Principal Mechanical Engineer

WSP USA; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Career development

Leadership opportunities

Global consultancy

Job summary

WSP's Adelaide Mining team is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary mining projects from concept through to execution, mentoring engineers and guiding delivery with a focus on safety and quality.

You’ll bring 13+ years of mechanical engineering experience, proven capability delivering mining or heavy industrial schemes, chartered status or working toward it, and strong client relationships to help grow our local and national practice.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of mechanical engineering experience.
• Experience delivering mining, minerals processing or heavy industrial projects.
• Strong knowledge of sustaining capital and brownfield delivery.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership.
• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical engineering design and project delivery activities.
• Provide technical direction and governance across project teams.
• Deliver studies, investigations, detailed design and asset improvement projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with mining clients and stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop mechanical engineers across the team.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables.
• Support project planning, budgeting and commercial performance.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, civil, structural, electrical and process disciplines.
• Contribute to business development, proposals and client engagement activities.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Client management

Project delivery

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer or progressing

Tools

Engineering design packages

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

Our Mining & Metals group is a leader in future-led end to end mining solutions and delivery of services to our clients. We specialise in delivering comprehensive and tailored solutions for the mining industry. Our team manages and executes large-scale capital projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and safety and leave a lasting positive legacy in the communities we engage with.

What you’ll do:

This is an opportunity to play a key role in a growing team, providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers and overseeing the successful delivery of multidisciplinary mining projects from concept through to execution.

As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you will provide technical leadership while supporting project delivery across a diverse portfolio of mining projects. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading mechanical engineering design and project delivery activities
• Providing technical direction and governance across project teams
• Delivering studies, investigations, detailed design and asset improvement projects
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with mining clients and stakeholders
• Mentoring and developing mechanical engineers across the team
• Reviewing and approving engineering deliverables
• Supporting project planning, budgeting and commercial performance
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, civil, structural, electrical and process disciplines
• Contributing to business development, proposals and client engagement activities

About you:

You will be an experienced consulting or owner-side engineer with strong mining industry knowledge and a passion for delivering practical engineering solutions.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• 13+ years of mechanical engineering experience
• Proven experience delivering mining, minerals processing or heavy industrial projects
• Strong knowledge of sustaining capital and brownfield project delivery
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Strong technical expertise across mechanical plant and equipment
• Experience preparing and reviewing engineering documentation and design packages
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership
• A Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification

Why WSP?

At WSP, you'll have the opportunity to work on technically challenging projects while helping shape the future of our growing Adelaide Mining business.

We offer:

• A strong pipeline of sustaining capital and mining projects
• Exposure to leading mining clients across Australia
• Opportunities to lead and influence project outcomes
• A collaborative and highly experienced national Mining team
• Flexible working arrangements that support work-life balance
• Career development and leadership opportunities within a global consultancy
• Access to industry-leading technical specialists and project experts