Principal Engineering Consultant – Mining Advisory

SLR Consulting Ltd; Perth; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SLR Consulting Ltd in Perth seeks a Principal Engineering Consultant to provide technical, operational, and project advisory expertise for mining, processing, and infrastructure projects. You will support feasibility studies, due diligence, and independent technical reviews while engaging with clients, financiers and investors.

The role requires extensive mining engineering experience, asset management, and leadership capabilities, with willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer registration in WA or eligibility to obtain it.
• Extensive mining industry experience in engineering, maintenance, asset management, or leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advisory, financial, commercial, and technical assessments in mining studies and due diligence.
• Lead and contribute to advisory projects, ensuring scope, schedule and budget adherence.
• Build trusted client relationships and communicate complex information to technical and executive audiences.
• Prepare and present technical reports and recommendations supporting financing, investment approval, and project development.
• Support business growth through client relationships, proposals, tenders, and opportunity identification.
• Mentor consultants and drive technical excellence within the Mining Advisory team.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Client engagement

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (WA registration)

Job description

Principal Engineering Consultant - Mining Advisory

We are a global leader in environmental and advisory solutions, employing more than 5,000 professionals across six regions. In APAC, our team of 1,200+ specialists work across 24 offices, supporting clients in mining, energy, infrastructure, and the built environment.

About the role

Based in Perth, this role provides technical, operational, engineering, asset management and project advisory expertise across feasibility studies, lender advisory assignments, due diligence reviews, independent technical reviews, operational improvement initiatives and investment decision processes for mining, processing and infrastructure projects. Working closely with mining companies, financiers, investors and project developers, you'll help shape major investment, development and operational decisions across the resource sector.

The role requires extensive mining industry experience in engineering, maintenance, infrastructure, asset management, project delivery or operational leadership functions, including direct experience in site-based mining operational roles and or site-based leadership teams. Strong financial acumen coupled with skills in technical evaluation, maintenance strategy, infrastructure assessment, asset management, operational readiness and project execution are essential.

The successful candidate will engage with stakeholders from operations through to executive management, boards, financiers and investors, while contributing to business development, proposal preparation, and the continued growth of SLR's Mining Advisory business.

What you’ll be doing

Key responsibilities include:

• Advisory & Evaluation: Deliver financial, commercial, and technical assessments across mining studies, lender advisory engagements, due diligence reviews, and investment evaluations.
• Project Delivery: Lead and contribute to advisory projects, ensuring delivery to agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Client Engagement: Build trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders, clearly communicating complex information across technical, operational, and executive audiences.
• Reporting & Recommendations: Prepare, review, and present technical reports, assessment and recommendations that support financing, investment approval, and project development decisions.
• Business Development: Support business growth through client relationship management, proposal development, tender submissions, and identification of new opportunities.
• Leadership & Mentoring: Mentor consultants and emerging professionals, while contributing to technical excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the team.

What we’re looking for

• Relevant Qualifications: Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. Current registration of a Professional Engineer under the Western Australia engineering registration scheme or, eligibility to obtain this status.
• Mining Industry Experience: Extensive experience in senior engineering, maintenance, asset management, infrastructure, project delivery, reliability, or operational leadership roles within the mining sector. Demonstrated experience supporting mining operations, site-based leadership teams, or major mining projects. A minimum of 10 years' relevant experience in the mining industry is required.
• Engineering & Operational Expertise: Strong capability in asset management, maintenance strategy, infrastructure evaluation, operational readiness, project execution, reliability improvement, and operational performance assessment. Sound understanding of mining operations, fixed plant, mobile equipment, maintenance systems, and project delivery frameworks. Experience in Lenders' Engineering or Independent Engineer roles will be highly regarded.
• Stakeholder Management Skills: Proven ability to build trusted relationships and communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders at all levels, from site operations through to executive, board, lender, and investor groups.
• Leadership & Professional Requirements: Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, mentoring colleagues, and delivering complex advisory, due diligence, studies, or major project engagements, together with unrestricted Australian work rights and a willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Why SLR?

We are proud of our collaborative culture and the way our people work together to deliver outstanding outcomes for our clients. Whether you’re working in the office, from home or a mix of the two, we recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all. Some examples include:

• Global Reach: Work with a globally connected Mining Advisory team supporting projects across Australia and international markets.
• Diverse Projects: Contribute to financing, investment, due diligence, and project development decisions across a broad range of commodities and jurisdictions.
• Career Growth: Develop your expertise alongside industry-leading technical specialists within a multidisciplinary advisory environment.

You can find a comprehensive list of our employee benefits here.