Project Controls Lead

Glencore Australia; Murrin Murrin; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% superannuation

Private health insurance allowance

On-site gym facilities

Employee Assistance Program

Salary sacrifice options

Job summary

Murrin Murrin Operations, part of Glencore, seeks a senior Project Controls leader to drive cost estimation, planning and governance across its mining portfolio in WA.

You will lead studies and projects, deliver schedules and forecasts, and provide insightful performance information to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in accounting, engineering, construction engineering, project controls or related discipline.
• Experience leading project controls across large mining, resources or capital projects.
• Strong analytical and commercial capability with data interpretation.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls across the portfolio with governance and standards.
• Support capital governance, stage-gate decisions and investment objectives.
• Deliver cost, schedule, forecasting, and reporting with clear insights.
• Oversee integrated planning, baseline schedules and critical path analysis.
• Ensure robust cost estimating, budgeting and cost control processes.
• Drive portfolio reporting, KPI development and dashboards for leadership.
• Guide governance across EPCM, EPC and third-party controls deliverables.

Skills

Project Controls Leadership

Cost Management

Estimating

Forecasting

Scheduling

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Governance

Education

Accounting

Engineering

Construction Engineering

Project Controls

Quantity Surveying

Job description

Murrin Murrin Operations is Australia’s largest cobalt producer and a major world producer of nickel. Our Murrin Murrin site in WA’s northern Goldfields is an integrated nickel and cobalt mining and processing operation employing over 1,000 people. We are a diverse, dedicated and driven workforce, building a sustainable business today with a focus on tomorrow.

Murrin Murrin Operations is wholly owned by Glencore, one of the world’s largest globally diversified natural resources companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Glencore employs over 145,000 people operates around 150 operating mining and processing sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities in over 35 countries.

The Role

The successful candidate will become a member of a hardworking and committed team who can provide will support delivery of Murrin Murrin Operation’s growth and expansion portfolio through management cost estimation, planning, project control, change management and risk management functions.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing leadership for project controls across the portfolio, ensuring consistent governance, standards, systems and practices across studies and projects
• Supporting capital management framework compliance and robust stage-gate decision making aligned with investment objectives
• Accountable for delivering cost, schedule, forecasting, performance management, and reporting, providing clear insight into portfolio trends, risks, variances and emerging issues
• Accountable for integrated planning and schedule delivery, ensuring robust baseline schedules, critical path analysis, forecasting and alignment across project teams and delivery partners
• Accountable for cost estimating, budgeting, forecasting and cost control, ensuring quality, consistency and transparency of project financial information
• Driving portfolio reporting, KPI development and performance dashboards, translating complex project controls information into meaningful insights for senior stakeholders
• Supporting governance and assurance across EPCM, EPC and third-party project controls deliverables, including estimates, schedules, forecasts, risk registers and reporting
• Leading and developing Project Controls resources while driving continuous improvement of frameworks, procedures, systems, information management and ways of working
• Building strong relationships across studies, projects, finance, technical functions and senior leadership, acting as a trusted business partner on capital performance and project controls matters
• Supporting funding, governance and investment reviews through accurate, timely and decision-ready cost, schedule, risk and performance information

About You

Reporting directly to the Manager of Studies this role would suit a detailed and process-oriented person.

You will also have:

• Relevant qualifications in accounting, engineering, construction engineering, project controls, quantity surveying or a related discipline
• Significant experience in Project Controls leadership across large-scale mining, resources, infrastructure or capital projects
• Strong capability across cost management, estimating, forecasting, scheduling, risk and performance management
• Demonstrated experience in capital governance, stage-gate processes and project controls assurance
• Experience working with EPCM, EPC and other external delivery partners
• Strong analytical and commercial capability, with the ability to interpret complex information and identify trends, risks and performance drivers
• Proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders and operate effectively across multidisciplinary project environments
• A proactive approach to risk, continuous improvement and building high-performing Project Controls capability

What We Offer

We offer a diverse range of opportunities across our multi-pit mining operations through to our complex and technically challenging hydrometallurgical process plant.

Also on offer:

• The opportunity to work for a progressive industry leader in nickel mining and processing;
• A work environment that prides itself on high safety standards;
• A range of health and lifestyle benefits including our Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• An excellent team culture with recognition and reward programs;
• An attractive variable compensation program that creates a link between individual performance and company success;
• The opportunity to take advantage of our impressive 100 kilometres of cycling and running tracks, premium on-site gym facilities with weekly fitness and sport programs whilst on site;
• An above industry standard superannuation contribution of 15%;
• A generous private health insurance allowance;
• Well established on-the-job training opportunities and development programs to further your technical and leadership skills;
• The ability to salary sacrifice flights, super and novated leasing etc.;