Study Manager

Study Manager Location: Montreal, Toronto, or Salt Lake City, USA Type: Permanent Full-time Primero America’s team is currently looking for a Study Manager. This is a unique opportunity to join our talented team and be part of Primero’s growth and success. Primero is an Australian-founded company, established in 2011 and growing consistently in Montreal since 2016.

We expanded into Houston in 2022, Toronto in 2023, and Salt Lake City in 2026, strengthening our North American presence. We specialize in the design, procurement, and construction management of mineral processing plants. As a Study Manager , you will be responsible to lead multi-disciplinary teams to complete client’s development phases for their projects, these phases would typically be Order of Magnitude, Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA), Pre-feasibility study (PFS), Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) and even Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) depending on experience.

With a heavy emphasis in engineering and design support, management of suppliers, and communication with clients, this role revolves around the proper execution of studies, memos and final reports for study mandates handled by Primero Americas. This role requires technical and commercial knowledge, supervision skills and involvement in determining priorities, meeting strict deadlines and budget demands while having the ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision.

The person in this role will be interacting with clients, suppliers, sub-contractors and internal actors. The position operates under a hybrid work model, with regular in-office presence combined with remote work and in-person meetings with clients. The Study Manager reports directly to the General Manager – Operations.

Key Responsibilities

Manage studies as required by workload or complexity of work at hand; Oversight of the studies ensuring all targets are met to schedule, budget and quality specifications; Provide assistance, as needed or directed, to deliver a quality product on schedule and budget; Develop and maintain satisfactory client relationships to ensure repeat business for the company; Assuring that agreed work by staff, contractors or sub-suppliers has been completed satisfactorily and following up on any deficiencies; Provide guidance or support in commercial review, procurement and contractual issues; Provides projects updates, cashflow analysis and forecast;