cost discipline and return on investment.
• Support the evaluation and execution of capital projects, mine expansions, and operational improvement programmes.
• Review equipment performance, maintenance strategies, and asset management practices to maximise reliability and availability.
• Establish and maintain robust operational reporting systems that provide accurate visibility of performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct regular operational reviews and site visits, challenging performance and ensuring appropriate actions are taken to address operational shortcomings.
• Develop and mentor General Managers and senior operational leaders, strengthening succession planning and organisational capability.
• Promote a high-performance culture characterised by ownership, accountability, transparent communication, and consistent delivery against commitments.
• Build effective relationships with government representatives, regulators, local communities, contractors, and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with applicable mining legislation, environmental regulations, company policies, and international operating standards.
• Act as a key link between the COO and site operations, translating corporate strategy into practical operational priorities and ensuring effective communication of site performance and challenges.
• Provide operational input into executive management discussions, strategic planning, investment decisions, and broader business development initiatives.

Candidate Profile

• Extensive senior operational leadership experience within large-scale gold mining operations, ideally gained across multiple mining assets or complex operating environments.
• A minimum of 20 years' experience within the mining industry, including substantial experience in senior site or regional operational leadership positions.
• Proven track record operating at General Manager, Regional Operations Manager, VP Operations, Chief Operating Officer, or equivalent senior leadership level.
• Strong underground mining experience is essential, with demonstrable knowledge of underground mine development, production, operational risk, and mine performance optimisation.
• Experience overseeing open-pit mining operations would be highly advantageous.
• Strong understanding of the complete gold mining value chain, including mining, mineral processing, engineering, maintenance, technical services, and supporting infrastructure.
• Demonstrated success improving operational performance, production delivery, safety standards, cost efficiency, and organisational effectiveness.
• Proven ability to lead and influence experienced General Managers and multidisciplinary operational leadership teams.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, with experience managing significant operating budgets, capital expenditure, and mine profitability.
• Ability to critically evaluate operational performance, identify underlying issues, and implement effective corrective actions.
• Experience managing complex operational challenges, including production constraints, equipment reliability, underground development, workforce productivity, and organisational change.
• Strong understanding of mine planning, resource utilisation, production scheduling, and the relationship between technical plans and operational execution.
• Proven commitment to health, safety, environmental management, and responsible mining practices.
• Strong leadership presence, with the confidence to challenge underperformance, make difficult decisions, and hold operational teams accountable.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both executive leadership and site-based personnel.
• Experience operating in challenging international mining jurisdictions, particularly within West Africa.
• Ability to work effectively across multicultural environments and develop strong relationships with national and expatriate leadership teams.

Ideal Background

The successful candidate may come from an established international gold mining company, multinational mining group, or major mining operation with a strong track record of operational delivery.

Experience progressing through senior mining, operational management, and General Manager positions into broader regional or corporate operational leadership would be particularly relevant.

Candidates who have held direct accountability for underground gold mining operations, including mine development, production performance, technical services, processing, maintenance, and operational cost management, will be of particular interest.

Experience overseeing multiple operations, supporting General Managers, implementing operational improvement programmes, and driving consistent performance across different mining assets would be highly advantageous.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on, commercially astute operational leader who understands the realities of mining operations and is comfortable engaging directly with site leadership teams to identify challenges and implement solutions.

We are particularly interested in individuals who demonstrate the ability to balance strategic leadership with detailed operational understanding, maintaining visibility of site performance without becoming unnecessarily involved in day-to-day management.

The successful candidate must be capable of challenging established practices, driving accountability, making difficult decisions, and delivering measurable improvements in safety, production, costs, and operational efficiency.

This position would suit an experienced mining executive who can operate as a trusted partner to the COO, providing leadership across site operations while contributing to the organisation's wider operational strategy and future development.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to join an established gold mining company in a senior operational leadership capacity, with significant responsibility for mining performance and operational excellence across West Africa.

You will work closely with the COO, General Managers, and wider executive leadership team, playing a key role in ensuring the company's mining operations consistently achieve their safety, production, cost, and strategic objectives.

The position offers the opportunity to influence operational strategy while remaining closely connected to mining execution, site leadership, organisational development, and major operational improvement initiatives.

For an experienced VP Operations, Regional Operations Director, General Manager, or senior mining executive who is looking to take on broader operational responsibilities, this represents an excellent opportunity to make a tangible impact within an established international gold mining organisation.

Qualifications/Certifications

• Degree in Mining Engineering, Metallurgy, Mineral Processing, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Postgraduate qualifications in Mining Engineering, Business Administration, or Management would be advantageous.
• Minimum 20 years' mining industry experience, including significant senior operational leadership experience.
• Proven experience managing large-scale underground gold mining operations.
• Demonstrated experience at General Manager, Regional Operations Manager, VP Operations, COO, or equivalent senior management level.
• Strong technical understanding of underground mining methods, mine development, production planning, mine infrastructure, ventilation, and ground control.
• Broad understanding of open-pit mining, mineral processing, engineering, maintenance, and technical services.
• Proven track record managing operational budgets, capital expenditure, production targets, and operational performance improvement programmes.
• Strong knowledge of mining health and safety legislation, operational risk management, and environmental compliance.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams across geographically dispersed mining operations.
• Strong commercial acumen, leadership capability, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management skills.
• Previous experience operating within West African gold mining environments is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to develop local leadership capability, build high-performing teams, and manage complex stakeholder relationships.

How to Apply

If you're an accomplished senior mining executive with extensive gold mining experience, strong underground operational expertise, and a proven record of delivering operational excellence, please send your CV to applicants@williamsmining.com.

We'll be in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

We are supporting an established, publicly listed international mining company with the appointment of a Vice President Finance (VP Finance) based in London.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in financial reporting, corporate finance, governance, treasury, and financial management within an international, publicly listed organisation.

The successful candidate will work closely with the CFO, CEO, Board of Directors, and wider executive leadership team, providing financial oversight, strategic insight, and leadership across the Group's financial operations.

This position requires an individual who can combine strong technical financial expertise with commercial judgement, strategic thinking, and the ability to operate confidently at Board level, while supporting the company's continued growth and long-term objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior financial leadership and oversight across the Group's corporate finance, financial reporting, accounting, treasury, and financial control functions.
• Work closely with the CFO to develop and execute financial strategies aligned with the company's operational objectives, growth plans, and long-term business strategy.
• Lead the preparation, consolidation, and delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual Group financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with the financial reporting, disclosure, and governance requirements applicable to a publicly listed international business.
• Oversee the preparation and coordination of stock exchange filings, annual reports, financial disclosures, and other regulatory reporting obligations.
• Support the CFO in preparing financial presentations, analysis, and reporting for the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, and executive leadership team.
• Manage relationships with external auditors, financial advisers, banks, regulators, and other key financial stakeholders.
• Lead Group budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and performance analysis, ensuring financial information supports informed commercial and strategic decisions.
• Oversee Group treasury activities, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, banking relationships, financial risk, and capital allocation.
• Support corporate financing initiatives, debt facilities, equity transactions, and broader capital-raising activities where required.
• Provide financial leadership and analytical support for mergers, acquisitions, investments, divestments, and other corporate development opportunities.
• Partner with operational and regional finance teams to ensure accurate reporting, financial accountability, and consistent application of Group financial policies.
• Develop and maintain robust internal controls, financial governance frameworks, and risk management procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, reporting processes, controls, and operational efficiency across the organisation.
• Oversee the financial implications of major capital projects, investments, and business development initiatives.
• Support investor relations activities through the preparation of financial information, presentations, and analysis for shareholders, analysts, and other external stakeholders.
• Provide commercial and financial insight to the CEO, CFO, and senior management to support strategic decision-making.
• Lead, mentor, and develop finance professionals, building a high-performing finance function capable of supporting the organisation's future requirements.
• Act as a trusted adviser and potential successor to the CFO, demonstrating the capability to assume broader executive financial leadership responsibilities.

Candidate Profile

• Extensive senior finance leadership experience within an established, publicly listed mining, natural resources, energy, or other capital-intensive international business.
• Proven experience operating at Group Financial Controller, Finance Director, VP Finance, Deputy CFO, or equivalent senior finance leadership level.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, consolidation, external audit, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance within a publicly listed company.
• Demonstrated experience working with senior executives, Boards of Directors, and Audit Committees.
• Excellent knowledge of IFRS and complex international Group accounting and consolidation requirements.
• Experience overseeing finance functions across multiple jurisdictions, legal entities, and operating businesses.
• Strong understanding of treasury management, corporate finance, financial planning, capital allocation, and financial risk management.
• Experience supporting stock exchange reporting and disclosure obligations, preferably within a TSX, LSE, AIM, or other major international exchange-listed environment.
• Ability to balance technical accounting requirements with commercial priorities and wider business objectives.
• Experience supporting corporate transactions, capital raising, financing arrangements, or mergers and acquisitions would be advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence and credibility to engage effectively with the CFO, CEO, Board members, auditors, investors, and financial institutions.
• Proven ability to lead and develop finance teams operating across multiple locations and jurisdictions.
• Commercially astute, proactive, and comfortable challenging assumptions and providing independent financial advice.
• Strong analytical, organisational, communication, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to operate effectively within a dynamic international business environment with competing priorities and demanding reporting deadlines.

Ideal Background

The successful candidate may come from an established publicly listed mining company, international natural resources group, multinational capital-intensive business, or a senior finance leadership position within a listed corporate environment.

Experience progressing through senior financial reporting, Group Financial Controller, Finance Director, or Deputy CFO positions into broader strategic finance leadership would be particularly relevant.

Candidates who have operated within Canadian, UK, or internationally listed organisations, with direct exposure to complex Group consolidation, external reporting, Board and Audit Committee engagement, treasury, and corporate finance, will be of particular interest.

A background within the mining sector would be highly advantageous, particularly where the individual has supported businesses with international mining operations, significant capital expenditure programmes, complex corporate structures, and multiple reporting jurisdictions.

The ideal candidate will be someone who combines exceptional financial discipline with strong commercial instincts and the confidence to operate as a strategic partner to the CFO and CEO.

We are particularly interested in individuals who can look beyond financial reporting and compliance to provide meaningful commercial insight, support corporate development initiatives, and contribute directly to the company's strategic direction.

This opportunity would suit an ambitious and accomplished finance leader who possesses the credentials, leadership capabilities, and judgement to progress into a CFO position.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to join an established, publicly listed international mining company in a senior finance leadership capacity based in London.

You will have direct exposure to the CFO, CEO, Board of Directors, and wider executive leadership team, playing an influential role in the company's financial management, corporate governance, and strategic development.

The position offers the opportunity to combine responsibility for a sophisticated international finance function with involvement in broader corporate finance, treasury, capital allocation, investor relations, and business development activities.

For an experienced VP Finance, Finance Director, Group Financial Controller, or Deputy CFO who is looking to take the next step towards executive financial leadership, this represents an excellent opportunity to make a tangible impact within an established international organisation.

Qualifications/Certifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Fully qualified accountant with a recognised professional designation such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or CA.
• Significant post-qualification experience, including substantial senior finance leadership experience within an international corporate environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, Group consolidation, external financial reporting, and regulatory compliance.
• Proven experience within a publicly listed company, ideally with exposure to TSX, LSE, AIM, or other international stock exchange reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated experience managing relationships with external auditors, Boards, Audit Committees, and senior executive stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of corporate treasury, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls.
• Experience supporting corporate transactions, financing arrangements, capital raising, and investor relations would be advantageous.
• Previous experience within mining, natural resources, or another capital-intensive international industry preferred.
• Strong leadership, commercial judgement, stakeholder management, and strategic decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to operate from London and work effectively with international finance and operational teams.

How to Apply

If you're an accomplished senior finance professional with experience in publicly listed international companies and are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding leadership opportunity in London, please send your CV to applicants@williamsmining.com.

We'll be in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

We are supporting a progressive mining company with the appointment of an experienced Project Planner (Primavera P6) for a major mining project in West Africa.

This is a key site-based role for a planning professional with strong experience in project scheduling, progress monitoring, critical path analysis, and project controls within mining, minerals processing, or major capital project environments.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Project Manager, Construction Manager, engineering teams, contractors, and project controls function to develop, maintain, and optimise integrated project schedules using Oracle Primavera P6, ensuring project activities are effectively planned, coordinated, monitored, and delivered against key milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and regularly update detailed project schedules using Primavera P6, covering engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and handover.
• Establish and maintain integrated master schedules, baseline programmes, detailed execution schedules, and short-term lookahead plans.
• Monitor actual progress against approved baseline schedules, identifying deviations, potential delays, and areas requiring corrective action.
• Conduct critical path analysis, identifying schedule risks, constraints, dependencies, and opportunities to optimise project delivery.
• Work closely with construction, engineering, procurement, and commissioning teams to ensure activities are appropriately sequenced and integrated.
• Review and challenge contractor schedules to ensure alignment with the overall project execution strategy and contractual milestones.
• Consolidate contractor schedules into the integrated project master schedule, ensuring interfaces and dependencies are accurately reflected.
• Monitor contractor progress, productivity, resource allocation, and schedule performance against agreed targets.
• Develop and maintain resource-loaded and, where required, cost-loaded schedules to support project planning and forecasting.
• Produce weekly and monthly progress reports, including schedule updates, milestone tracking, S-curves, progress dashboards, and critical path assessments.
• Identify emerging schedule risks and work with project leadership to develop practical mitigation strategies and recovery plans.
• Conduct schedule impact assessments, delay analysis, and scenario planning to support informed project decisions.
• Facilitate planning and scheduling meetings with contractors, construction supervisors, engineering teams, and project management.
• Support progress measurement systems, ensuring reported physical progress accurately reflects work completed on site.
• Monitor procurement and long-lead equipment delivery schedules to identify potential impacts on construction and commissioning activities.
• Support the development of construction sequencing, work packages, and short-term lookahead schedules to improve execution efficiency.
• Ensure schedule changes, variations, and delays are appropriately documented and reflected through formal schedule control processes.
• Provide reliable forecasts for key project milestones, mechanical completion, commissioning, and overall project completion.
• Maintain accurate planning records, schedule narratives, progress reports, and supporting documentation.
• Promote a proactive planning culture that supports accountability, transparency, and effective coordination across all project stakeholders.

Candidate Profile

• Strong experience in project planning and scheduling within mining, minerals processing, EPC/EPCM, heavy industrial, infrastructure, or major capital projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Oracle Primavera P6 is essential, including schedule development, baselining, updating, resource loading, and critical path analysis.
• Proven experience developing and managing complex, multidisciplinary project schedules within construction and project execution environments.
• Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and project handover activities.
• Demonstrated experience integrating contractor schedules into an overall project master programme.
• Strong knowledge of critical path methodology (CPM), schedule logic, dependencies, float analysis, and progress measurement.
• Experience identifying schedule delays, assessing impacts, and developing realistic mitigation and recovery plans.
• Ability to analyse project progress and translate complex scheduling information into clear, actionable reports for project leadership.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and project reporting tools, with experience using Power BI or similar platforms advantageous.
• Ability to challenge contractor programmes, assess schedule credibility, and maintain realistic completion forecasts.
• Strong communication, coordination, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, remote, and multicultural project environment.
• Previous experience working on mining projects in Africa or other remote international jurisdictions would be highly advantageous.

Ideal Background

The successful candidate may come from an owner's project team, EPC/EPCM organisation, major engineering and construction contractor, or mining project delivery environment.

Experience supporting large-scale mining or process plant developments through engineering, procurement, construction, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and ramp-up would be particularly relevant.

Candidates should have demonstrable experience developing and managing fully integrated project schedules in Primavera P6, ideally across multiple engineering and construction disciplines operating simultaneously.

Experience working on gold processing plants, mineral processing facilities, bulk earthworks, civil infrastructure, structural steel, mechanical installation, piping, electrical and instrumentation, or associated mining infrastructure would be advantageous.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on planner who understands the realities of construction execution, rather than someone focused solely on producing schedules. They must be comfortable engaging directly with site teams, challenging progress assumptions, identifying potential delays, and providing practical scheduling solutions that support successful project delivery.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to play an important role in the successful delivery of a significant mining project in West Africa.

You will work closely with project leadership and multidisciplinary execution teams, providing the planning expertise and schedule visibility required to support critical project decisions.

With direct exposure to project execution, contractor coordination, and major construction milestones, this position offers the opportunity to make a tangible impact on project performance and delivery outcomes.

For an experienced Project Planner with strong Primavera P6 capabilities, who enjoys working in challenging project environments and takes pride in producing accurate, realistic, and actionable schedules, this represents an excellent opportunity to contribute to a major mining development.

Qualifications/Certifications

• Degree or diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related technical discipline.
• Demonstrable project planning and scheduling experience within mining, EPC/EPCM, construction, heavy industrial, or major capital project environments.
• Advanced Primavera P6 proficiency is essential.
• Strong knowledge of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, schedule development, baselining, progress measurement, and schedule control.
• Experience managing integrated project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and project reporting applications.
• Experience with resource-loaded schedules, S-curves, productivity analysis, and progress forecasting.
• Primavera P6 professional training or certification would be advantageous.
• AACE, PMI-SP, PMP, or other relevant project controls qualifications would be beneficial.
• Strong analytical, organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Previous international or African mining project experience preferred.

How to Apply

If you're an experienced Project Planner with strong Primavera P6 expertise and are ready for a challenging and rewarding opportunity on a major mining project in West Africa, please send your CV to applicants@williamsmining.com.

We are supporting a progressive mining company with the appointment of a Construction Supervisor for a major mining project in West Africa.

This is a key site-based role for an experienced construction professional who can oversee day-to-day field activities, contractor performance, safety, quality, and productivity across a major project execution environment.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Construction Manager and wider project team to ensure construction activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, schedules, quality standards, and project requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day construction activities across assigned work areas and contractor packages.
• Ensure all construction work is carried out safely and in accordance with project HSE standards, procedures, and permit requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance, workforce productivity, equipment utilisation, and progress against schedule.
• Ensure construction activities are completed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, and quality requirements.
• Coordinate daily field activities with contractors, engineering, project controls, logistics, quality, and HSE teams.
• Identify construction issues, constraints, and potential delays and escalate these promptly to project leadership.
• Monitor progress against short-term and overall project schedules and support the development of recovery plans where required.
• Conduct regular site inspections and ensure non-conformances, defects, and incomplete works are appropriately addressed.
• Review contractor work fronts to ensure labour, materials, equipment, access, permits, and information are available to support efficient execution.
• Participate in daily coordination meetings, toolbox talks, progress reviews, and contractor meetings.
• Ensure work areas are properly planned, sequenced, and coordinated to minimise interface issues and disruption.
• Support inspection and test activities in conjunction with quality teams and ensure required documentation is completed.
• Verify completed work and support measurement, progress assessment, and contractor reporting where required.
• Maintain accurate daily records of construction activities, workforce numbers, productivity, incidents, delays, and key site issues.
• Support pre-commissioning, punch-list management, completion, and handover activities.
• Promote a strong safety culture and intervene where unsafe conditions or behaviours are identified.
• Build effective working relationships with contractors while maintaining appropriate standards of performance, discipline, and accountability.

Candidate Profile

• Strong experience in construction supervision within mining, minerals processing, infrastructure, heavy industrial, or major capital projects.
• Proven experience supervising contractors and field construction activities in a live project environment.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, work fronts, productivity, quality, and schedule requirements.
• Demonstrated commitment to health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, work packs, and technical documentation.
• Strong field presence with the confidence to challenge contractors and resolve day-to-day construction issues.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary construction activities and contractor interfaces.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, remote, and multicultural project environment.
• Previous experience working on mining projects in Africa or other remote/international jurisdictions would be highly advantageous.

Ideal Background

The successful candidate may come from an owner’s project team, EPC/EPCM organisation, major construction contractor, engineering company, or mining project environment.

Experience supporting mining or process plant projects through construction, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and ramp-up, particularly where multiple contractors and disciplines are working simultaneously, would be highly relevant.

Experience supervising civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, or multidisciplinary construction activities would also be advantageous.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to play an important role in the delivery of a significant mining project in West Africa.

You will be directly involved in field execution and work closely with project leadership, contractors, and technical teams to ensure construction activities are completed safely, to the required quality, and in line with project schedule.

For a Construction Supervisor who enjoys being close to site execution, can effectively manage contractors, and takes pride in delivering safe and high-quality construction outcomes, this represents an excellent opportunity to make a tangible impact on a major mining development.

Qualifications/Certifications

• Technical qualification, trade certification, diploma, or degree in Construction, Engineering, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, or related discipline.
• Strong construction supervision experience within mining, heavy industrial, infrastructure, or major capital projects.
• Experience working within owner, EPC, EPCM, or major contractor environments.
• Strong understanding of construction safety, quality, scheduling, and contractor management.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, method statements, and technical documentation.
• Experience with permit-to-work, risk assessment, inspections, and construction completion processes.
• Strong communication, leadership, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
• Previous international or African mining project experience preferred.

How to Apply

If you’re ready for a challenging and rewarding role, please send your CV to us at applicants@williamsmining.com.

We'll be in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

We are supporting a progressive mining company with the appointment of a Projects Administrator for a major mining project in West Africa.

This is a key project support role for an organised and proactive administrator who can provide high-quality coordination, documentation, reporting, and administrative support across a busy project environment.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Project Director and wider project team to ensure project information is well organised, actions are tracked, documentation is controlled, meetings are effectively coordinated, and the project team has the administrative support required to deliver successfully.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and coordination support to the Project Director and wider project team.
• Coordinate project meetings, including scheduling, agendas, meeting packs, minutes, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain project action registers and ensure outstanding actions are followed up with relevant stakeholders.
• Manage project documentation, correspondence, records, filing systems, and document registers.
• Support the preparation and formatting of project reports, presentations, dashboards, and management updates.
• Coordinate calendars, meetings, workshops, site visits, and project-related travel where required.
• Maintain accurate records of key project information, decisions, approvals, and communications.
• Support document control processes and ensure project information is appropriately filed, distributed, and retained.
• Assist with the coordination of contractors, consultants, suppliers, and internal stakeholders where required.
• Track key project deliverables, deadlines, and administrative requirements.
• Support onboarding and mobilisation of project personnel and consultants.
• Assist with purchase requisitions, invoices, expense administration, and other project-related financial administration.
• Maintain contact lists, organisational charts, project directories, and stakeholder information.
• Support project governance processes and ensure required approvals and documentation are captured.
• Help maintain effective communication across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Provide general administrative support to ensure the project office operates efficiently and professionally.

Candidate Profile

• Strong experience in project administration, project coordination, executive support, document control, or similar roles within mining, construction, engineering, infrastructure, or major capital projects.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, meetings, and stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to documentation and record keeping.
• Experience preparing meeting minutes, action trackers, reports, presentations, and project documentation.
• Confident working with senior project leaders, contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to work independently, anticipate requirements, and follow through on actions.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced project execution environment where priorities can change quickly.
• Previous experience working on mining projects in Africa or other remote/international jurisdictions would be highly advantageous.

Ideal Background

The successful candidate may come from an owner’s project team, EPC/EPCM organisation, engineering consultancy, construction contractor, mining company, or other major project environment.

Experience supporting projects through engineering, construction, commissioning, and ramp-up, particularly within a multidisciplinary project team involving multiple contractors and stakeholders, would be highly relevant.

Experience supporting a Project Director, Project Manager, or senior project leadership team would also be advantageous.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to play an important role in the delivery of a significant mining project in West Africa.

You will work closely with senior project leadership and gain exposure across multiple areas of project execution while helping ensure the project team remains organised, informed, and focused on delivery.

For a Projects Administrator who is highly organised, enjoys working in a dynamic project environment, and takes pride in ensuring that information, actions, and administration are managed effectively, this represents an excellent opportunity to make a tangible contribution to a major mining development.

Qualifications/Certifications

• Qualification in Business Administration, Project Management, Office Administration, Engineering Administration, or related discipline preferred.
• Strong experience in project administration, project coordination, executive support, or document control.
• Experience within mining, construction, engineering, EPC/EPCM, infrastructure, or major capital projects preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• Experience using project document management or collaboration systems would be advantageous.
• Excellent organisation, communication, stakeholder management, and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle confidential information professionally and exercise sound judgement.
• Previous international or African mining project experience preferred.

How to Apply

If you’re ready for a challenging and rewarding role, please send your CV to us at applicants@williamsmining.com.

We'll be in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

We are supporting a progressive mining company with the appointment of a Contracts Lead for a major mining project in West Africa.

This is a key project role for an experienced contracts professional who can lead the commercial and contractual management of major construction, infrastructure, mining, and services packages throughout project execution.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Project Director and wider project team to ensure contracts are effectively administered, commercial risks are controlled, contractor performance is managed, and the project achieves strong commercial outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead contract management and administration across major project packages from award through execution, completion, and close-out.
• Manage the commercial and contractual relationship with EPC/EPCM contractors, construction contractors, consultants, suppliers, and service providers.
• Ensure contracts are administered in accordance with agreed terms, conditions, scope, schedules, and commercial requirements.
• Manage contractual correspondence, notices, variations, claims, extensions of time, disputes, and change orders.
• Review contractor submissions and assess commercial and contractual entitlement.
• Work closely with project controls, procurement, engineering, construction, finance, and legal teams to manage project commercial risk.
• Monitor contractor performance against contractual obligations, milestones, deliverables, and KPIs.
• Lead commercial negotiations relating to variations, claims, contract amendments, and emerging project requirements.
• Maintain accurate contract registers, commitments, variations, claims, and commercial reporting.
• Identify emerging contractual and commercial risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Support forecasting and provide visibility of potential contractual exposure and cost impacts.
• Ensure appropriate governance, approval processes, and documentation are maintained throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Support contract close-out, final account negotiations, and resolution of outstanding commercial matters.
• Develop strong working relationships with contractors while maintaining appropriate commercial discipline and protecting the company’s interests.

Candidate Profile

• Strong experience in contracts management within mining, minerals processing, infrastructure, construction, or other major capital projects.
• Proven experience administering major construction, EPC, EPCM, equipment, and/or services contracts.
• Strong understanding of contract administration, variations, claims management, change control, and commercial negotiations.
• Experience managing contracts through engineering, construction, commissioning, and project close-out.
• Strong commercial judgement with the ability to identify and manage contractual risk.
• Confident negotiating with major contractors, suppliers, consultants, and senior project stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of project cost, schedule, scope, and the commercial implications of project changes.
• Ability to work closely with multidisciplinary project teams in a fast-paced execution environment.
• Previous experience working on mining projects in Africa or other remote/international jurisdictions would be highly advantageous.

Ideal Background

The successful candidate may come from an owner’s project team, EPC/EPCM organisation, major contractor, engineering consultancy, or commercial management environment, with a strong track record managing contracts on complex capital projects.

Experience supporting mining projects through construction, commissioning, and ramp-up, particularly involving significant contractor interfaces and complex commercial packages, would be highly relevant.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to play an important role in the delivery of a significant mining project in West Africa.

You will work closely with senior project leadership and have direct responsibility for protecting the company’s commercial position while enabling contractors and project teams to successfully deliver their scope.

For a Contracts Lead who understands major mining projects, can navigate complex commercial relationships, and combines strong contractual knowledge with a pragmatic approach to project delivery, this represents an excellent opportunity to make a tangible impact.

Qualifications/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Law, Business, or related discipline.
• Significant contracts and commercial management experience within mining or major capital projects.
• Strong experience in contract administration, variations, claims, change management, and commercial negotiations.
• Experience working within owner, EPC, EPCM, or major contractor environments.
• Strong understanding of different contracting strategies and commercial models.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Previous international or African mining project experience preferred.

How to Apply

If you’re ready for a challenging and rewarding role, please send your CV to us at applicants@williamsmining.com.

We'll be in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail.

We are supporting a progressive mining company with the appointment of a Project Controls Manager for a major mining project in West Africa.

This is a key project leadership role for an experienced project controls professional who can establish and maintain the systems, processes, and disciplines required to successfully deliver a complex mining project.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Project Director and wider project team, providing clear visibility across cost, schedule, progress, risk, and forecasting to support effective decision-making and ensure the project remains on track.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the project controls function across cost control, planning, scheduling, forecasting, progress measurement, and reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the integrated project master schedule.
• Establish robust cost control processes covering budgets, commitments, actual expenditure, accruals, forecasts, and estimate at completion.
• Monitor project performance against approved baseline cost and schedule and identify emerging trends, risks, and potential delays.
• Produce accurate weekly and monthly project reports, dashboards, forecasts, and management information.
• Develop and monitor project KPIs, providing early visibility of potential cost or schedule deviations.
• Coordinate closely with engineering, procurement, construction, contracts, finance, and operational readiness teams.
• Support change management processes and assess the cost and schedule impact of scope changes.
• Lead schedule risk analysis, critical path reviews, scenario planning, and recovery planning where required.
• Monitor contractor and EPC/EPCM performance against agreed schedules, budgets, milestones, and deliverables.
• Support project risk management, ensuring key risks and opportunities are quantified and incorporated into forecasts.
• Provide the Project Director and senior leadership with accurate information to support timely, evidence-based decisions.
• Develop project controls capability within the team and ensure consistent application of project controls standards and procedures.

Candidate Profile

• Strong experience in project controls within mining, minerals processing, infrastructure, or other major capital projects.
• Proven experience supporting large-scale mining projects through engineering, construction, commissioning, and ideally operational readiness.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling, cost control, forecasting, earned value, change management, and risk management.
• Experience managing integrated schedules involving engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and contractor activities.
• Strong working knowledge of project controls systems and software such as Primavera P6 and associated cost/reporting tools.
• Commercially astute with the ability to identify emerging risks before they materially impact project delivery.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to turn complex project data into clear management information.
• Confident working with Project Directors, senior management, EPC/EPCM contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Previous experience working on mining projects in Africa or other remote/international jurisdictions would be highly advantageous.

Ideal Background

The successful candidate may come from an owner’s project team, EPCM organisation, engineering consultancy, or major mining contractor, with a strong track record of controlling complex capital projects.

Experience taking mining projects through development, construction, commissioning, and ramp-up would be particularly relevant.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of a significant mining project in West Africa.

You will work closely with senior project leadership and have direct influence over how the project manages cost, schedule, risk, and overall delivery performance.

For a Project Controls Manager who understands mining projects and enjoys bringing structure, visibility, and accountability to complex project environments, this represents an excellent opportunity to make a tangible impact.

Qualifications/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, or related discipline.
• Significant project controls experience within mining, minerals processing, or major capital projects.
• Strong Primavera P6 planning and scheduling capability.
• Demonstrable experience in cost control, forecasting, progress measurement, and project reporting.
• Experience working within owner, EPC, or EPCM project environments.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Previous international or African mining project experience preferred.

How to Apply

If you’re ready for a challenging and rewarding role, please send your CV to us at applicants@williamsmining.com.

We'll be in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail.