Principal Study Americas | Denver, CO

Mine Design and Planning
Colorado, United States
September 2, 2026
$86,500 - $115,300 / year
Full-time
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Job Description

Company: Newmont
Location: Denver, Colorado, United States
Category: Mine Design and Planning
Job Type: Full-time
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Experience Level: Senior-Level
Salary: $86,500.00 – $115,300.00 annually

Job Summary
Newmont is seeking a Principal Study Americas to lead major and mega mining studies that support critical investment and development decisions across the Americas. This role provides strategic direction, technical leadership, and cross-functional coordination to advance projects from early concept through pre-feasibility while ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead major or mega mining studies from conceptual through pre-feasibility stages.
  • Manage study scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and key milestones.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across global, regional, and site organizations.
  • Provide strategic direction and technical leadership for mining study development.
  • Lead permitting, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory support activities.
  • Facilitate project transitions from early-stage study phases into feasibility and execution.
  • Support investment and development decisions through structured study management.
  • Coordinate work across multiple time zones and service or operational areas.

Qualifications

  • University degree in Project Management, Geoscience, Engineering, Mineral Economics, or a related discipline.
  • Extensive experience leading complex mining projects or studies.
  • Strong expertise in study management, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in matrix organizations.
  • Advanced communication, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills.
  • Strong organizational skills to manage priorities and deliver within timelines.
  • Spanish language skills desirable.
  • Ability to work in a hybrid arrangement with approximately two days per week in the office.
  • Ability to travel approximately 20% as required.

Physical Requirements

  • Preferred location is near Newmont’s corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado, or regional office in Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • Hybrid work arrangement with approximately two days per week in the office.
  • Approximately 20% travel required.
  • Collaboration with teams across global, regional, and site organizations across multiple time zones is expected.

Why This Role Matters
This role supports major mining investment and development decisions across the Americas. The Principal Study Americas helps advance mining projects from early concept through pre-feasibility by aligning technical, financial, operational, permitting, stakeholder, and execution considerations.

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👉 Apply online: https://jobs.newmont.com/us/en/job/44537/Principal-Study-Americas

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