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Commercial Director leading contracting, procurement, and supply chain for KoBold Metals’ Zambia copper mine development. Managing major-project commercial strategy, contracts, logistics, and local content.
Responsibilities:
- Establish commercial strategy, contracting approach, procurement and market engagement plan, and contractor management disciplines for the Mingomba copper project
- Own the commercial pathway from PFS and engineering delivery through package strategy, tendering, negotiation, award, contract administration, contractor performance, transition to operations, and commercial close-out
- Establish commercial policies, approval thresholds, procurement gates, contract governance, tender review cadence, award recommendations, change controls, claims controls, and vendor management routines
- Develop the project delivery model and contracting strategy, assessing EPC, EPCM, design-and-build, owner-managed, and hybrid options
- Lead commercial inputs into project, executive, and technical forums, providing visibility into contracting and procurement status, market intelligence, contractor risks, cost exposure, and package readiness
- Partner with the Senior Engineering & Integration Manager under a defined split of authority
- Develop the commercial plan for engineering, construction, and transition to operations
- Lead contractor intelligence, prequalification, commercial and procurement delivery plans, and long-lead commitments and critical award milestones
- Lead market engagement, tendering, negotiation, award, and contract formation for major packages
- Oversee supply chain execution and logistics strategy, including cross-border movement into Zambia, customs, freight forwarding, expediting, critical-path equipment delivery, contractor performance, and contingency planning
- Own local contractor engagement and local content strategy
- Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, commitments, and cost discipline
- Oversee contractor performance and commercial risks, including market, forex, geopolitical, claims, variations, and disputes
- Shape and place the project insurance program and align contractual risk allocation with insurance coverage
- Lead the contracting, procurement, and supply chain team and build ethical supplier partnerships
Requirements:
- 15+ years of commercial leadership experience on multi-billion dollar mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, or large industrial projects
- Direct accountability for commercial strategy, market engagement, procurement, contracting, contractor management, and project outcomes
- Success forming and implementing high-value EPC, EPCM, design-and-build, engineering services, drilling, construction, logistics, and long-lead equipment contracts on major capital projects
- Experience in Africa and direct involvement from package strategy through negotiation, award, administration, claims, variations, and close-out
- Deep working knowledge of major construction contract structures, including FIDIC and NEC forms
- Knowledge of contracting models, risk allocation, payment mechanisms, incentives, securities, warranties, limits of liability, change management, claims, dispute resolution, and contractor performance remedies
- Track record developing local supplier and contractor capability in Africa, Asia, or Latin America
- Experience working with Chinese suppliers, contractors, and equipment manufacturers advantageous
- Ability to design and implement commercial systems, governance, and reporting for major projects
- Strong business judgement, ethical leadership, and commitment to transparency
- Experience building and leading multi-disciplinary teams
- Recognized qualifications in Quantity Surveying, Construction Law, Business, engineering, supply chain, or related field
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally to Zambia, with anticipated travel of 90+ days per year
Benefits:
- Equal opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer
- Committed to equal employment opportunities for people of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, citizenship, or disability
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