Project Manager

Lycopodium; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Lycopodium is seeking a seasoned leader to oversee project delivery for mining and minerals projects, locally and internationally, reporting to the Group Manager - Project Delivery. You will manage the project team, ensure schedule, budget, and client satisfaction while prioritising safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a degree in Engineering and 10+ years of post-graduate experience in Mineral Processing or related industries, ideally within an EPCM environment, with willingness

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years post graduate experience in Mineral Processing or related industries.
• Experience delivering mining projects locally and internationally in an EPCM environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the quality of output of the project team and alignment with project needs, company objectives, client requirements and regulatory requirements.
• Manage and develop the project team's technical competence to meet client and project needs in accordance with contract and in-house procedures.
• Oversee all project activities with a strong emphasis on safety, environment, community and industrial relations.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Mining projects

EPCM experience

International travel

OH&S

Contract management

Stakeholder relations

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, Southern Africa, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Reporting to the Group Manager - Project Delivery, this is a critical leadership role responsible for the overall project delivery and its resources. The successful candidate will be a seasoned professional backed by extensive experience managing medium-large scale mining & minerals projects both locally & internationally.

The tasks you'll perform

• Ensure the quality of output of the project team, and that it is aligned with the needs of the project, the company objectives, the requirements of the client and meets regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the management and technical competence of the project team in the delivery of the projects is enhanced and developed to meet the requirements of the Clients and their projects in accordance with the contract.
• Oversee all project activities and ensure they are conducted in a manner that highly prioritises safety, environment, community and industrial relations.
• Develop and maintain the various project specific procedures, work practices, plans and protocols to enable the project team to work efficiently and at a high standard of work.
• Manage the timeliness and accuracy of the project control (reporting, costs, schedule, trends and change management) in terms of both direct and indirect costs in accordance with the contract and in-house procedures.
• Ensure overall schedules, budgets and target deliverables are achieved to a consistently high standard.
• Develop and maintain productive client relationships.

The expertise you'll bring

• University degree in Engineering or experience equivalent.
• 10+ years post graduate experience in Mineral Processing or related industries, ideally with strong experience in an EPCM environment.
• Experience delivering mining projects locally and internationally is critical. Experience in gold, base metal ores or lithium projects is highly desirable.
• Ability to travel internationally or locally for project work as required.
• Strong technical background with a broad multi-disciplinary base.
• Thorough understanding and awareness of project implementation, constructability, OH&S, environmental, community and industrial relations issues.
• Demonstrated ability to direct and influence multi-disciplinary teams, consultants and contractors to deliver critical project objectives.
• The ability to build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including clients, vendors and co-workers.
• Intuitive leader with the ability to initiate, lead and manage change in a complex environment.

The Benefits We'll Provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We Recognise That Everyone Is Different And Needs May Change Over The Course Of Your Career. That's Why We

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Provide access to a benefits, rewards and recognition platform that also offers great discounts to hundreds of retailers in Australia.
• Provide employees with a variety of additional benefits such as coverage for professional memberships, 18 weeks paid maternity leave + superannuation continuance, discount and rewards programs, and much more.

Lycopodium is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and maintaining a discrimination free workplace, guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Diligence.

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.