About The Role

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

Our Mining & Metals group is a leader in future-led end to end mining solutions and delivery of services to our clients. We specialise in delivering comprehensive and tailored solutions for the mining industry. Our team manages and executes large-scale capital projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and safety and leave a lasting positive legacy in the communities we engage with.

What you’ll do

This role is ideally suited to an experienced Project Manager with a strong technical background and a passion for front-end project development.

You'll work closely with mining clients, technical leads and project teams to define study scopes, manage budgets and schedules, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and ensure high-quality outcomes that support major investment decisions.

Lead the planning and delivery of mining studies ranging from concept and scoping studies through to pre-feasibility and feasibility phases, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule and within budget.
Establish and manage study scope, schedules, budgets, resourcing plans and project governance requirements, maintaining a strong focus on commercial performance and client outcomes.
Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering, technical and project delivery teams, providing leadership and direction throughout the study lifecycle.
Act as the primary point of contact for clients, building trusted relationships and providing regular updates on study progress, risks, opportunities and key decisions.
Facilitate project workshops, risk reviews, value engineering sessions and stakeholder engagement activities to support successful study outcomes.
Manage project controls including change management, forecasting, risk management, reporting and financial performance.
Lead project governance activities, including stage-gate reviews, executive reporting and quality assurance processes.

About you

Proven experience managing engineering projects, studies or multidisciplinary programs within the mining and resources sector.
Demonstrated success delivering studies from concept through to feasibility, with responsibility for scope, budget, schedule and stakeholder management.
Strong knowledge of project management principles, study delivery methodologies and engineering consulting environments.
Well-developed commercial acumen, including project forecasting, risk management and financial performance management.
Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and build long-term partnerships.
Background in mining, minerals processing, infrastructure or sustaining capital projects, gained within consulting, owner-side or EPCM environments.
Excellent communication, leadership and facilitation skills, with the ability to navigate competing priorities and drive alignment across teams.
Degree qualification in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.

Why WSP?

You'll join a team delivering studies and projects across commodities, processing plants, materials handling systems, infrastructure and sustaining capital programs. With access to major mining clients and technically complex work, you'll have the opportunity to influence project outcomes from the earliest stages and help shape the future of the mining industry.

Enjoy a diverse pipeline of work across multiple commodities and project types
Thrive in a flexible, supportive and high-performing team environment
Join a business committed to technical excellence, innovation and sustainable project delivery
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
Option to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave annually
Salary packaging options, including novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions