Job Description
About This Role
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Join a major owner's team leading the design, planning and technical governance of a large-scale tailings storage facility. This role will oversee annual wall raise programs, manage external design consultants and drive long-term asset strategy, ensuring safe, compliant and practical engineering outcomes for a critical operational asset, with occasional site travel to Gladstone.
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Lead the development and delivery of annual wall raise design packages for a major residue management facility.
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Provide technical leadership across civil, geotechnical, earthworks and water management disciplines.
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Manage external engineering consultants, ensuring scope, schedule, budget and quality outcomes are achieved.
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Oversee design assurance, technical governance and independent verification processes.
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Develop and maintain long-term infrastructure and wall raise strategies.
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Coordinate geotechnical investigations, technical studies and specialist engineering inputs.
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Ensure designs are safe, compliant, practical and aligned with operational requirements.
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Support business case development, capital planning and funding submissions.
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Identify and manage technical risks, opportunities and change control activities.
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Manage design schedules, budgets and performance reporting.Work closely with operations, engineering, project delivery and water management teams.
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Provide technical recommendations and updates to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
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Drive continuous improvement across design, planning and asset management processes.
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Requirements
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Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
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Extensive experience in civil infrastructure, mining, dams, tailings, residue management or bulk earthworks projects.
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Strong background in design management, technical governance and engineering assurance.
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Proven experience managing engineering consultants and multidisciplinary design teams.
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Experience overseeing studies, investigations and design development programs.
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Strong understanding of risk management, compliance and engineering standards.
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Experience developing project scopes, schedules, cost estimates and funding submissions.
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Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
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Ability to influence outcomes across operational, technical and project teams.
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RPEQ accreditation or eligibility highly regarded.
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Experience within an owner's team environment will be highly regarded
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Benefits
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Super paid on all hours worked
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Weekly pay
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Salary sacrificing
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Adhoc trips to Gladstone
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Brunel is proud to be equal chance employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.

📌 Project Lead - Civil Design (Queensland)
🏢 Brunel
📍 Queensland