Engineer Principal Project

Job Title: Engineer: Principal Project

Division: Weir Minerals

Location: Alrode

Onsite

Purpose of Role: The Principal Project Engineer is responsible for the technical and project execution delivery of capital project orders and contracts from initiation through to close-out. The role ensures that projects are delivered in line with contractual scope schedule cost quality safety and governance requirements with a strong focus on engineering excellence project controls and customer satisfaction.

Why choose Weir:

Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing quickly adapting and continually finding better faster more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. Its a big challenge but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges explore new areas learn progress and excel. Best of all there is no set path that our people must take. Instead everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming inclusive place where each individuals contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

Safety & Governance:

• Demonstrate 100% commitment to zero harm behaviours actively supporting the development of a world-class safety culture.
• Ensure full compliance with Weir policies project governance frameworks and standard operating procedures.

Customer & Stakeholder Management:

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with customers suppliers contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Partake in engagements on technical and commercial matters including site visits and customer meetings where applicable.
• Ensure clear structured communication through defined project communication plans.
• Manage customer interactions professionally resolving technical and delivery issues in line with contractual commitments.

Project & Contract Execution:

• Execute capital project orders from initiation to close-out excluding pre-feasibility and feasibility study phases.
• Develop own and maintain the project execution plan including scope definition milestones schedules and resource requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs across engineering planning manufacturing supply chain site services and suppliers.
• Ensure project delivery within approved scope budget and schedule parameters.

Project Management Excellence:

• Apply recognised project management frameworks and best practices to manage scope cost schedule risk quality and change.
• Establish monitor and report on project performance metrics to ensure achievement of business and customer outcomes.
• Manage project risks issues and change control processes escalating where senior management intervention is required.

Technical & Engineering Delivery:

• Lead and coordinate the development of technical solutions in line with customer requirements and engineering standards.
• Ensure design integrity constructability and alignment with project scope and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate quality management activities in accordance with the project Quality Management Plan.

Financial Commercial & Reporting Accountability:

• Monitor and control project costs forecasts and cash flow in collaboration with project controls and finance functions.
• Accountable for achieving project milestones and cash collection targets in close coordination with the Project Controller/Administrator.
• Ensure contractual change is managed documented approved and implemented in line with governance requirements.

Project Close-Out:

• Ensure all contractual deliverables are achieved and accepted by the customer.
• Manage project handover documentation and close-out activities.
• Manage change control processes ensuring timely identification evaluation approval and implementation of variations.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.

• PMP Certification or equivalent project management qualification (preferred).
• Qualification or experience in Engineering and/or Technology Management is advantageous.

• 6 - 8 years experience in project execution within an engineering project-house or PMO environment.
• Minimum 5 years proven project management experience managing projects from initiation to close-out (small medium and large-scale).
• Experience in mineral processing equipment process plant or material handling environments.
• Demonstrated experience working within contractual and governance-driven project environments.

Technical & Professional Skills:

• Strong analytical problem-solving and root-cause analysis capability.
• Excellent interpersonal presentation and communication skills across multiple stakeholder levels.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet firm deadlines.
• High attention to detail manage difficult customers and ability to perform under pressure.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; SAP system experience advantageous.

Additional Requirements:

• Valid Drivers Licence
• Willingness to travel to customer and project sites as required

Founded in 1871 Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weirs technology our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir please visit ourCareer Page andLinkedIn Life Page.

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation veteran status disability age or any other legally protected status.

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