Accountabilities
• Direct and control multi-discipline design engineering activities in consultation with other Owner’s team managers and professionals, to ensure standards of safety, quality, cost and schedule are met.
• Management of the client's engineering team and activities in different locations
• Schedule and allocate the work of the Owners team to meet agreed schedules
• Direct the engineering activities of the EPCM contractor.
• Review and signs off plans, drawings and specifications on behalf of the client
• Ensure that expenditure and schedule are maintained within the design budget and that a vigorous change management programme is in place
• Passionate advocate of the highest standards of safety, both in design and operational aspects of engineering.
• Provide visible HSE leadership to all persons working on the project.
• Mentor Kazakhstani national engineers to develop their knowledge and skills
Candidate profile
At a high level, the following characteristics are important:
• Mining project engineering experience – highly experienced in the mining sector in the engineering of large mining projects (similar investment or technical size 26MT year) , with probably 15-20+ years of engineering expertise on projects of an appropriate scale;
• Leadership – strong leadership skills are required to marshal resources, lead the activities of the EPCM contractor and the team on the ground and drive the project towards a successful conclusion;
• Visible HSE leadership – on all activities relating to the project
• Preferably work experience in FSU or other cold weather region
• Remote and cold climate mining – Kazakhstan experiences temperature extremes and experience of harsh climate conditions for mining in more remote locations provides challenges which it would be useful for the individual to have faced previously;
• Communication – working effectively and leading and developing local staff. Cultural awareness and an understanding of the importance of this project to Kazakhstan;
• Robust style – a single-mindedness to overcome obstacles and get the project done will be needed throughout;
• Specific concentrator SX/EW plant experience would be essential for this role.
• Relevant Tertiary Engineering Qualifications.
• Proven leadership skills and abilities to develop subordinate staff.
• Ability to communicate in English & in Russian will be an advantage.
• Hands on management style encouraging participative and entrepreneurial input but with clearly focused business goals.
• Champions change and effectively manage the implementation of new ideas.
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