Principal Consultant (Project Evaluation)

SRK Consulting is an international independent employee-owned consulting practice, providing integrated consulting services to the resource sector.

Principal Consultant (Project Evaluation)

We are looking for a mining industry specialist with demonstratable leadership, financial acumen and business development skills to join our Sydney Technical Advisory team, where you will use your experience to consult on a range of exploration, development and mining projects for Australian and international clients supported by Senior and Principal Consultants.

The Role

Professionally, you will be consulting on a range of commodities, geographies and project evaluation areas, providing input into mergers, acquisitions, takeovers, insolvency and arbitration / litigation for our established clientele of global producers, mid-tiers and junior explorers as well as Australian and international stock exchanges, investors, financiers, accounting and legal advisors. You will also be actively participating in internal strategic planning, business development and marketing to promote our Technical Advisory capabilities, whilst collaborating with technically talented colleagues across various disciplines and in developing and supporting initiatives and capabilities nationally.

A working knowledge of the Australian mineral reporting framework, an established network of contacts in the mining industry (including exploration, mining, financial, legal and accounting advisors), strong verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal capabilities are essential for success in this role.

Personally, you will join a diverse and passionate organisation where you can drive your learning and really shape your future. We are passionate about providing a culture that promotes career growth and personal development, innovation and out of the box thinking, and providing a safe environment where you have the space to develop and test your ideas.

Our successful candidate will be based out of our Sydney office.

In a typical week you could expect to participate in:

• Management and preparation of technical assessment reports and mineral asset valuations,
• Evaluation and technical analysis of mineral projects for due diligence purposes, scenario design and techno-economic modelling in support of scoping to definitive feasibility studies,
• Analysis of project technical drivers (including costs, budgets and forecasts), 
• Internal peer review,
• Delivering high-quality proposals and technical reports,
• Providing optimal solutions and decision support services to management and clients
• Expert witness representation.

Our successful candidate will have:

• Tertiary qualification in either Geology, Mine Engineering, Metallurgy [KP2] [GM3] or related subjects; with a relevant post graduate studies or professional experience in Commerce, Finance, or Economics.
• Strong financial skills, demonstrated business acumen and proficiency in the “business of mining”.
• Experience in a consulting environment with a demonstratable track record of establishing and maintaining a client base and building teams
• Strong knowledge of project evaluation, due diligence and mineral asset valuation.
• Experience in geostatistical analysis, geological modelling and Mineral Resource estimation.
• Professional registration required to sign-off as a Specialist on VALMIN Code Technical Assessment and/or Valuation reports, supported by adequate experience across a range of commodities.
• Proactive with enthusiasm for business development and growth.
• Confidence in using different technologies, and the ability to upskill on new systems quickly
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare high quality technical reports in English for a range of audiences
• Australian Resident or existing Working Visa
• Willingness to travel (domestic/international and possibly to remote locations)

A career with us means you will experience:

• Technically interesting and challenging work within a non-hierarchical and diverse consultancy environment
• Diversity of projects and collaboration with other discipline areas to develop your skills and experience
• Mentoring by colleagues who are global leaders in their fields
• Professional development, flexible work and educational support opportunities
• Opportunities for domestic and international travel, including site visits or secondments to one of our global offices
• A competitive salary with an opportunity to purchase shares in the company at both the local and global level; we are an independent organisation owned by current employees

If you have any queries about this opportunity please direct enquiries to the SRK People team on 0892882000 or email us at hrperth@srk.com.au. All discussions are strictly confidential. Whilst we thank recruiters for their interest, we request to not be contacted regarding filling this role.

Please note that only applications received through our recruitment system (Employment Hero) will be considered.