Principal - Mining and Metals

At dss+, you don’t just deliver projects - you help save lives, improve performance, and build a more sustainable future.

We are a purpose-led global consultancy partnering with organisations in high-risk and asset-intensive industries to solve complex operational challenges across safety, operational excellence, and sustainability.

We combine deep expertise, practical problem-solving, and digital innovation to deliver measurable and lasting impact for our clients.

This is a senior leadership role focused on growing our business and delivering impact for clients in the Mining & Metals sector across Brazil and wider Latin America.

You will lead strategic client relationships, drive business development, and play a key role in shaping our market presence — while also overseeing the successful delivery of client engagements and contributing directly to the most critical and strategic elements of our projects.

Mining & Metals is a critical industry underpinning the global economy and energy transition.

At dss+, we partner with organisations to improve safety, reduce environmental impact, and strengthen governance — delivering measurable impact across operations and communities.

This is a key growth area where we support clients to increase production of critical minerals while advancing sustainability and social outcomes.

You will play a key leadership role in growing our business in the Mining & Metals sector while delivering transformational impact for clients. Working closely with senior client stakeholders, you will shape strategic engagements, develop market opportunities, and lead high-performing teams across complex consulting programmes.

You will own the full lifecycle of engagements — from origination to delivery — ensuring high-quality outcomes, strong client relationships, and measurable, lasting impact.

• Drive business development and expand strategic client relationships across Brazil and Latin America

• Build trusted advisor relationships with C-suite executives in leading mining and metals organisations

• Develop and manage a strong pipeline of opportunities, leading the full sales cycle from origination to closing

• Oversee and be accountable for the successful delivery of consulting engagements, ensuring quality, impact, and client satisfaction

• Lead key strategic components of projects, contributing directly to high-value problem solving and solution design

• Anticipate risks and challenges across engagements, ensuring proactive mitigation and strong governance

• Lead large-scale consulting engagements, ensuring delivery quality and measurable client impact

• Engage executive stakeholders to shape and implement transformation programmes across operational risk, operational excellence, and sustainability

• Identify and convert new opportunities within existing accounts, contributing to sustained revenue growth

• Lead and develop consulting teams, fostering high performance and capability building

• Contribute to industry positioning, thought leadership, and market growth in Mining & Metals

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field; MBA is a plus

• Fluency in English required; Spanish highly beneficial

• Willingness to travel frequently (up to ~50%) across Brazil and Latin America

We are implementers and change-makers. Our teams work from the boardroom to the shop floor, helping organisations build resilience, improve performance, and sustain results over time.

Our expertise spans industries including metals and mining, energy, chemicals, manufacturing, and private equity — combining deep operational knowledge with transformation and capability-building expertise.

dss+ is committed to building a diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive culture where everyone is respected, valued, and able to contribute fully.

We believe diversity strengthens our organisation and drives better outcomes for our people, our clients, and the communities we serve.

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