Perth SMP Design Lead – Mining & Mineral Processing

Titan Recruitment Pty Ltd.; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Design leadership role

Lead a design team

Perth office-based

12-month contract

Job summary

Titan Recruitment Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Lead SMP Designer to support a Design manager and drive the delivery of brownfields and sustaining capital projects in the minerals sector. This leadership-focused role coordinates people, scope, schedules and design intent to ensure work is delivered efficiently and to a high standard.

Based in Perth, this office-based role offers a 12-month contract with a clear pathway to permanent employment as the business grows; you will lead a small

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in SMP / Mechanical design.
• Experience leading or coordinating small teams.
• Strong mechanical design foundation with piping and structural knowledge.
• Piping experience is advantageous but not mandatory.
• Experience across materials handling and mineral processing projects.
• Experience with Bentley OpenPlant/OpenBuildings or Autodesk Plant 3D.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the production of SMP modelling and drafting deliverables.
• Manage and support a team of designers/drafters, delegating work effectively.
• Ensure design intent, scope, and interfaces are clearly understood and delivered.
• Drive project progress, monitor schedules, and correct misalignment or blind spots.
• Act as the key design interface with engineering, clarifying requirements and resolving gaps.
• Support layout development, optioneering, and system-level design decisions.
• Forecast workload and resource requirements in collaboration with the Design Manager.
• Review work in progress and completed deliverables to maintain quality and consistency.
• Remove barriers for the team when required.

Skills

SMP/Mechanical design

Team leadership

Mechanical design fundamentals

Piping knowledge

Materials handling

Mineral processing

Bentley OpenPlant/OpenBuildings/Plant

Tools

Bentley OpenPlant

Bentley OpenBuildings

Autodesk Plant 3D

Job description

Titan Recruitment Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Lead SMP Designer to support a Design manager and drive the delivery of brownfields and sustaining capital projects in the minerals sector. This leadership-focused role coordinates people, scope, schedules and design intent to ensure work is delivered efficiently and to a high standard.

Based in Perth, this office-based role offers a 12-month contract with a clear pathway to permanent employment as the business grows; you will lead a small