Lead Trend Engineer

Requisition ID: 287872

• Relocation Authorized: None
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
• Work Location: Brisbane, QLD

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Project Overview:

The Ar Rjum Project comprises a green field gold project with three open pit mining operations with associated waste dumps and ore stockpile, a processing plant, tailings management facilities, and supporting infrastructure including water supply, power supply, maintenance facilities, offices, temporary and permanent accommodation village. The Project is situated within the Central Arabian Gold Region, approximately 200 km north-east of Taif towards Riyadh and about 26 km South of Al Mouwayh, which is a small town situated on the Jeddah – Riyadh highway. A desert track connects Al Mouwayh to the Project site.

Bechtel has been awarded the Ar Rjum gold project feasibility study update and related works by Ma'aden, Saudi Arabia's state-owned mining company. The scope will include updating the existing design capacity from 6 Mtpa to 8 Mtpa and preparing for execution, which is anticipated to kick off execution in 2025. This role will be based in Australia initially and must be willing to mobilise to the work site in Saudi Arabia on an 8 week on / 2 week off

Job Summary:

As the Lead Trend Engineer you will be responsible for the overall management of the project trend program, including but not limited to the management of the trend register, coordination of trend development, running of project trend meetings and loading of completed trends into EcoSys.

Major Responsibilities:

• Day to day management of the trend program. Point of Contact for whole of project in trend initiation
• Coordinate development of trend quantities and inputs with the trend and package owners
• Estimation of trend cost / hours impacts
• Cost code trends and load into EcoSys
• Manage trend dashboard and run weekly project trend meeting
• Contribute to monthly cost reporting

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Project/Construction Management or related fields (or international equivalent) and years of relevant experience; alternatively, 12-14 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Proficiency in using PC operating systems and multi discipline specific software applications (EcoSys, PowerBI, Microsoft applications). Skilled in oral and written communication, with demonstrated ability to present Project Controls information to management/client. Demonstrated skill in identifying, analysing, and solving problems.

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