Principal Consultant / Consulting Director - Mining Engineer

About the role

ERM, a global sustainability consulting firm, is looking for a committed and enthusiastic Principal or Director Mining Engineer to join its team in Perth. The role provides open pit technical and project management expertise to deliver mining studies, mine planning, ore reserve reporting, due diligence studies and operational reviews.

Key responsibilities

• Act as Project Manager for technical studies covering concept, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies within multi-disciplinary teams, delivering them on time and within budget and monitoring and reporting project performance.
• Serve as a business development leader, sourcing technical study opportunities through an extensive network.
• Understand the client's unique requirements and provide technical input and support to the ERM mining team, including mine optimisation, design, scheduling, cost estimation and operational support.
• Generate and sign off ore reserve estimates and reports under the JORC Code as a Competent Person, or under the Canadian CIM / NI 43-101 requirements as a Qualified Person, or other applicable CRIRSCO reporting codes.
• Manage contractors so their work meets the scope and quality standards, and conduct peer reviews for quality assurance.
• Maintain and grow a professional network to identify and secure job opportunities, and generate professional, accurate and concise technical reports.

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering.
• Preferred: comprehensive open pit experience as a Mining Engineer in operating mines or detailed mine planning studies.
• Awareness of JORC, NI 43-101, SAMREC and reporting code requirements, and of the experience needed to achieve competency for ore reserve estimates in several commodities.
• Valid working rights in Australia; membership in AusIMM or a similarly recognised organisation.
• Ability to coordinate, plan and handle multiple tasks, build client relationships in the mining and corporate sectors, work in a team and communicate clearly in writing.

Required skills

• Demonstrated understanding of mine planning software, either Deswik or Datamine, with Whittle preferred, or proven ability to adapt to these packages.
• Understanding of ore reserve estimation and auditing.