Principal Project Assurance

South32 is a globally diversified mining and metals company. Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people’s lives now and for generations to come. We are trusted by our owners and partners to realise the potential of their resources. We produce commodities including bauxite, alumina, aluminium, metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead, zinc and copper from our operations in Australia, Southern Africa and South America. With a focus on growing our base metals exposure, we also have two development options in North America and several partnerships with junior explorers around the world. 

The Opportunity - Permanent, Full Time Position 

Reporting to the Manager Project Governance, we welcome applications for Principal Project Assurance, you will be responsible for establishing and delivering the framework and assurance services required to achieve benchmark capital performance and intensity across  the business.

This will be delivered across three key business drivers with core accountabilities including:

Health and Safety

• Consistently deliver safe outcomes through creating and sustaining a culture of care and accountability as an enabler to continuously learn and improve on the way work is designed and executed

Technical Excellence

• Provides project management expertise to local project teams
• Facilitates the implementation of the project management framework.
• Where applicable, ensure alignment with South32 project systems, tools and services as appropriate
• Analyses of end-to-end project processes, data, organisation design and system effectiveness to identify improvement opportunities in project performance, collation of lessons learned and framework updates 
• Plans and delivers Project Assurance / IPR on projects in accordance with the Investment Standard

Functional Integration 

• Supports governance and assurance services to project activities and investment committees.
• Supports alignment with other functional disciplines such as Business Evaluation, Finance, Asset Management & Supply
• Supports the Project Governance Operating System
• Supports the Capital Portfolio System, and Capital prioritisation process

About You 

• 10 years project experience within a project and/or operational environment
• Involved in project independent peer reviews of large mining developments over a minimum period of 5 years
• Exposure to project management principles and good project practice for both development and delivery (mandatory)
• Must understand the application of project frameworks and processes, performance metrics and benchmarking.
• Previously participated in improvement and/or project teams 
• Excellent verbal and written communication with personnel at all levels
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with a natural abundance of energy, warmth, and genuine enthusiasm 
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), including creating reports, presentation skills (MS PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Visio) and with expectational writing ability

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification (Engineering, Construction, or related)

Location
This role will be preferably based at our office in the heart of the Perth CBD however candidtes from other locations are strongly encoraged to apply. We understand and value the benefits flexibility brings and operate a hybrid work model (in the office and from home) with some travel required to domestic and international operations

Our Benefits

• Competitive salaries including Short-Term Incentive Bonus
• Additional employer superannuation contributions which depend on the level of employee contributions you choose
• Participation in the Employee Share Plan
• 26 weeks full paid parental leave for primary carers
• Purchase up to 4 weeks additional annual leave
• Education assistance, up to $8,000 per year
• Novated lease and salary sacrifice options
• Exclusive employee discounts including health insurance, technology and travel.
   

Our culture 
At South32, our people are fundamental to our success. We’re focused on creating an inclusive and flexible workplace, with the right people in the right roles, who are engaged, empowered and appropriately rewarded. We aspire to be an inclusive organisation, where our workforce reflects the broader demographic of the countries and communities where we operate. South32 embraces diversity and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.
 

Please note: This advertisement will close on 26th May 2023