Mining Commissioning Lead | Startups, Handover, & Safety

Powertech Talent Portal; South Australia; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Powertech is seeking an experienced Commissioning Lead for a mining project based in South Australia. The role involves leading commissioning, startup and handover activities, coordinating with Engineering, Operations and Maintenance, and ensuring readiness for project turnover.

The ideal candidate has a tertiary Engineering qualification and proven experience delivering commissioning on major mining or industrial projects, with strong planning, risk management and stakeholder skills.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Strong experience delivering commissioning and startup activities on major mining, minerals processing, infrastructure or industrial projects.
• Experience developing commissioning strategies, plans, schedules and execution approaches during study, design or project development phases.
• Good understanding of the full project lifecycle, from engineering and construction through to commissioning, startup and handover.
• Experience working with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Construction and vendor teams.
• Strong planning, scheduling and estimating skills, with the ability to manage several interfaces and priorities at once.
• Ability to identify project risks and work through practical solutions to technical and delivery challenges.
• Clear communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence outcomes.
• Experience with completions, commissioning or handover management systems would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the commissioning, startup, completions and operational readiness strategy.
• Make sure commissioning requirements are captured in design, procurement, construction planning and project execution.
• Develop resource plans, cost estimates, schedules and mobilisation plans that support the project delivery strategy.
• Work with ESPs, Operations, Maintenance, Construction and vendors to make sure commissioning requirements are understood early and reflected in project deliverables.
• Set up commissioning systems, completions processes, turnover strategies and handover requirements.
• Take part in design reviews, constructability reviews, risk reviews and safety-in-design activities to help achieve safe, practical and operable outcomes.
• Identify and manage commissioning risks, interfaces, dependencies and constraints, and work with the team to agree practical mitigation actions.
• Provide regular updates and recommendations to project leadership on commissioning readiness, resourcing, schedule impacts and key priorities.
• Support alignment between Project, Operations and Maintenance teams so the transition into commissioning, startup and handover is well managed.
• Build strong working relationships across the project team and help resolve issues that could impact delivery.

Skills

Engineering degree

Commissioning experience

Planning & scheduling

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Vendor coordination

Startup & handover

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Powertech is seeking an experienced Commissioning Lead for a mining project based in South Australia. The role involves leading commissioning, startup and handover activities, coordinating with Engineering, Operations and Maintenance, and ensuring readiness for project turnover.

The ideal candidate has a tertiary Engineering qualification and proven experience delivering commissioning on major mining or industrial projects, with strong planning, risk management and stakeholder skills.