This opportunity will run a portfolio of studies for an international gold development business. You will be a proven leader who will establish the technical and commercial foundations for project decisions and guide work through scoping, prefeasibility and subsequent study phases.

This is a senior position in a small project team, with direct influence over study strategy, development options and asset value. This manager will coordinate external consultants and technical specialists while maintaining strong owner oversight of study quality, scope, schedule and budget.

Company

An international operating and development business with several significant studies underway or planned. The organisation is building its internal project capability to support the next stages of asset development.

Accountabilities

• Lead studies from scoping through prefeasibility, feasibility and subsequent development decisions.
• Establish and manage study strategy, scope, schedule, budget and governance.
• Integrate mining, processing, infrastructure, environmental, permitting and commercial workstreams into a coherent development plan.
• Evaluate development options and identify opportunities to improve project value.
• Lead trade off studies, option analysis and value engineering.
• Develop capital and operating cost estimates appropriate to each stage of study maturity.
• Appoint, coordinate and assess consultants, engineering groups and specialist technical advisers.
• Maintain owner oversight of external study work and ensure recommendations support the long term interests of the projects.
• Identify technical, commercial, execution and schedule risks, and develop practical mitigation plans.
• Present study recommendations, progress and decisions to the Chief Executive Officer, Board and relevant stakeholders.
• Support the transition from studies into project approval, detailed engineering and delivery.
• Build an accountable and collaborative working culture within a small project team.

Qualifications

• Significant study leadership experience in a major gold or copper mining business.
• Experience managing prefeasibility or feasibility studies through to an investment or delivery decision.
• Experience with large and complex capital projects. Multibillion dollar project exposure would be an advantage.
• Strong understanding of large scale open pit developments and associated processing and infrastructure requirements.
• Background in project engineering, engineering management or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in both an operating mining company and a consultancy would be advantageous, with preference for owner side experience.
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to assess technical decisions in terms of project value.
• Confidence and technical credibility to challenge assumptions, consultants and established approaches.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in engineering or another applicable technical discipline.
• Practical, energetic and accountable approach, with the ability to work effectively in a small senior team.