Mining Operations Manager – Remedial / Maintenance Projects

Amida Group; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Group is seeking a Mining Operations Manager to drive growth across remedial mining projects in Newcastle and the Hunter region. You will own P&L for the NSW Mining Sector, secure new clients, and lead delivery of maintenance and remedial works such as blast, paint, and concrete repair.

You will work with national leadership and the State Manager to set growth strategies, build a capable delivery team, and ensure project delivery from engagement to completion across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Experience leading mining remedial projects or similar.
• Strong commercial acumen and financial accountability.
• Proven ability to grow business through new client wins.

Responsibilities

• Lead growth in NSW Mining Sector business unit.
• Identify and pursue new markets and client needs.
• Develop and maintain a delivery team for multiple projects.
• Manage pipeline of project opportunities aligned with strategy.
• Build and maintain client relationships to support opportunities.
• Coordinate with State and sector Managers for resource allocation.
• Champion bids from engagement to submission.
• Develop relationships with capable contractors.
• Provide progress reports to Management and participate in reviews.
• Forecast sales targets and drive achievement.
• Set short and long-term strategy.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Business development

P&L ownership

Bid management

Client liaison

Job description

• Established, market leading national Tier 2 Contractor
• Growing a business unit across remedial projects within the mining sector including blast & paint, concrete repair etc.
• Excellent career progression and culture

Great opportunity to join a Tier 2 contractor with excellent presence in the resources, defence, industrial and commercial sectors with a strong reputation for delivering quality projects.

A market leading Tier 2 contractor with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex projects, our client is now seeking an experienced Mining Operations Manager to join their growing business in NSW based out of Newcastle.

In this role you will support business growth by securing new clients and projects and managing those projects through to delivery as well as building a team.

The projects will be maintenance and remedial in nature including blast and paint, concrete repair, mechanical maintenance etc. on mining projects such as fixed plant, train loadouts, basically anything that is structural and individual projects will be circa $200k to $2m+.

The candidate will need to be adaptable with good management skillset and be able to take ownership of the sector. Will need to be able to run a P&L for the division, be good at business development and liaising with clients, also be hands.

You will be supported by National Senior Leadership and will work closely with the State Manager to set and achieve growth strategies.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Work with senior leadership to leverage off initial project wins and capabilities to continue significant growth in this sector and leverage this underserviced market
• Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs
• Using the existing in-house experience as a foundation, develop a coordinated delivery team to deliver multiple mining remedial projects across Newcastle, the Hunter Region and NSW
• Develop a pipeline of Project Opportunities aligned with the business strategy
• Develop and maintain client relationships to assist with the aligned pipeline of opportunities
• Co-ordinate and align with State and sector Managers to ensure efficient and effective utilisation of group resources
• Bid management – Strategically champion bids from engagement through to submission
• Develop and maintain relationships with capable and culture aligned contractors
• Submit progress reports to Management and take part in Management engagement meetings to give feedback on progress
• Forecast sales targets and co-ordinate the successful achievement of targets
• Set short and long-term strategy

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Extensive experience as an Sector Lead, Senior Project Manager, Program Manager or Operations Manager ideally in the mining sector on remedial related projects, bringing ideally an existing network of contacts within the sector
• Commercial acumen with the responsibility for the financial success of the NSW Mining Sector business unit
• Commitment to business development and pre-contracts activity
• Ability to manage and deliver operational and growth strategies
• Ability to influence and drive teams to deliver contribution to business objectives

This is a permanent full-time position providing a great opportunity to work with a successful and growing organisation who offer challenging work and the potential for career progression.