Area Manager

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

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.

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will join a high-performing and established team of engineers and other professionals at our centrally located Perth CBD office.

 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:

• Drive the successful delivery and completion of a non-process infrastructure (NPI) project for a tier 1 mining client.
• Develop project goals and objectives by preparing management plans and milestones.
• Control the financial management of the project by overseeing budget expenditure, conducting regular reviews against the plan and budget, and taking corrective actions as required.
• Develop, manage, and control project schedules, reporting on progress, developing mitigation strategies, and ensuring all areas under management are scheduled and maintained in accordance with project and client procedures.
• Ensure the project complies with regulatory, governance, and community requirements.
• Manage risks, issues, and changes that may arise within your area, and ensure that risk mitigation strategies are in place and any potential impacts are minimized.
• Establish and maintain effective communication and collaboration with all project stakeholders, including the client, contractors, and internal teams.
• Ensure robust reporting frameworks are established and maintained to assist decision-making, including reporting on project progress and stage assessments, and measuring and reporting on progress against the project plan.

About You

You’re likely to be an Area Manager with extensive experience overseeing NPI projects and are a team player with excellent stakeholder engagement and leadership abilities. In addition, you will bring the following skills and attributes:

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including a minimum of three years of project management and leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of NPI projects through the full project lifecycle from studies through to execution.
• Technical experience with NPI projects containing access roads, workshops (heavy and light vehicle), warehouses, office buildings, fuel farms, power, water, and communications facilities.
• Experience in managing design development and option analysis, coordinating engineering teams, and developing cost estimates and schedules.
• Proven project management skills and demonstrated ability to deliver work within the agreed budget, timeframe, and client requirements.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with key external clients and other key stakeholders.
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

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.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. 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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