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Phoenix Tailings is seeking a Vice President of Engineering Projects to lead the execution of major engineering and capital projects, including development of the Freedom facility and future large-scale production infrastructure. This executive role owns the complete project lifecycle from engineering development and EPCM strategy through construction, commissioning, and operational handoff.
Key responsibilities include establishing project execution systems, technical governance, commercial discipline, and external partnerships required to deliver complex industrial facilities safely, efficiently, and at the pace demanded by Phoenix's growth. The VP will review engineering decisions, challenge EPCM partners, manage major project risk, and build the internal organization required to deliver next-generation facilities.
Phoenix Tailings is a U.S.-based rare earth metals company developing breakthrough technologies across chemistry, industrial hardware, and digital infrastructure to produce rare earth metals and critical materials domestically at lower cost, higher efficiency, and greater scale. The company operates a fully integrated rare earth production platform spanning extraction, separation, refining, and metallization with a zero-waste and zero-emissions philosophy, focused on restoring America's leadership in critical minerals and building a secure domestic supply chain for defense, energy, robotics, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing.
The ideal candidate has delivered major capital projects in technically demanding industrial environments and understands the transition from process design to operating facility. This leader should be comfortable with technical depth, commercial rigor, risk management, and organizational development.
