Project Engineering Lead

Glencore Australia; Murrin Murrin; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

Perth Office base

Variable compensation

15% superannuation

Health and lifestyle benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Team culture and recognition

Salary sacrifice options

Job summary

Murrin Murrin Operations, Australia’s largest cobalt producer, seeks a Project Engineering Lead to provide engineering leadership across MMO’s capital portfolio from Perth. You will manage resources, drive technical evaluation, and implement change control within a high‑profile mining and processing operation.

Reporting to the Studies Manager, you will lead multidisciplinary teams, support life‑of‑mine projects, and contribute to safety and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Mechanical, Mining or Minerals Processing) or related discipline.
• 10–15 years' engineering experience in complex brownfield mineral processing, hydrometallurgical or refining operations.
• Proven engineering leadership across the full project lifecycle from Concept through Construction/Close-out.
• Extensive people-leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of assigned engineering components across the capital portfolio.
• Support the development of contracting strategies for major work packages.
• Deliver technical evaluation for study/engineering scopes for tendered packages.
• Develop and implement a technical assurance process for engineering.
• Implement technical change management and control.
• Identify and manage technical and engineering execution risks.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project lifecycle management

People leadership

Brownfield/mineral processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Murrin Murrin Operations has an opportunity for a Project Engineering Lead to join our established and dedicated team.

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 Technical Team who can provide engineering leadership across MMO’s Capital portfolio.

• Manage the delivery of assigned engineering components across the capital portfolio ensuring engineering resources are allocated in line with business priorities.
• Support the development of Contracting Strategies for major work packages through Feasibility and Execution Stages.
• Deliver technical evaluation for study/engineering work scopes for tendered packages.
• Develop and implement a technical assurance process for engineering.
• Implement technical change management and control.
• Actively identify and manage technical and engineering execution risks

About You

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

You will also have:

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Mechanical, Mining or Minerals Processing) or related discipline
• 10 – 15 years' engineering experience in complex, brownfield mineral processing, hydrometallurgical or refining operations
• Proven engineering leadership across the full project lifecycle - Concept/Pre-Feasibility through Feasibility, Detailed Engineering, Construction/Commissioning and Close-out
• Extensive people-leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Direct experience across sustaining capital, life extension/major renewal and expansionary (growth) project categories.

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:

• A permanent position working directly for Murrin Murrin Operations, based in our Perth Office
• The opportunity to work for a progressive industry leader in nickel mining and processing
• An attractive variable compensation program that creates a link between individual performance and company success
• An above industry standard superannuation contribution 15%
• 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
• 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 super and novated leasing etc.