Mining Study Specialist

Reporting to the Study Manager, the Study Specialist will drive the development of mine studies. Multiple positions are available across Civil Tailings and Mechanical Mineral Processing projects.

This role provides project leadership to ensure safe, efficient delivery aligned with client standards, optimizing overall value across scope, budget, and schedule.

About the Position

• Explore and assess the best fit solutions, takes ownership of project decisions and outcomes and monitors and manages impacts to value across the project lifecycle
• Identify opportunities to optimise value, manage associated risks and apply framework principles to create and preserve maximum value for the project.
• Defines project objectives/schedules, identifies critical activities, monitors the project plan/schedule and drives continuous improvement initiatives across projects.
• Monitors and manages project performance to deliver projects in line with safety standards, requirements, budget and scope.
• Identifies and assesses risks, makes risk informed decisions, uses the risk management framework and builds a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes.
• Define value drivers and determine the boundaries of an opportunity to determine if it is worth further investment.
• Assist in the preparation of the identification, selection and definition phase studies as directed by Study Leads
• Develop and obtain support / approval from internal stakeholders on key project documentation and integrate functional inputs
• Ensure project changes and decisions are clearly documented throughout the development phase and all documentation is completed and formally handed over to the delivery team
• Coordinate the involvement of technical engineering and act as the primary point of contact for engineering issues and support the process for engineering scope optimization whilst assuring compliance to project and engineering standards
• Coordinate risk management activities within the development of projects
• Captures and communicates internal lessons learned and external best practices across the project and identifies opportunities for improvement

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Demonstrated experience delivering mining studies, including core deliverables and approvals
• Effective problem solving, communication and influential skills
• A sound understanding of key business and mining industry performance drivers
• Ability to translate technical inputs from other functional teams into project requirements
• The ability to work collaboratively and understands the role of key stakeholders and builds relationships to promote effective working relationships
• Strong understanding of HSEC, risk analysis, project control and management of change
• Involves others in process or decision making to ensure their support.
• Able to facilitate meetings and workshops
• Competent project management skills
• Tertiary qualifications in Civil, Mechanical or Process Engineering or similar are essential
• Postgraduate studies in business/finance or project management is highly regarded
• A minimum 2 years experience in a similar Operational, Engineering or Project role

This position will commence immediately and market rates are on offer. Join an established organisation offering good structure and support, further career opportunities and a strong commitment to safety and quality.

Please click on the apply button to submit a CV. If you would like a confidential discussion, please call Jono Sawers, mining specialist from Randstad on [08 8150 7005](tel:08 8150 7005).

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.