Based in Vicuña’s Vancouver office, the Area Manager is Vicuña’s single point of accountability for a defined project area; Non-Process Infrastructure (wellfields, owner’s operations facilities, air strip, site communications etc). The role is responsible for integrating engineering, procurement, construction readiness, field execution, interfaces, and decision-making within the assigned area to deliver the work safely, in accordance with scope, quality, schedule, cost, and long-term operability requirements. Regular travel to site is required. Key Responsibilities: Area leadership and accountability Act as the Owner’s accountable lead for the assigned area across development, execution, and handover. Provide clear direction on area priorities, risks, interfaces, and decision requirements. Maintain an integrated view of scope, constructability, operability, safety, schedule, cost, quality, and readiness for the area. Serve as the primary Owner contact for the area in dealings with EPCM/EPI teams, contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders. Engineering and technical integration Lead Owner review and integration of engineering for the area, ensuring designs are fit for purpose, constructible, operable, maintainable, and aligned with project requirements. Ensure engineering maturity supports procurement, permitting, early works, temporary works, field release, and construction sequencing. Drive timely closure of technical issues, review comments, TDMs, design deviations, and unresolved interfaces. Confirm that area design decisions do not create avoidable constraints for commissioning, operations, or future project phases. Construction readiness and execution oversight Oversee readiness for construction within the area, including access, temporary facilities, utilities, permitting dependencies, construction sequencing, turnover of engineering deliverables, materials availability, and contractor mobilization. Monitor execution progress in the field and verify alignment with approved scope, schedule, quality, HSE requirements, and execution strategy. Escalate emerging field issues early and drive resolution across engineering, procurement, project controls, and contractor teams. Ensure site observations and lessons learned are fed back into ongoing engineering and planning. Contractor and EPCM/EPI performance management Manage owner-side performance oversight of EPCM/EPI and construction contractors within the area. Ensure contractor work is consistent with contract requirements, approved deliverables, project procedures, and technical standards. Support evaluation of change requests, claims exposure, progress certification inputs, and commercial impacts from an area perspective. Verify that technical instructions, RFIs, non-conformances, punch items, and corrective actions are being managed effectively. HSE, quality, and operational integrity Champion Vicuña’s HSE expectations within the area and ensure safety is embedded in design, planning, and field execution. Promote proactive identification and management of construction, operational, and high-altitude execution risks. Ensure quality requirements, inspection/test plans, and assurance processes are appropriate and being implemented effectively by those responsible for execution. Confirm that area solutions support reliable startup, safe operation, maintainability, and operational handover. Schedule, cost, and decision velocity Own the area view of schedule drivers, critical path impacts, forecast milestones, and short-term execution priorities. Work with Project Controls to maintain accurate progress visibility, risk identification, and recovery planning for the area. Review cost and trend impacts arising from area decisions, scope development, field changes, contractor performance, and execution strategy. Drive timely owner decisions to avoid engineering churn, procurement delay, or construction disruption. Interfaces and stakeholder coordination Lead coordination of all internal and external interfaces affecting the area, including adjacent areas, utilities, shared infrastructure, operations, community/permitting matters, and third-party dependencies. Ensure area requirements are clearly communicated to project support functions including supply chain, logistics, document control, HSE, quality, and commissioning. Support engagement with authorities, operations, and other stakeholders where area-specific technical input is required. Coordinate with other Area Managers to ensure consistent priorities, interface control, and integrated project delivery. Commissioning, handover, and operational readiness Ensure the assigned area is planned and executed to support orderly mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and handover. Support development of turnover strategy, systems completion logic, area punch philosophy, and readiness criteria. Coordinate with operations and commissioning teams to ensure area deliverables, documentation, training, and handover requirements are understood and achieved. Confirm that outstanding issues are tracked, dispositioned, and closed in accordance with project priorities. Qualifications, Skills & Experience: Degree in engineering, construction management, or related technical field. Equivalent major project experience may be considered. 18–25+ years of relevant experience in major mining, infrastructure, or industrial projects, with substantial experience in owner, EPCM, EPI, or major contractor environments. Strong experience in Processing Infrastructure and NPI engineering and construction. Demonstrated experience taking work from engineering completion through contracting, mobilization, field execution, and handover. Experience on remote, high-altitude, logistically constrained projects strongly preferred. South America experience, ideally Argentina, strongly preferred. English required; Spanish strongly preferred. Core Competencies Strong owner mindset and judgment Technical breadth with practical field credibility Interface management Decision-making under ambiguity Commercial awareness Schedule and risk focus Constructability and operability thinking Leadership without overbuilding the owner team Clear written and verbal communication Ability to work effectively across the Vancouver/home office and site environments