Senior Operational Readiness Specialist - Mining

Xenco Pty; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 148,000 - 295,000; Part time

Job summary

Xenco Pty is seeking an experienced mining consultant for a short to medium term engagement in Queensland. You will be the subject matter expert on mining within operational readiness, owning the scope, shaping deliverables and guiding the client toward safe ramp-up.

Based in Brisbane, you'll work with the client's project and operations teams on a Monday to Friday schedule, with occasional site travel as required; day-rate compensation will reflect experience.

Qualifications

• A strong practical open cut mining background, with credibility at the operational level.
• Direct involvement in greenfield open cut, mine establishment or a major open cut expansion (essential).
• Previous consulting, owner's team or project-based work in operational readiness, studies or execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mining component of operational readiness through the FID process.
• Define requirements for staged mine start-up, fleet procurement and mobilisation.
• Advise on workforce mobilisation, training and operator competency.
• Develop the framework for mining procedures and operating systems.
• Assess needs for mobile equipment deployment and mine infrastructure.
• Cover traffic and water management, and brownfield interfaces.
• Build and maintain readiness plans and report risks to leadership.

Job description

Xenco is looking for an experienced mining consultant to take on a short to medium term engagement with a major resources client on a significant open cut project in Queensland. The project is a brownfield open cut expansion working toward FID. You'll come in as the subject matter expert on the mining side of operational readiness. You'll own that scope, shape the deliverables and give the client a clear picture of what the operation needs to start safely and ramp up well. It's a hands‑on advisory role. You'll work closely with the client's project and operations teams in their Brisbane office Monday to Friday, with periodic trips to site as needed.

Scope of the engagement

• Leading the mining component of operational readiness through the FID process
• Defining requirements for staged mine commencement, fleet procurement and mobilisation, commissioning, start-up and ramp-up
• Advising on workforce mobilisation, training and operator competency
• Developing the framework for mining procedures and operating systems
• Assessing what's needed for mobile equipment deployment, mine infrastructure and support facilities
• Covering traffic and water management, and brownfield interfaces
• Building and maintaining readiness plans and registers, and reporting risks and dependencies to project and operational leadership

What you'll bring

• A strong practical open cut mining background, with credibility at the operational level
• Direct involvement in greenfield open cut, mine establishment or a major open cut expansion (essential)
• Previous consulting, owner's team or project-based work in operational readiness, studies or execution
• The ability to own a scope, work independently and deliver without needing much direction
• Comfort presenting to and advising senior client stakeholders
• Availability for a prompt start

Engagement details

• Short to medium term consulting engagement
• Brisbane-based, Monday to Friday
• Periodic travel to a regional Queensland site
• Day rate, commensurate with experience

If you've helped set up an open cut operation from the ground up and you're open to your next engagement, we'd like to hear from you.