Job Description
Join us as the Engineering Manager where you will lead, manage and coordinate the engineering function for the Woodsmith Project to ensure the efficient delivery of an integrated design which meets Anglo American standards and the Woodsmith Project’s functional requirements. You will report to the Woodsmith Study Director and lead a team of discipline engineers.
Your duties will include:
Safety & Health
* Oversee consistent application of Safety & Health principles in all discipline interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
* Ensure safety in design and alignment with risk management principles.
* Safety in Design: Champion the application of Inherently Safer Design (ISD) and Design for Sustainability (D4S) principles; maintain a project-specific DFS&S Register and report performance indicators.
Leadership and Management
* Responsible for the oversight of multiple project design scopes of work, through the co-ordination of activities relating to engineering, supply chain, construction and commissioning of the project.
* Manage a multi-disciplinary engineering team in the achievement of delivering milestones.
* Visibly demonstrate SHE leadership in the course of all engagements, incorporating applicable SHE considerations into design and delivery of work and actively engage in Visible Felt Leadership interactions as appropriate.
* Provide engineering governance aligned with EMG §3.7, ensuring all stage deliverables meet ICbS and PMF quality gate requirements. Lead value engineering, design reviews, and change management control processes.
General
* Manage scope, quality, cost and schedule associated with EPCM and SME engineering delivery.
* Coordinate with the Crop Nutrients Operations team and Anglo American Group Technical functions to incorporate operability and maintainability requirements in designs
* Work closely with engineering and construction partners to deliver and/or review/approve designs to meet the Project’s schedule and design requirements
* Collaborate with the Owners team project managers and EPCM to expediently resolve technical challenges during the design, execution and commissioning of the Project.
* Accountable for implementing the Anglo American Engineering Management, Quality Management, Engineering for permitting and Design for Safety & Sustainability guidelines, ensuring engineering governance, risk management, and compliance across all project phases.
* Ensure that comprehensive quality assurance programs are implemented throughout all engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness activities to guarantee that facilities are designed and built in full compliance with the required technical, safety, and quality standards. Maintain seamless integration and coordination between engineering, construction, procurement, commissioning, and operations by managing interface registers, verifying alignment across all project functions, and ensuring full traceability of technical and design decisions throughout the project lifecycle.
People & Teams
* Create a purpose-led, high-performing culture within the discipline that is aligned with the company values, is inclusive and promotes diversity.
* Lead effective employee & contractor management processes for the discipline.
* Drive people development within discipline
o Ensure all members within the discipline have the knowledge and skills to perform their roles.
o Identify knowledge and skill gaps and provide development activities and coaching.
o Identify potential of employees once removed (as MOR) and ensure development succession planning is in place for critical roles.
Qualifications
* Minimum 20 years’ experience in engineering leadership roles, experience on major underground mining and process infrastructure engineering projects, with proven delivery of feasibility through execution under EPCM and Owner’s Team frameworks.
* Registered with a recognized engineering intitule as a professional / charted engineer.
* Proven track record with extensive experience, in large, complex underground mining projects.
* Mentor discipline leads and fosters technical excellence through structured competency development, coaching, and assurance reviews. Promote a culture of continuous improvement aligned with Quality KPIs and DFS&S learning cycles.
Additional Information
Technical Knowledge & Skills
* Extensive knowledge of international standards and best practices in mining.
* Demonstrated experience in a senior leadership role within a technical environment, including the coordination of knowledge sharing across disciplines.
* Demonstrated knowledge of construction in a mining environment.
* Lead detailed engineering design delivery across multiple locations. Global engineering teams.
* Lead technical discussions to ensure the integration of designs decisions across multiple work areas.
* Implement and maintain a Project Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with AA-PD-PM-GU-0009; ensure quality planning, control, and non-conformance management throughout all engineering deliverables.
* Responsible for development, approval, and maintenance of key engineering governance documents including the Engineering Management Plan (EMP), Basis of Design (BoD), Design Criteria, and the Design Review Plan. Need to know about EMP and its implications
* Able to review theadoption of Digital Engineering (BIM/4D/VR) and integrated data environments for design reviews, constructability, and lifecycle traceability per EMG §3.7.9 and DFS&S §6
* Establish and maintain a lessons-learned program to capture and apply design and construction learnings to typical standards and future stages, ensuring continuous improvement in safety and sustainability performance.
Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer.
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