VP Studies

The VP - Studies will lead the development and delivery of an integrated Feasibility Study for the Woodsmith Project that meets the Investment Criteria by Stages (ICBS) requirements and enhances the projects business case. This includes ensuring technical robustness commercial viability and strategic alignment to support a confident Final Investment Decision (FID).

Your duties will include: 

• Finalise trade off studies required to confirm the single alternative development case to be taken into the feasibility phase.
• Establish and manage high-level relationships with selected EPCM service provider and SME engineers.
• Oversee the development of project design engineering to feasibility level in line with relevant standards and addressing the future operations functional requirements.
• Plan and coordinate early procurement and the mobilisation of early construction works required to protect the project schedule.
• Ensure that all land access and commercial arrangements required for execution of the project are in place and major permits are approved prior to FID enabling seamless transition into execution.
• Coordinate inputs into ongoing dynamic simulation through the study to ensure the project can deliver planned production and shipping volumes.
• Lead the development of a class 2 capital estimate (as per Anglo American capital estimating standard) including quantitative risk analysis.
• Ensure the development of an integrated and resource loaded project execution schedule and ensure high quality project execution plan is developed and informs the schedule.
• Drive the early involvement of contractors and vendors in design and execution planning to improve execution predictability.
• Manage feasibility study to the preapproved budget ensuring financial discipline transparency and alignment with investment governance.
• Coordinate Group Investment Assurance (GIA) reviews ensuring readiness and alignment with governance requirements.
• Monitor capital and schedule trends proactively manage the business case value levers through the study to ensure potential deviations are identified early and mitigated and opportunities to enhance the Business case are captured.

Qualifications :

Formal qualifications:

• An undergraduate qualification (Bachelors / Honours degree or equivalent) in a relevant technical discipline
• A postgraduate qualification (Masters / Doctoral degree or equivalent) in a relevant technical discipline OR a proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity.

Role-specific knowledge:

• Proven ability to understand and be able to synthesise cross-functional information from functions (This will include geology mine engineering processing operations dynamic operations modelling maintenance engineering project execution commissioning information technology permitting environmental social political land legal human resources supply chain and security)
• Overall project management of a large and complex study
• Proven ability work within and understand other cultures
• Ability to challenge the status quo drive innovation and hold large cross functional teams accountable for results and recommendations that drive critical project milestones
• Ability to communicate complex information in varying forms (verbal presentation report) to audiences ranging from technical team members to CEOs
• Strong ability to lead and set vision and direction for individual evaluations
• A proven track record managing multidisciplinary project teams
• Ability to lead and motivate diverse cross functional team members from different cultures think innovatively execute projects communicate effectively and deliver results.
• Proven ability to justify budget execute and manage large programs

• Significant proof of leadership and practical experience in Project Management concepts and principles and the application thereof in a technical environment.
• Technical experience in one or more relevant technical disciplines (e.g. Mining Engineering Project Management Geosciences or Processing) would be an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in a senior people leadership role within a technical environment including the coordination of knowledge sharing across a discipline managing workload and reviewing the work of others to ensure consistency with task requirements.

Safety:

• Provides consistent outstanding behaviour in relation to safety practices with a deep understanding of the importance of safety

Additional Information :

Regular international and local travel will be required.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time