John Wood Group plc

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Wood is recruiting for a Senior Project Engineer to join our Minerals & Metals team in the heart of the Brisbane CBD. We welcome open consideration of full or part time employment.

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Wood is at the forefront of engineering solutions for a net zero future. For over 60 years, from study through start-up, at pace and at scale supporting clients of all sizes, we share a passion for driving forward minerals and metals projects that are critical to our future and delivering them safely, cost-efficiently, and responsibly.

Wood is proud to be awarded an initial three-year term contract by Newmont, the world’s largest gold mining firm. Based in Brisbane, Queensland, you will support the capital works program for the Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea. Working in a key engineering service contract, the focus of your role will be an integral role in our team, bringing your knowledge insight and passion for delivering quality and efficiency for our clients developments will be to create delivery excellence across the assigned project portfolio, provide certainty and confidence to the client and maintain robust control of project scope, schedule, cost and risk.

As part of the new contract with Newmont, Wood will provide consulting and engineering services to enhance the safe and efficient processing of gold across various stages of the project lifecycle including the delivery of concept and feasibility studies, detailed design, and construction management services.

Being part of Team Wood, means you're in a community unified by our vision, values and behaviours that support how we work together. So much of our success depends on feeling part of a team with people around us that we can rely on.

Our Vision: Deliver Solutions that transform the world.

Our Values: Care Courage Commitment

What we can offer

Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors

Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice

Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market

Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests

Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

About the Role

Reporting to the Functional Manager within Project Delivery alongside our Lihir Project director based in Brisbane, you will join an Australia wide team that is based in Perth & Brisbane.

Newmont’s Lihir mine on Niolam Island, is 900km from Port Moresby and is one of the largest gold mines in Papua New Guinea - and the world. It produced 670 Koz of gold in FY23 and employs about 5,100 people. As part of our project team, you will oversee a portfolio of diverse scopes as part of Newmont’s Capital Works programs.

Please note this role will require ad hoc site travel across a year, but predominantly office based.

As part of this role, key tasks and accountabilities will include:

• Initiate and develop deliverables as defined by the Client or Clients representative working cohesively with the Project Manager
• Contributes to and reviews the project proposal and/or consolidated plan to determine timeframe, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing the project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project.
• Keeps the Project Sponsor/Customer and other stakeholders informed about project status and issues that may impact customer relations, flagging early signs of schedule or budget changes font leading opportunity to engage in corrective action
• Ensures wider team understand relevant engineering and HSES procedures and standards and maintains required compliance.
• Anticipates and takes pre-emptive action to address potential conflict situations that may impact on project delivery

At Wood you will join an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.

About You

This opportunity is looking for those who are interested in building their engineering careers in resources sector, ready to take on their next challenge working with global leading large-scale projects & portfolio engineering support for sustaining capital work programs.

You will also have: -

• Tertiary engineering qualifications from a recognised university preferably within Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Experienced Project Engineer, who has worked across portfolio/multiple package management
• Prior experience on site with exposure to brownfield packages, depth of knowledge in operations across process and NPI infrastructure.
• Those with experience in wet plant processing facilities would be desired not essential.
• Experienced in the coordination of multi discipline activities to meet project objectives/timelines, whilst being aware of commercial contractual requirements.
• Passionate about aligning client/project needs in partnership with Wood Project Management principals.
• Knowledge of standards, procedures and work practices; following project execution flow chart; developing skills in project and technical execution.
• Ability to lead and mentor internal and external stakeholders to reach project deliverables whilst working in a dynamic and agile environment

Please note, only applicants holding valid working rights in Australia will be considered.

It takes a diverse and inclusive community of inquisitive minds to unlock tomorrow’s solutions to the world’s most critical challenges. Wood encourages Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Join us in the heart of Brisbane CBD with free 24/7 free wellness classes on site plus end of trip facilities, coffee machines serving on demand and plenty of spaces to get creative. In addition, you will have access to remote and flexible working options, purchased annual leave and employee discount programs.

WOOD provides a comprehensive, flexible, competitive benefit program for our employees inclusive of

• Wide range of benefits across Financial Health, Career Support, Wellbeing & Flexible working arrangements
• Global opportunities for career development, in addition to company supported education pathways for your career growth.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business.
• Competitive renumeration package with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.

To be considered apply now!

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.