Renato Mendiola Fiestas
Toronto,Ontario
Summary
With a proven track record at Ausenco, I excel in cost control and program management, integrating technical and contractual aspects across multimillion-dollar projects. My expertise in pre-investment and execution phases for mining projects, coupled with strong change management skills, drives project success and efficiency. My career experience spans offices in Peru, Chile, and Canada, demonstrating adaptability to be part of global teams and office or site environments. Seeking to leverage my experiences as an EPC contractor, studies consultant, and in the program management office, to optimize project and asset outcomes from the owner's side
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Engineer - Trelavour Hard Rock Project
Ausenco Canada
, UK
10.2024 - Current
- Service: lead consultant for the feasibility study of the Trelavour Hard Rock Project, which includes a crushing plant, concentrator, and hydrometallurgical plant for battery-grade lithium production. Project Capex in the order of 500 M USD.
- Activities: prepare Class 3 Capex for the Project (overall Capex, including Ausenco scope and third-parties' scopes), define bulk procurement and construction packages, lead the construction and bulk supplies tendering processes, integrate interdisciplinary work (Civil, CSA, Mech, Elec-Inst), assist the Owner in managing the work of other consultants, scope management, prepare Level 2 execution schedule, develop Project Execution Plan (PEP)
- Client: Cornish Lithium
Project Engineer - Downstream Ni and SS
Ausenco Canada
, Canada
07.2024 - 10.2024
- Service: Lead consultant for the conceptual study for the production of utility nickel and stainless steel (in sheets) using pyrometallurgical processes. Project Capex for main phase in the order of 3,500 M USD
- Activities: Prepare Class 5 Capex for the Project (integrating Ausenco scope and third parties' scope), Integrate third parties technical information, review engineering deliverables, prepare Level 1 execution schedule, contribute to Final report
- Client: Net Zero Metals (subsidiary of Canada Nickel)
Cost Control Engineer (Site) - EPC Manto Verde
Ausenco Chile
, Chile
09.2022 - 07.2024
- Service: Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC scheme) for a mining development project, which includes a new concentrator plant, camp and mine facilities, sand plant, tailings storage facility, and electrical supply and desalination plant expansion for copper concentrate production. EPC contract in the order of 700 M USD
- Responsibilities: Review and negotiation of change notices (variations) from contractors, back charges preparation and coordination for contractors and suppliers, leading final negotiations to close contracts with main contractors, scope gaps management (identification of pending scopes to be awarded, technical information preparation for bidding processes and tracking until awarding), critical procurement packages control, integration activities at Technical Office level (field engineering, planning, project controls)
- Client: Capstone Copper
PMO Project Engineer - Las Bambas Stage 2 Program
Ausenco Peru
, Peru
01.2021 - 09.2022
- Service: Cost control, planning, technical, contractual, and management of the Stage 2 Program, which is a sustaining program to maintain the copper production of Las Bambas. Total Program Capex in the order of 2,800 M USD.
- Responsibilities: scope-cost-schedule integration for work packages of the program, development of documentation for Authorisation of Project Funds (APFs), support in programme progress reportability, development of execution contracting strategy, integration and control of design inputs, integration and control of drilling program, preparation of Scope of Works for vary packages
- Client: Las Bambas (MMG)
Civil Engineer - Various Projects
Ausenco Peru
, Peru
11.2020 - 01.2021
- Projects: Detail engineering for Ferrobamba-Chalcobamba access modification (Las Bambas), Feasibility Study San Gabriel (Compania de Minas Buenaventura)
- Activities: access and pads civil design, water management structrues design, civil quantities estimate and materials balance preparation
Structural Engineer - Various Projects
Ausenco Peru
, Peru
03.2020 - 10.2020
- Projects: Permit engineering for Engineering for San Gabriel Project, Feasibility study San Gabriel (Compania de Minas Buenaventura)
- Responsibilities: prepare discipline technical documents, design concrete and steel structures, prepare calculation reports, coordinate and review drawings, prepare bill of quantities
Project Controls Engineer - Various Projects
Ausenco Peru
, Peru
09.2019 - 02.2020
- Projects: Crushing & Conveying System and Debottlenecking feasibility studies (Antamina), EPCM Early Works for San Gabriel's Project (Compania de Minas Buenaventura)
- Responsibilities: preparation of weekly progress reports, development of Estimates to Complete (ETC) and Estimates at Completion (EAC), review of subconsultant invoices, preparation of monthly reports for billing purposes, preparation of change requests and budget shifts, preparation of three week lookahead
Structural Engineer - Various Projects
Ausenco Peru
, Peru, Colombia
02.2019 - 08.2019
- Projects: Feasibility study Zafranal Project (Teck resources), Prefeasibility study San Gabriel Project (Compania de Minas Buenaventura), Feasibility study (update) Soto Norte Project (Minesa), Detail engineering for Trucking Option Chalcobamba (Las Bambas)
- Responsibilities: prepare discipline technical documents, design concrete and steel structures, prepare calculation reports, coordinate and review drawings, prepare bill of quantities
Education
Post Graduate Structural design diploma -
Pontifica Universidad Católica De Perú
Peru03-2021
Civil engineer -
Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Perú
Peru01.2019
Skills
- Cost control
- Change management
- Program management
- Contracts management
- Technical integration
- Pre-investment projects (conceptual, prefeasibility, feasibility studies)
- Execution projects (EPC and EPCM schemes)
Professional Memberships
- Project Management Institute, PMP 7768436, 05/22
- Colegio de Ingenieros del Perú (Association of Peruvian Engineers), CIP 245807, 05/19
Training
- AACE Cost Certified Professional Preparation course, Planicontrol, Peru, 05/24
- Strategic Contracts Management, Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile, 05/23
- Project Management for Mining Construction Projects, Gerens – Construction Management Institute, 05/22
- Introduction to BIM methodology, CORFO, Chile, 05/21
- Minerals Processing and Hydrometallurgy Program, TECSUP, Peru, 05/19
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Awards
- Ausenco Graduates Program, 2019, Part of Ausenco Graduates Program prom 2019.
- Top 5 2019-1 prom in civil engineering, 2019, Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú
- DARI scholarship, 2018, Scholarship to study one semester at TEC de Monterrey, Puebla, Mexico.
Accomplishments
- Ausenco Global (2021-currently): Member of the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Global Committee. Definition of the global D&I strategy and regional committees organization.
- Project Delivery Ausenco Lima (2021-2022): · Participation in business strategy planning and workshops. Part of the follow-up committee for the strategic initiatives.
Timeline
Project Engineer - Trelavour Hard Rock Project
Ausenco Canada
10.2024 - Current
Project Engineer - Downstream Ni and SS
Ausenco Canada
07.2024 - 10.2024
Cost Control Engineer (Site) - EPC Manto Verde
Ausenco Chile
09.2022 - 07.2024
PMO Project Engineer - Las Bambas Stage 2 Program
Ausenco Peru
01.2021 - 09.2022
Civil Engineer - Various Projects
Ausenco Peru
11.2020 - 01.2021
Structural Engineer - Various Projects
Ausenco Peru
03.2020 - 10.2020
Project Controls Engineer - Various Projects
Ausenco Peru
09.2019 - 02.2020
Structural Engineer - Various Projects
Ausenco Peru
02.2019 - 08.2019
Post Graduate Structural design diploma -
Pontifica Universidad Católica De Perú
Civil engineer -
Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Perú
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