Senior Civil Project Engineer

• 8D / 6R FIFO ex. darwin | Relocation Assistance Available
• Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
• Opportunity to influence the growth of your team and the wider company

Senior Civil Project Engineer
McArthur River Mine | Northern Territory
Ref. No. MRM1266

Glencore’s McArthur River Mine (MRM) is a world-class zinc-lead mine with a long future. You’ll find our mine in the Gulf of Carpentaria 900 km southeast of Darwin and 64 km from Borroloola. We produce and process zinc, lead and silver from our open cut mine. It is then stored and transported to our Bing Bong loading facility and is shipped to our customers all over the world. Our customers use our essential commodities in everyday products for mobility, infrastructure and communications. 

At MRM, we’re looking for a leader and strong communicator to join our mining team as a Senior Civil Project Engineer to supervise and manage the design, tendering and delivery phases of projects and programs. This position is responsible for ensuring that projects are delivered in a timely and cost effective manner and in accordance with specifications, standards, budgets, project management plans and MRM processes, controls and governance.

This role reports to Superintendent - Civil Projects and oversees a team of two Civil Project Engineers, a Project Controller, a QA/QC Officer, Design Consultants, and various Construction Contractors. The main activities this role performs are;  

• Preparing and/or reviewing Project Management and Quality Management Plans
• Preparing and/or reviewing project schedules
• Preparing and/or reviewing project budgets and cost forecasts
• Development of Scope of Works for design and construction activities
• Monitoring progress, identifying potential problems and reporting on aspects such as budgets, schedules, engineering standards; and
• Liaising with the senior stakeholders, design team, operations, service providers & other contractors on an ongoing basis.

  To be successful in this role the below criteria are preferred;

• Bachelor of Engineering – Civil (or equivalent)
• +8 years’ experience (including civil construction works)
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency
• CAD software – preferably Vulcan or Deswik mine design software
• Demonstrated project management experience

This position is a fly in, fly out from Darwin, working an 8 days on, 6 days off roster and is a fantastic opportunity for work life balance. Living in the Territory presents a fantastic opportunity to explore a truly unique part of Australia. At MRM we support the Northern Territory first and Territorian applicants or those prepared to relocate with our assistance will be highly regarded for this role.

For further information please contact:

Denzil Bowen, HR Advisor via denzil.bowen@glencore.com.au

Applications Close:
20 November 2022