Engineering Manager in Anchorage, Alaska at Donlin Gold LLC

Engineering Manager

Location: Anchorage, AK, with travel to the Donlin Gold Project site and other project locations as required.

Donlin Gold is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for all engineering activities supporting the Donlin Gold Project. This position serves as the senior technical authority responsible for integrating engineering disciplines, managing technical interfaces, mitigating project risk, and ensuring engineering solutions support safe, efficient, and sustainable project execution.

Working closely with EPCM contractors, project controls, procurement, construction, environmental, permitting, logistics, operations, and external engineering consultants, the Engineering Manager will support project development from engineering and feasibility studies through construction, commissioning, and operational readiness.

What You'll Do

• Provide leadership and direction for engineering, interface management, feasibility study coordination, and geotechnical functions supporting the Donlin Gold Project.
• Lead technical integration activities across multiple EPCM contractors and engineering disciplines.
• Establish and maintain project engineering standards, design criteria, and technical governance processes.
• Serve as the primary technical advisor to project leadership on engineering risks, project execution, cost, schedule, and quality matters.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks while supporting effective project decision-making and execution strategies.
• Oversee engineering interface management and resolve technical conflicts, design overlaps, and scope gaps between project stakeholders.
• Support development and maintenance of integrated engineering execution plans, project schedules, and technical budgets.
• Coordinate engineering activities with procurement, logistics, construction, environmental, permitting, and operations teams.
• Lead constructability reviews and ensure engineering solutions support safe, practical, and efficient field execution.
• Provide oversight of geotechnical engineering activities, technical studies, and engineering reviews supporting project development.
• Oversee engineering change management processes and ensure impacts to cost, schedule, scope, and risk are appropriately evaluated.
• Prepare and present technical reports, recommendations, and performance updates to project leadership and stakeholders.
• Mentor engineering personnel and support development of technical capabilities within the project team.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across all project engineering activities.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) designation preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible engineering and technical leadership experience supporting large-scale mining, industrial, infrastructure, or energy projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing EPC or EPCM contractors and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of engineering design, project development, construction execution, and commissioning processes.
• Experience supporting projects in Alaska, remote locations, or logistically complex environments is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of technical risk management, interface management, and engineering governance practices.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across multiple organizations and project teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, project management tools, and engineering management systems.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Why Donlin Gold?

The Donlin Gold Project offers a unique opportunity to help advance one of the world's largest undeveloped gold deposits while working alongside experienced professionals across engineering, construction, environmental management, project controls, and project development disciplines.

This role provides the opportunity to influence critical project decisions, lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, and contribute to the successful development of large-scale infrastructure that will support a world-class mining operation.

The position is based in Anchorage, Alaska, with periodic travel to the Donlin Gold Project site, consultant offices, regulatory meetings, and other project locations as required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Donlin Gold LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Donlin Gold is committed to hiring and advancing qualified local and shareholder candidates from Calista Corporation and The Kuskokwim Corporation.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're passionate about engineering excellence, technical leadership, project delivery, and helping advance one of Alaska's most significant mining development projects, we encourage you to apply and join the Donlin Gold team.