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Project Controls Lead
Full Time
Job description
Our client seeks a Project Controls Lead for a Perth based role with ad hoc site visits, the role has the potential to be ongoing for the right candidate
Project Scope:
Construction and installation of non-process infrastructure (NPI) at an operating gold mine, including (but not limited to) camp expansions, administration buildings, workshops, warehouses, power generation/distribution upgrades, water supply systems, roads, and supporting civil/structural works.
Primary Purpose
The Project Controls Lead is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving the integrated project controls framework for the non-process infrastructure package. This role ensures accurate and timely forecasting, monitoring, reporting, and control of schedule, cost, risk, change, and performance across the entire project lifecycle (detailed design through commissioning and handover).
Key Responsibilities
Essential Qualifications & Experience
Preferred (but not mandatory)
Key Competencies
About us:
Zeal Personnel is a leading labour hire and recruitment company, operated by industry professionals with extensive experience who truly understand the unique demands of their clients.
Specialising in the Mining, Oil & Gas, Energy, and Infrastructure sectors, Zeal Personnel offers comprehensive, end-to-end solutions.
From management and engineering to skilled trades and administration positions, we cater to a broad spectrum of workforce needs, ensuring our clients have access to the best talent in the market.
We also prioritize diversity, fostering inclusive work environments that reflect the rich variety of backgrounds and perspectives in today's workforce
This role will not suit someone on a working holiday visa or looking for sponsorship
Project Scope:
Construction and installation of non-process infrastructure (NPI) at an operating gold mine, including (but not limited to) camp expansions, administration buildings, workshops, warehouses, power generation/distribution upgrades, water supply systems, roads, and supporting civil/structural works.
Primary Purpose
The Project Controls Lead is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving the integrated project controls framework for the non-process infrastructure package. This role ensures accurate and timely forecasting, monitoring, reporting, and control of schedule, cost, risk, change, and performance across the entire project lifecycle (detailed design through commissioning and handover).
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the Project Controls Plan and all supporting procedures (scheduling, cost control, progress measurement, risk, change management, document control, reporting).
- Lead the creation and ongoing management of the Level 3 baseline schedule (Primavera P6 or MS Project) incorporating engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities.
- Implement and manage an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) tailored to the NPI scope, including establishment of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), progress measurement rules, and quantity tracking.
- Produce accurate monthly cost and schedule forecasts, variance analysis, and recovery/mitigation plans.
- Chair regular progress review meetings with contractors, engineering teams, and owner's team.
- Oversee trend and change management processes; evaluate contractor change requests, prepare impact assessments, and maintain the change register.
- Establish and manage the project risk register; facilitate quantitative risk analysis (schedule & cost) using @Risk or Primavera Risk Analysis, update Monte Carlo simulations monthly.
- Coordinate the production of high-quality internal and external reporting (weekly dashboards, monthly executive reports, gate reviews, lender/investor reports if applicable).
- Manage the project controls team (planners, cost engineers, quantity surveyors, document controllers) and mentor junior staff.
- Ensure integration of contractor schedules and cost reports into the master project controls system.
- Drive schedule compression and cost-saving initiatives while maintaining safety and quality standards.
- Support claims analysis and dispute resolution when required.
- Ensure compliance with company governance, auditing requirements, and regulatory obligations.
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related discipline.
- Minimum 10-12 years of project controls experience, with at least 5 years in a Lead role on mining or heavy industrial projects valued >US$150M.
- Proven experience on gold mining projects (or similar bulk commodities) with significant non-process infrastructure scopes.
- Expert user of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project; advanced Excel skills (Power Query, Power Pivot); experience with Prism, Candy, or similar cost management tools is highly regarded.
- Strong background in Earned Value Management, quantitative risk analysis, and forensic schedule analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multi-disciplinary, multi-contractor environments in remote mine site locations (FIFO experience essential).
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred (but not mandatory)
- Postgraduate qualification or certification (PMP, AACE, PSP, CCP, PMI-RMP).
- Previous employment with Tier-1 mining owners or major EPCM contractors in Australia, Canada, West Africa, or South America.
- Exposure to Pronto, SAP, Prism G2, Acconex/Aconex, or similar enterprise systems.
Key Competencies
- Analytical thinking and attention to detail
- Proactive problem-solving and decision-making under pressure
- Strong commercial acumen
- Ability to influence without direct authority
- Commitment to safety and cultural awareness in a mining environment
About us:
Zeal Personnel is a leading labour hire and recruitment company, operated by industry professionals with extensive experience who truly understand the unique demands of their clients.
Specialising in the Mining, Oil & Gas, Energy, and Infrastructure sectors, Zeal Personnel offers comprehensive, end-to-end solutions.
From management and engineering to skilled trades and administration positions, we cater to a broad spectrum of workforce needs, ensuring our clients have access to the best talent in the market.
We also prioritize diversity, fostering inclusive work environments that reflect the rich variety of backgrounds and perspectives in today's workforce
This role will not suit someone on a working holiday visa or looking for sponsorship
Required skills
sap
scheduling
reporting
excel
mining
risk management
cost control
primavera p6
change management
microsoft project
workshops
power query
warehouses
monte carlo simulations
pronto
project controls
earned value management
progress measurement
document control
roads
water supply systems
work breakdown structure
power pivot
quantitative risk analysis
forensic schedule analysis
gold mining
non-process infrastructure
camp expansions
administration buildings
power generation/distribution upgrades
civil/structural works
level 3 baseline schedule
cost breakdown structure
@risk
primavera risk analysis
prism g2
acconex/aconex
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Company information
- Company
- Zeal Engineering
- Location
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Australia, Western Australia, Perth Region, Perth
Australia - Posted
- 9 months ago
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