Glencore es una de las mayores empresas de recursos naturales diversificados del mundo y una de las principales productoras y comercializadoras de más de 60 productos que hacen posible la vida cotidiana. A través de una red de activos, clientes y proveedores que se extiende por todo el mundo, producimos, procesamos, reciclamos, nos abastecemos, comercializamos y distribuimos las materias primas que permiten la descarbonización, satisfaciendo a la vez las necesidades energéticas actuales. Con alrededor de 140.000 empleados y contratistas y una fuerte presencia en más de 35 países, tanto en regiones consolidadas como emergentes en materia de recursos naturales, nuestras actividades de comercialización e industriales están respaldadas por una red mundial de más de 40 oficinas.

Principal – Human Capital, Projects

Location: Santiago, Chile
Business Unit: Glencore Servicios Corporativos SpA. Chile
Reports To: Human Capital Manager, Argentina
Department: Human Capital – Major Projects
Travel Requirements: Regular travel to project sites across Chile, Argentina and Peru, as required.

POSITION PURPOSE

• The Principal – Human Capital, Projects is a senior Human Capital specialist responsible for shaping and integrating workforce strategy, organisational planning and people readiness across major mining projects in Chile, Argentina and Peru.
• Working at the interface between Human Capital, Projects and Operations, the role will provide senior-level expertise to translate project strategies, schedules and operating philosophies into robust workforce, organisational and capability plans.
• The Principal will act as a trusted adviser to Human Capital and project leadership, providing challenge, insight and practical solutions to ensure workforce requirements, critical capabilities and people-related risks are understood and addressed throughout the project lifecycle.

OPERATING CONTEXT

• The role operates across a portfolio of major growth and development projects in Chile, Argentina and Peru, supporting projects at different stages of maturity and execution.
• Based in Santiago, the position will work across multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams and requires extensive travel and regular engagement at project sites.
• The Principal will support projects from early development and feasibility through detailed planning, construction, commissioning, ramp-up and transition to operations. The role will provide continuity between project planning and future operating requirements, ensuring Human Capital considerations are embedded sufficiently early in project decision-making.
• Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the Principal will be expected to influence senior stakeholders, challenge assumptions and establish disciplined, consistent and scalable Human Capital approaches across the project portfolio.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead the development of integrated workforce strategies and long-range manpower plans aligned with project schedules, execution strategies and future operating models.
• Translate project development and execution plans into detailed workforce requirements by function, discipline, capability, location and project phase.
• Provide senior Human Capital expertise into project studies, planning processes, execution strategies and Operational Readiness activities.
• Develop workforce ramp-up and mobilisation strategies covering recruitment, onboarding, capability development, deployment and transition to operations.
• Lead the workforce and organisational components of Operational Readiness, ensuring people-related milestones are integrated into overall project readiness plans.
• Advise project and Human Capital leadership on future operating structures, organisational capability requirements and workforce deployment models.
• Identify critical roles, scarce capabilities, workforce constraints and emerging people risks sufficiently early to enable effective mitigation.
• Develop scenarios and recommendations addressing alternative project schedules, labour-market constraints, execution models and operating strategies.
• Integrate labour-market intelligence, talent availability and regional workforce dynamics across Chile, Argentina and Peru into project workforce strategies.
• Provide strategic input into sourcing, recruitment and talent pipeline strategies for critical and high-volume project requirements.
• Establish and continuously improve consistent Human Capital planning methodologies, governance, standards and tools across the Major Projects portfolio.
• Review and challenge workforce assumptions, manpower forecasts and organisational plans developed by project teams, contractors and external partners.
• Partner closely with Project Controls to ensure workforce plans remain aligned with project schedules, sequencing, cost assumptions and execution milestones.
• Maintain strong engagement with project teams and regular site presence to ensure workforce strategies remain practical and responsive to evolving project requirements.
• Provide senior leadership with clear visibility of workforce readiness, critical capability gaps, emerging risks and required interventions.
• Facilitate alignment across Human Capital, Projects, Operations and functional stakeholders where workforce requirements span multiple projects or jurisdictions.
• Provide specialist coaching, guidance and technical leadership to Human Capital colleagues involved in project workforce planning and readiness activities.
• Capture and transfer lessons learned across projects to strengthen organisational capability and improve future project execution.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Internal

• Human Capital Leadership
• Project Directors and Project Leadership Teams
• Portfolio Projects Leadership
• Human Capital Business Partners
• Talent Acquisition
• Project Controls
• Engineering and Construction
• Commissioning and Operational Readiness
• Operations Leadership
• Learning & Development
• Organisational Design
• Reward and Mobility

External

• EPCM partners and engineering companies
• Mining and construction contractors
• Specialist workforce and Operational Readiness consultants
• Recruitment and workforce solution providers
• Training institutions and capability-development partners
• Relevant labour-market and industry stakeholders

SUCCESS MEASURES

• Integrated workforce strategies that support project schedules, execution plans and future operating requirements.
• Workforce and organisational considerations embedded early and effectively within project planning and decision-making.
• Accurate and credible manpower forecasts and workforce ramp-up plans.
• Early identification and effective mitigation of critical workforce, capability and labour-market risks.
• Demonstrated readiness of the workforce for construction, commissioning, ramp-up and transition to operations.
• Strong alignment between Human Capital, Projects and Operations.
• Consistent and scalable workforce planning and Operational Readiness methodologies across the project portfolio.
• High-quality workforce insights and recommendations that support senior leadership decision-making.
• Effective transfer of workforce planning knowledge and lessons learned across projects.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Core Experience

• Extensive senior-level experience in Human Capital, workforce strategy, workforce planning and/or Operational Readiness within mining, resources or major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience developing and challenging complex workforce strategies, manpower forecasts and mobilisation plans for large-scale projects.
• Strong understanding of workforce requirements across the complete project lifecycle, including development, feasibility, construction, commissioning, ramp-up and operations.
• Proven experience operating as a senior adviser to Project Directors, Human Capital leaders and other senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of the relationship between project schedules, execution strategies, organisational design, workforce requirements and Operational Readiness.
• Experience working closely with Project Management, Project Controls, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Operations teams.
• Experience supporting large-scale greenfield and/or brownfield projects.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex workforce information and translate it into clear strategic recommendations and practical interventions.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge established assumptions constructively.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary, multicultural and geographically dispersed environments.
• Ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity and provide leadership through expertise and influence rather than formal authority.
• Willingness and ability to undertake extensive travel and maintain regular presence at project sites.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting major mining or capital projects in South America.
• Experience across multiple stages of major project development and execution.
• Experience within EPCM and contractor-intensive project environments.
• Strong knowledge of mining labour markets and workforce dynamics across Chile, Argentina and/or Peru.
• Experience establishing workforce planning or Operational Readiness methodologies across multiple projects.
• Experience supporting organisational design and transition from project organisations into operating structures.

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification in Human Resources, Business, Project Management or a related discipline would be advantageous.

Languages

• Fluent Spanish and English required.

COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Thinking
• Professional Expertise
• Decision Making
• Change Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• People Leadership

En Glencore Copper SAOP nos comprometemos a generar un ambiente de trabajo diverso e inclusivo, que permita la participación activa y total de todas las personas que integran nuestra organización, cumpliendo las prácticas de empleo justo.

• En Chile todas nuestras ofertas están bajo el marco de la ley N° 21.015.
• En Perú  todas nuestras ofertas estan bajo el marco de la ley  N°29.973.
• En Argentina todas nuestras ofertas estan bajo el marco de la ley N° 22.431.