Operational Readiness Specialist - Mining

Xenco Services Pty Ltd.; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 148,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Xenco Services Pty Ltd. in Brisbane is seeking an experienced Operational Readiness Specialist for a mining project in Queensland.

This hands-on advisory role places you as the SME on the mining side of operational readiness, owning scope, shaping deliverables and clarifying what the operation needs to start safely and ramp up efficiently. You’ll work with the client’s project and operations teams in Brisbane Monday to Friday, with periodic site trips.

Qualifications

• Practical open cut mining background.
• Experience in greenfield/open cut expansions or major open cut expansion.
• Ability to own scope and deliver with minimal direction.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mining component of operational readiness through the project lifecycle.
• Define requirements for staged mine commencement, fleet mobilisation, commissioning and ramp-up.
• Advise on workforce mobilisation, training and operator competency.
• Develop frameworks for mining procedures and operating systems.
• Assess mobile equipment deployment, mine infrastructure and support facilities.
• Build readiness plans, maintain registers and report risks to leadership.

Skills

Open cut mining

Operational readiness

Stakeholder engagement

Independent delivery

Job description

Operational Readiness Specialist - Mining

Xenco is looking for an experienced mining consultant to take on a short to medium term engagement with a resources client on a open cut project in Queensland.

The project is a brownfield open cut expansion in its study phase. You’ll come in as the subject matter expert on the mining side of operational readiness. You’ll own that scope, shape the deliverables and give the client a clear picture of what the operation needs to start safely and ramp up well.

It’s a hands‑on advisory role. You’ll work closely with the client’s project and operations teams in their Brisbane office Monday to Friday, with periodic trips to site as needed.

Scope of the engagement

• Leading the mining component of operational readiness through the FID process
• Defining requirements for staged mine commencement, fleet procurement and mobilisation, commissioning, start-up and ramp-up
• Advising on workforce mobilisation, training and operator competency
• Developing the framework for mining procedures and operating systems
• Assessing what’s needed for mobile equipment deployment, mine infrastructure and support facilities
• Covering traffic and water management, and brownfield interfaces
• Building and maintaining readiness plans and registers, and reporting risks and dependencies to project and operational leadership

What you’ll bring

• A strong practical open cut mining background, with credibility at the operational level
• Direct involvement in greenfield open cut, mine establishment or a major open cut expansion (essential)
• Previous consulting, owner’s team or project-based work in operational readiness, studies or execution
• The ability to own a scope, work independently and deliver without needing much direction
• Comfort presenting to and advising senior client stakeholders
• Availability for a prompt start

Engagement details

• Brisbane-based, Monday to Friday
• Periodic travel to a regional Queensland site
• Day rate, commensurate with experience