Senior Manager, Sustainable Infrastructure

Senior Manager, Sustainable Infrastructure, EGNC (Bilingual)

About Palladium:

Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 50 countries and have a workforce of more than 2,000 talented and motivated staff around the world.

Palladium is part of GISI's global family of companies, which aims to create solutions for the world's most complex challenges. With annual revenues of $14 billion, GISI's approximately 15,000 employees are engaged in projects across 100 countries worldwide providing construction, program/project management, and engineering consulting services.

This Opportunity:

The Sustainable Infrastructure team, part of the broader Economic Growth & Natural Capital (EGNC) Portfolio in the Americas Region, partners with mining companies to design and implement positive impact programs—such as workforce skilling, reforestation, and sustainable agriculture—that benefit mining communities and regions. The team works across the entire mining life cycle, helping clients achieve ESG targets while building the foundation for community resilience beyond mine closure. The team draws on expertise from the wider EGNC portfolio, which also works with private sector clients as well as philanthropic bodies and diverse donors (IDB, USDA, AFD, WB) to support agricultural value chain development, enhance women's access to finance, and mobilize capital for climate-positive initiatives. Overall, the business seeks to unlock and scale innovative solutions that drive inclusive growth and deliver sustainable value for communities

Palladium is seeking a Senior Manager, Sustainable Infrastructure (Bilingual in English and French (preferred) and/or Spanish, Portuguese) to bring team management experience and technical acumen to both business development and project delivery in areas related to economic development, impact strategy, financial facility design and innovation, aligned particularly to sector experience in mining, agriculture, infrastructure, climate, and nature-based solutions. Competitive candidates should also be able to demonstrate experience working in the closure phase of the asset life cycle, with an understanding of Post Mining Land Use selection and program design as well as have experience working with diverse clients in the mining sector (with footprint in North America) that can add to Palladium's portfolio of growing mining sector partners. The Senior Manager will also contribute to business development efforts, including strategic planning, portfolio forecasting, proposal development, partnering, networking and recruitment.

Location:

• The position is based out of Palladium's Brisbane office or may be based remotely in Australia. Candidates must have Australia working rights; sponsorship will not be provided
• This role is also posted in other countries, but there is only one position available

Reporting Lines:

• This role reports to the Director, Sustainable Infrastructure (based in London)

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Leading project teams
• Leading on proposal writing, budgeting, project planning, project implementation and project reporting
• Identifying partners and subcontractors to ensure high quality delivery of results
• Working with partner organizations (such as subcontractors) on the contractually compliant delivery of agreed inputs and achievement of agreed outputs and outcomes
• Serving as Project Director responsible for quality assurance of deliverables, budget management and client management

Business Development

• Contribute to the identification, assessment, and pursuit of new business opportunities with a focus on opening business with new clients and broadening Palladium's work in the closure space
• Contribute to the preparation of technical proposals principally targeting private sector and blended finance opportunities with mining sector clients (focus on impact program design & implementation, work with standards setting bodies to enhance community resilience requirements, closure and post mining land use engagements etc.)

Technical Work

• Work with the team to develop short-term inputs and/or consultancy assignments on topics such as regional economic development, agriculture, climate finance and nature-based solutions, inclusive business models and capital mobilization
• Lead technical input into the design, planning and delivery of socioeconomic and environmental impact initiatives, driven by mining companies that also engage private sector, impact funders or development organizations to co-invest in positive impact
• Contribute to research, analysis and publication of technical reports, case studies, policy/program approaches, and results summaries on themes related to community resilience, regional economic development, post mining land use, social and just transition in emerging markets
• Help to identify, build, and maintain relationships with partners and consultants that can provide technical expertise to Palladium-managed projects
• Stay current on trends and tendencies in the mining sector and track structural, governance and ESG target changes for key clients
• Work with others in the EGNC Portfolio to promote and build Palladium's technical capability, especially regarding work with mining companies

Essential Criteria:

• 7+ years of senior-level experience in a client-facing management role on large, private/public sector projects, especially relating to mining industry, regional economic development, closure with exposure to agriculture, climate finance and nature-based solutions
• 5+ years working directly with mining companies as clients
• Bilingual in English and in either French (preferred), Spanish, or Portuguese
• Strong networks in the mining and minerals sector; North American footprint preferred but open to other geographies
• Preference for experience managing teams across geographies and cultures
• Proven experience in or on emerging market issues and/or contexts
• Experience leading business development efforts

Core Abilities Required:

• Strong ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks and/or complex projects/assignments as demonstrated by experience to date
• Excellent written and oral communication skills as demonstrated by speaking engagements and/or written documents produced
• Financial acumen and the ability to generate and analyze financial reports and forecasts using Excel
• Sound problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated commitment to encourage diversity, inclusion, and equity in teams and programs

Desirable Criteria:

• Masters in Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Business Administration, International Development, Politics preferred

• Experience implementing post mining land use programs and working in the closure phase of the asset life cycle

• Experience engaging multisector stakeholders in mining communities and regions

• Proven ability to apply and adapt models and approaches to catalyzing enduring and inclusive economic growth in emerging markets
  
  Experience with conceptualizing and writing technical proposals and reports for private sector clients as well as international donors, including both PowerPoint and text documents
• Experience with conceptualizing and delivering presentations to small and large groups both in-person and virtually

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early as the position may close once a suitable candidate is found.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process (due to disability, neurodiversity, or for any other circumstance), please email our team at and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as "the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm". We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.