Lead Mechanical Engineer

An established engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced Lead Mechanical Engineer to lead its mechanical engineering capability across a portfolio of major projects and brownfield sustaining capital work within the mining and resources sector. This is a senior technical and people leadership role combining mechanical design responsibility, materials handling expertise, discipline leadership and project delivery.
 
The Role
You will lead and manage the Mechanical Engineering team while taking technical responsibility for selected projects. Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead mechanical engineering delivery across major projects and brownfield/sustaining capital scopes
• Provide technical oversight, checking and sign-off of discipline deliverables
• Lead mechanical design with a strong focus on materials handling systems and equipment
• Manage resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects
• Develop estimates, engineering hours and estimating norms
• Monitor discipline budgets, progress, forecasting and recovery
• Manage team capability, workload and future resource requirements
• Support recruitment and ongoing development of the engineering team
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering tools, systems and processes
• Work closely with Project Managers, Project Engineers, discipline leads and senior engineering leadership
• Undertake occasional site visits as required

About You
To be successful, you will ideally bring:

• 15+ years’ mechanical design experience within mining and resources
• At least 5 years’ experience in a Senior or Lead Mechanical Engineering role
• Experience delivering multidisciplinary projects within an engineering consultancy or EPCM environment
• Strong materials handling experience is essential
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing mechanical engineering teams
• Strong knowledge of engineering design, checking and technical governance
• Experience managing engineering budgets, estimates, resources and deliverables
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A dependable and organised approach with the ability to deliver on project commitments

If you are an experienced Lead Mechanical Engineer with a strong materials handling background and the capability to lead an engineering team across multiple mining projects, we would like to hear from you.
 
To apply please click ‘APPLY NOW’, or contact Anthony La Pedalina on anthony@techresources.com.au or 0405 928 986.