About this role
Workplace Type: Onsite
Newmont produces metals the world needs - safely, responsibly and with care for people, communities and the environment. With a 100+ year history, we continue to shape the future of mining through innovation and strong operational performance. By joining our inclusive, world-class team, you can help shape the future of mining and make a meaningful difference.
Tanami is one of Australia's most remote and significant underground gold mines, located deep in the Tanami Desert of the Northern Territory. Operating on a fly-in, fly-out roster, Tanami offers the opportunity to work at a world-class operation supported by modern infrastructure and a highly skilled workforce.
The remote location fosters a strong sense of teamwork, resilience and camaraderie, with safety and mutual respect at the centre of everything we do. We are proud of our longstanding partnership with the Warlpiri people and our commitment to creating positive outcomes for the communities where we operate. Working at Tanami means tackling unique challenges, developing valuable skills and being part of a team committed to responsible mining, continuous improvement and shaping the future of the operation.
Your Contribution
As a Manager Sustaining Capital, you'll oversee the planning, development and safe delivery of sustaining capital projects, ensuring they meet strategic objectives, operational requirements, budgets and delivery commitments. You'll lead the site sustaining capital project pipeline from studies through execution, maintaining an integrated view of projects, risks and interfaces.
As Part of Our Team, You Will
- Lead the design, development and safe delivery of sustaining capital projects, managing the portfolio from studies through execution to achieve schedule, budget and operational requirements.
- Lead multidisciplinary project teams and manage contractors and business partners to safely deliver complex capital projects.
- Identify and manage operational, technical and safety risks, allocating people, funding and equipment appropriately and ensuring applicable regulatory requirements are met.
- Manage project scopes, objectives, budgets, forecasts and performance, using project data to identify risks, corrective actions and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with site and enterprise stakeholders to coordinate project interfaces, maintain alignment and provide clear visibility of project progress, risks and opportunities.
Prerequisites for Success in This Role
- A bachelor's degree in project management, engineering or a related field, together with considerable project experience gained through roles of increasing responsibility, ideally within the mining industry.
- Proven leadership experience delivering complex capital projects valued between $10 million and $300 million, with experience leading and developing teams.
- Advanced project management capability across project engineering, maintenance and construction, together with cost management, project controls and financial principles.
- Strong capability to engage, influence and resolve conflict with a range of stakeholders, including employees, contractors, regulators and communities.
- Knowledge of construction-related regulatory requirements, project stage-gate and study processes, mining processes and equipment, and health, safety, environment and sustainability requirements.
Your Work Environment
- This role is based at the Tanami Operation and is offered on a 8:6,8:6,4:3 roster, with FIFO available from Darwin, Alice Springs, Perth or Brisbane and accommodation provided in one of the site's two villages.
- You'll lead multidisciplinary project teams and work extensively with contractors and business partners while being a member of the site leadership team.
We invite women and applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply, particularly First Nations persons of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent. Newmont acknowledges First Nations People and respects their enduring connection to Country from which their culture, spirituality, and identity flow.
At Newmont, our people are our strength and we’re committed to a safe, inclusive and supportive workplace. If you’re passionate about doing work that matters, join Newmont and help shape the future of mining.
Learn more about our purpose and values: About Newmont
Hear from our people: Life at Newmont
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