Principal Project Engineer | Mining
Stellar Recruitment ·www.stellarrecruitment.com
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Stellar Recruitment is proud to be partnering with Glencore who are currently seeking a Principal Project Engineer to provide technical leadership across the Black Star Open Cut (BSOC) Project, a major brownfield expansion within their Mount Isa operations. This role will initially be based in Brisbane before transitioning to a FIFO/DIDO arrangement to Mount Isa during project execution.
Glencore is one of the world's largest globally diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Our operations comprise around 150 mining, metallurgical and oil production assets worldwide. Our purpose is to responsibly source the commodities that advance everyday life. With approximately 135,000 employees globally, our people are at the heart of our success, and we seek individuals who strive to lead in their field.
Our Glencore Metals Australia (GMA) business encompasses a complex and diverse portfolio across Zinc, Nickel and Copper operations in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. This includes underground and open pit mines, concentrators, smelters, refineries and port operations.
As Principal Project Engineer, you will provide engineering leadership across one of Glencore's largest capital projects, ensuring engineering design, technical governance and project delivery are executed safely, efficiently and in line with project objectives. This is a unique opportunity to influence the successful delivery of a major brownfield mining project from design through to commissioning and operational handover.
Your Benefits
The Principal Project Engineer – Black Star Open Cut (BSOC) will play a key technical leadership role supporting the Engineering Manager across all engineering activities for the project.
Working closely with engineering consultants, construction and commissioning teams, you will ensure engineering deliverables are aligned with project scope, schedule, budget and safety requirements while providing governance across multiple engineering disciplines.
Initially supporting project development in Brisbane, the role will transition to Mount Isa during project execution, providing ongoing technical leadership through construction, commissioning and project handover.
Key Responsibilities
You are an experienced project engineering leader with a strong background delivering major mining or mineral processing projects within complex brownfield environments. You have a passion for technical excellence and enjoy leading engineering teams through all phases of project delivery.
You will bring:
Next Steps
Stellar Recruitment is pleased to be assisting Glencore with this key role.
Please apply via SEEK and Max Duffy will get in touch to walk you through the next steps and answer any questions you may have.
Max Duffy – Principal Consultant
Construction & Engineering
Email: Max.D@stellarrecruitment.com.au
Glencore is one of the world's largest globally diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Our operations comprise around 150 mining, metallurgical and oil production assets worldwide. Our purpose is to responsibly source the commodities that advance everyday life. With approximately 135,000 employees globally, our people are at the heart of our success, and we seek individuals who strive to lead in their field.
Our Glencore Metals Australia (GMA) business encompasses a complex and diverse portfolio across Zinc, Nickel and Copper operations in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. This includes underground and open pit mines, concentrators, smelters, refineries and port operations.
As Principal Project Engineer, you will provide engineering leadership across one of Glencore's largest capital projects, ensuring engineering design, technical governance and project delivery are executed safely, efficiently and in line with project objectives. This is a unique opportunity to influence the successful delivery of a major brownfield mining project from design through to commissioning and operational handover.
Your Benefits
- Competitive remuneration with 13% superannuation
- Access to Glencore Rewards including health insurance discounts and retail offers
- Leadership development programs and career progression pathways
- Opportunity to influence one of Australia's largest mining capital projects
- FIFO flexibility with transition from Brisbane to Mount Isa
The Principal Project Engineer – Black Star Open Cut (BSOC) will play a key technical leadership role supporting the Engineering Manager across all engineering activities for the project.
Working closely with engineering consultants, construction and commissioning teams, you will ensure engineering deliverables are aligned with project scope, schedule, budget and safety requirements while providing governance across multiple engineering disciplines.
Initially supporting project development in Brisbane, the role will transition to Mount Isa during project execution, providing ongoing technical leadership through construction, commissioning and project handover.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership across multi-disciplinary engineering activities
- Manage engineering consultants and design deliverables throughout the project lifecycle
- Drive engineering governance, design assurance and technical compliance
- Lead constructability, design review and value engineering workshops
- Support risk management activities including HAZOP, HAZID and engineering risk assessments
- Coordinate engineering interfaces across design, construction and commissioning
- Monitor engineering progress, project controls and change management activities
- Support contractor management, tender evaluations and technical bid assessments
- Mentor and develop project engineers and graduate engineers
You are an experienced project engineering leader with a strong background delivering major mining or mineral processing projects within complex brownfield environments. You have a passion for technical excellence and enjoy leading engineering teams through all phases of project delivery.
You will bring:
- Extensive experience delivering major mining, processing or industrial capital projects
- Proven leadership managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams and design consultants
- Strong background within brownfield process plant or mining environments
- Experience working within EPCM or EPC project delivery models
- Strong understanding of engineering governance, risk management and technical assurance
- Commercial awareness with experience supporting project controls, cost and change management
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Tertiary qualification in Mechanical, Civil, Structural or Electrical Engineering
- CPEng or RPEQ highly regarded
Next Steps
Stellar Recruitment is pleased to be assisting Glencore with this key role.
Please apply via SEEK and Max Duffy will get in touch to walk you through the next steps and answer any questions you may have.
Max Duffy – Principal Consultant
Construction & Engineering
Email: Max.D@stellarrecruitment.com.au
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