Senior Study Manager

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is looking to connect with a Senior Study Manager / Study Manager to join our Minerals & Metals team due to planned organisational growth for 2025 and beyond. Based in Brisbane, you will work with a breadth of clients across both complex and dynamic developments. This opportunity is available on permanent / max term / contract basis with flexibility to be a full-time / part-time role.

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Designing the future. Transforming the World.

Designing the future of mining, Wood’s Minerals & Metals business provides global expertise, delivered locally. Supporting clients of all sizes, we share a passion for driving forward minerals and metals projects that are critical to our future and delivering them safely, cost-efficiently, and responsibly as we strive for net zero.

Leading the way in mineral processing and metallurgical refining, our expertise and presence span all commodities and geographies of the world - Australia, Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia. For over 60 years, from study through start-up, at pace and at scale, we have been advancing the world’s largest and most technically challenging mining projects across key commodities:

• Lithium
• Nickel / Cobalt
• Copper
• Gold
• Rare Earths
• Iron Ore
• Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)

Join us in the heart of Brisbane CBD, nestled between Queen Street Mall and Eagle Street Pier in a truly 24/7 precinct - connected and surrounded by abundant retail, hospitality and wellness options. At 123 Albert Street you will enjoy access to exclusive complimentary wellness classes, refurbished end of trip facilities with generous bike storage and daily towel service, coffee machines serving on demand and plenty of spaces to get creative.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered in partnership to leaders of industry across energy and materials markets
• Global connections, joining an inclusive and diverse international community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities
• Flexible working arrangements balance client, team and individual needs with opportunities for hybrid and remote working
• Commitment to your Wellbeing, with discounted Private Health Insurance and free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program
• Access to a variety of leave: Annual (20 days), Carers & Sick (10 days), Purchased, Study, Family, Cultural, Reproductive Health & Wellbeing
• Range of Financial Health benefits with Salary Continuance Insurance, Salary Packaging, Discounts at over 400 retailers and access to discounted hotels
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans tailored to your individual needs and aspirations, access eligibility to education assistance and one paid annual professional membership
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market

Reporting to the Technical Director of Studies within Minerals & Metals you will join an Australia wide team that is based in Brisbane. You will work collaboratively across a diverse range of engineering packages from conceptual studies through to EPCM delivery for local & international developments.

As part of the Studies team, you will be integral to the development and exploration of the global economies advanced Minerals and Metals projects, delivering technical guidance on conceptual studies through to feasibility assessment.

You will thrive on the challenge of partnering with our clientele, leading engineering study execution (concept to PFS/DFS), be responsible for developing and driving compliance and execution of Woods study management process, while collaborating with engineering and project delivery on key deliverables and proposal requirements.

At Wood you will join an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

You will be an Australian citizen or hold Permanent Residency (PR) enabling you to work lawfully in Australia. If you have an independent visa application in progress, you are also encouraged to apply.

With relevant qualifications in either Metallurgy / Chemical / Mechanical / Electrical engineering, you will also have:

• Excellent client relationship management skills
• Proven experience managing engineering studies for both Greenfields and Brownfields mining projects, with an understanding of full life cycle mining operations
• Proven leadership managing multiple discipline teams within a matrix structured EPCM environment
• In-depth technical knowledge of process plant design, construction, commissioning and operation and associated infrastructure
• Excellent analytical, literacy and numerical skills with proven experience developing proposals, budgets and schedules for new studies
• Ability to manage risk consistent with technical and commercial requirements

Desirable:

Ideally you will have proven experience working as a Study Manager with 15+ years industry experience in mining and mineral processing on major projects. Alternatively, you may have established a successful career with exposure to full life cycle project management / study management in the mining industry, across copper / gold / nickel / lithium commodities, and you are ready to build your career in studies.

What will set you apart will be your previous experience working in a similar client facing Study Manager role working within the Australian Minerals & Metals industry.

It takes a diverse and inclusive community of inquisitive minds to unlock tomorrow’s solutions to the world’s most critical challenges. Wood encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

If you are a Senior Study Manager / Study Manager looking to take on a key role within Brisbane office - apply today!

Shortlisting will commence immediately.