Monique Pridham

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About Monique Pridham

Seasoned executive leader with 30+ years of experience driving strategic and commercial success, and operational excellence across the engineering, maintenance, and construction sectors. I’ve led transformative initiatives and complex negotiations across mining, oil & gas, power, defence, and transport industries, consistently delivering sustained value through visionary leadership and disciplined execution. Currently at Bechtel, I play a pivotal role in helping clients and our Bechtel team turn ideas into mega-projects across the globe for the mining industry—leading client engagements, shaping project solutions, commercial frameworks, and facilitating multidisciplinary teams to shape solutions to deliver world-class outcomes for complex, capital-intensive ventures. Over the past 15 years in senior and executive roles, I’ve built and led high-performing teams, developed business growth strategies, and secured major bids and commercial agreements. I’m known for aligning teams around a clear vision, fostering positive and accountable cultures, and driving growth across both existing portfolios and new market opportunities. Core Strengths & Expertise Client Relationship Management and Focused Solutions Development Strategic Business Development and Growth Leadership Inclusive and Diverse Teams and Culture Development Technical and Commercial Negotiations Governance, Risk and Stakeholder Management Executive Team Leadership and Capability Building Major Bids, Partnerships and Contract Execution Global Mega-Project Strategy and Delivery – Mining Sector I thrive on turning strategy into action—leading with integrity, building trusted relationships, and delivering results that matter.