Senior Project Manager-Mining, Minerals & Metals

Job Description - Senior Project Manager-Mining, Minerals & Metals (MES0023)Management Level : Senior Manager :

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

This position is based onsite at our Mesa, AZ office.

Summary

The Senior Project Manager provides strategic leadership and direction for the successful delivery of mining study projects, ensuring alignment with Worley’s policies, client expectations, and contractual commitments. This role manages all phases of project execution—from early conceptual studies to detailed feasibility—while ensuring technical excellence, safety, and financial performance.

With deep knowledge of mining project delivery, the Senior Project Manager drives study quality, fosters strong client relationships, and builds high-performing multidisciplinary teams. This role plays a key part in advancing Worley’s Mining, Minerals & Metals (MMM) business by delivering value-driven solutions and enhancing early-phase project development capabilities.

Purpose

To lead complex and high-impact projects that support client and business objectives across the mining, minerals, and metals sectors. The Senior Project Manager oversees small to medium projects—or components of large and mega projects—with moderate to high risk, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, technical standards, and stakeholder expectations. The role also contributes to business development through proposal management and strategic pursuits.

Responsibilities

Project Leadership

• Define and manage project scope, objectives, schedule, productivity, and budget.
• Oversee the execution of studies and projects to ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and customer requirements.
• Coordinate multidiscipline teams and resources to achieve project goals efficiently.

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

Technical & Quality Oversight

Financial Management

Execution Planning & Performance

Customer & Stakeholder Management

Risk & Opportunity Management

Key Competencies

Health & Safety – Leads by example in maintaining and promoting a strong safety culture.

Leadership – Inspires and motivates multidisciplinary, multicultural teams to achieve performance excellence.

Technical Expertise – Demonstrates strong knowledge of study execution and project delivery processes within the mining, minerals, and metals sectors.

Financial Acumen – Skilled in project cost control, forecasting, and financial performance optimization.

Execution & Performance – Proven ability to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to scope while maintaining quality standards.

Communication & Collaboration – Clear, confident communicator who fosters transparent and effective communication across teams and with clients.

Customer Focus – Builds enduring client relationships through proactive engagement and consistent delivery of value.

Risk Management – Proactively identifies and mitigates risks while capitalizing on opportunities to improve outcomes.

What You Will Bring

Required Qualifications & Experience

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

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