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At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
This role will see you enhance your capabilities and the reputation of WSP’s Mining & Energy Capital Projects team. You will collaborate with talented professionals working on iconic projects to drive future ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.
As an Area Manager / Senior Project Engineer, you will drive the successful delivery and completion of a heavy haul rail infrastructure project for a tier 1 mining client. This role will see you joining the project at the detailed design phase, with potential to follow the project into execution.
At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.
Our global team of over 5,200 dedicated mining professionals are supporting the industry to decarbonise mining operations in the accelerating green transition. Working collaboratively across borders and disciplines, you’ll join a leading team working on interesting and complex projects. We are experts in our field, and we are passionate about mining.
What you’ll do:
* Monitor progress and performance against the project plan and when required, take action to resolve problems and minimise risks and delays.
* Monitor and control cost performance against the plan, and develop and implement project controls, specifications, schedules, and cost estimates.
* Ensure work undertaken complies with the scope and meets quality and operational requirements.
* Prepare schedules for design work and obtain approvals for flow sheets and drawings.
* Develop project schedules, budgets and forecasts.
* Interface with the client and cultivate positive relations to achieve effective communication and collaboration across teams.
About You
You’re likely to be an experienced Area Manager or Senior Project Engineer with previous experience working on rail projects and a demonstrated understanding of the detailed design engineering process.
In addition, you will bring the following skills and attributes:
* Bachelor of Engineering degree and 8+ years of experience in project engineering and management.
* Demonstrated experience working on rail projects and a strong understanding of the rail project delivery process.
* Previous rail shutdown experience will be an advantage.
* Strong background in developing and implementing schedules, cost estimates and coordination.
* Proven project management skills and demonstrated ability to deliver work within the agreed budget, timeframe and customer requirements.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
WSP is a leading global engineering and project delivery business to the mining sector. Our capacity and capability to deliver scaled, global projects and world-leading design, engineering, advisory and environmental services across the entire mine life cycle is unrivalled. We engineerFuture ReadyTMprojects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.
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