Commissioning Manager

Our Rare Earths deposit in Mt Weld, Western Australia, is acknowledged as one of the highest-grade Rare Earths mines in the world and we operate the world’s largest single Rare Earths processing plant in Malaysia - so you are joining a unique team As a team member you will be contributing to the sustainable supply of rare earths metals which are used in oil & gas, electric vehicles, and wind turbines.

Lynas is embarking on a $500m expansion in Western Australia to expand the capacity at the Mt Weld mine and concentration plant to meet accelerating market demand for rare earth minerals. This provides an opportunity for an experienced Commissioning Manager to drive the successful commissioning of the concentration plant in stages through the next year and a quarter. In this key appointment towards ensuring project success, you will be ensuring that the plant is successively commissioned from handover from construction at notice of energisation, through functional testing, system/no load testing, process/load commissioning including the introduction of fluids/ore, and performance testing and ramp up with operations at the helm.

The challenges ahead on this new 1.3mtpa plant, with 8% REE ore include commissioning of the ROM, crushing, materials handling, stockpiling/reclaim, grinding, floatation, regrind to 8 micron, thickening, filtration, concentrate loadout into containers, significant reagent facilities, neutralisation, desalination, 90% water reclaim and recycling, tailings, HV, MV & LV electrical, controls whilst interfacing with an existing operational plant ensuring controls are implemented towards controlling 0.7pH slurries, H2SO4 and HF gas scrubbing when the Apatite ores are introduced. The project is delivered progressively in stages, hence construction, commissioning and operations will at times be concurrent.

You will be supported by a strong Lynas led Integrated Management Team, an eager engineering service provider, an already implemented Omega 365 completions system, and Tier 1 and 2 contractors already well progressed in the construction phases (but much still to be completed).

This is a fixed term 12 Month contract, fly in/fly out (FIFO) position from Perth to Mt Weld (Laverton) on a 14/7 roster, and/or 8/6 roster.

**As a highly valued member of the Lynas Rare Earths team, you will**:

- Be responsible for commissioning activities from Construction Verification up to the completion of Stage 4 & Support to Operation Manager from Stage 5.
- Direct resources to ensure compliance with established procedures and the commissioning schedule.
- Responsible for the interrogation of construction verification deliverables to ensure that equipment is ready for Energisation and Commissioning to commence.
- Management of the Commissioning team and ensuring all Commissioning activities are completed in a correct, safe, and systematic manner as per the Commissioning schedule.
- Identify & confirm the resource requirements for Isolation/Permit Officers for Commissioning.
- Ensure that the NOE and Energisation requirements are well understood and managed.
- Be familiar with the Omega PIM 365 CCMS setup including a detailed understanding of its use.
- Refining the Commissioning objectives in the establishment of the key Areas, Systems, Sub-Systems and Tags.
- Scheduling all Commissioning activities into a logical sequence consistent with completion activities.
- Establishing and defining the key procedures and milestones within the commissioning process.
- Establishing and defining the key deliverables required in the Completions handover process.
- Actively participating and enforcing safety management systems.
- Tracking and ensuring that all Commissioning records are fully documented.
- Ensuring site Commissioning Inductions are conducted by HSE and that all persons participating in Commissioning activities are correctly trained/inducted including all members of the Principals Commissioning team; and
- Interface with the vendors, operations & contractors effectively.

**What you will bring to the team**:

- Engineering degree in Metallurgy, Chemical, Process, Electrical and/or Mechanical.
- Prior experience in Concentration and/or Resource Process Plant commissioning as a manager within Australia or for Australian Engineering or Construction firms.
- Demonstrated capability and reputation towards driving a commissioning process systematically, safely and effectively whilst mitigating the risks (Cost/Time/Quality/Risk/Safety).
- Highly developed interpersonal skills for interacting with stakeholders, contractors and team members.
- High level of dedication, creating a proactive, productive culture
- Able to work independently, driven towards completing the functional and performance requirements of establishing a Minerals Processing Facility.
- Ability to prioritize and deliver project outcomes to timelines and under pressure.
- Computer literacy with respect to skill in MS Projects, Completions Syste