Engineering Manager

Hays · Perth WA · Contract
Posted 25d ago

Engineering Manager

Hays
Perth WA

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Contract

~$150k - $200k(Estimated)
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KEY POINTS WE FOUND
  • Lead the engineering strategy for a multi-billion dollar mining project.
  • Manage engineering inputs across scope, schedule, cost, and risk.
  • Build and lead a high-performing engineering team focused on project delivery excellence.

Senior Engineering Manager required by a Top Tier Mining Company for a multi-billion dollar project

Your new company
This company is a leading global resources organisation. This large-scale project will play a critical role in supporting future production growth and includes mine development, materials handling infrastructure, rail networks, autonomous mining systems, utilities, accommodation villages, and associated operational infrastructure.
Offering the scale of a greenfield development combined with the complexity of an integrated mining and infrastructure project, this is a rare opportunity to influence major engineering decisions from early studies through to execution and operational readiness.Your new role
You will take ownership of the project's engineering strategy, ensuring engineering standards, governance frameworks, and delivery models support safe, practical, and commercially effective outcomes.Key responsibilities will include:

  • Developing and leading the engineering strategy, standards, and delivery framework for the project.
  • Managing engineering inputs across scope, schedule, cost, value, and risk.
  • Leading strategic trade-off studies to optimise technical solutions, execution models, operability, and whole-of-life value.
  • Evaluating alternative delivery models and market solutions, including EPCM, EPC, OEM, and specialist supplier partnerships.
  • Providing leadership to engineering consultants and delivery partners, ensuring quality, performance, and schedule commitments are achieved.
  • Driving engineering integration throughout studies, business case development, execution planning, commissioning, and operational handover.
  • Partnering with construction, procurement, commercial, operations, and project controls teams to develop executable delivery strategies.
  • Building and leading a high-performing engineering team focused on accountability, safety, and project delivery excellence.

What you'll need to succeed

  • A degree qualification in Engineering.
  • Significant experience leading major projects, ideally valued in excess of $2 billion.
  • A strong background across large-scale mining, resource, infrastructure, rail, materials handling, or processing developments.
  • Proven success leading engineering studies, strategic trade-off decisions, and front-end project development activities.
  • Experience working with EPCM contractors, EPC contractors, engineering consultancies, OEMs, and major suppliers.
  • Strong commercial acumen across contracts, procurement, project controls, risk management, and value optimisation.
  • Demonstrated capability supporting projects from concept and study phases through execution readiness, construction, and commissioning.
  • Outstanding stakeholder engagement and leadership skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across technical, operational, and commercial functions.
  • A practical, delivery-focused leadership style with a commitment to engineering excellence.

What you'll get in return
This role is being offered on a contract basis, as a long-term opportunity, spanning more than 5 years. An attractive negotiable hourly/daily rate is on offer for the right person, and the opportunity to leave your mark on the mining landscape of WA.
What you need to do now
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Skills

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Commercial acumen in contracts and procurementConstruction and commissioning supportContract and procurement managementDelivery model evaluationEngineering leadershipEngineering standards and governanceEngineering strategyEpcm/epc/oem/partnershipsGovernance frameworksLarge-scale project managementLeadership in engineering teamsLeadership style - delivery focusedMining and resource industry knowledgeProject deliveryProject phases support (concept, study, execution, commissioning)Stakeholder engagementStandards developmentTechnical and operational influenceTechnical solution optimisationTrade-off studiesTradingValue optimisation
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