Mining Technology Development Consultant, Digital

Digital Mining Innovation - Management Consultant
Worley Consulting Group
Phoenix, Arizona

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Worley Consulting is a global group of consultants, scientists, engineers, and digital experts dedicated to solving the world's critical infrastructure, environmental, energy, and resource challenges.

We partner with our customers to find solutions that create value over the life of their assets. We implement new technologies to run assets more efficiently, secure and safeguard social license, support local communities, and accelerate the energy transition.

We evaluate options and identify opportunities and risks to support our customers' decision making. We assist with asset strategy and selection, business case preparation, concept and feasibility studies, technology evaluation, energy strategies and asset operational excellence.

Purpose of the Role:

Mining Innovation is to lead and accelerate the adoption of digital technologies and innovative solutions within the mining sector. This individual will drive transformation by assessing technology readiness, scaling advancements, and optimizing operations to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and competitiveness. Their work will bridge the gap between current mining practices and cutting-edge technologies, ensuring the organization remains at the forefront of industry innovation.

Overall Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities

Technical Expertise and Thought Leadership:

• Detail orientated with significant consulting experience and proven network.
• Strong self-starter, entrepreneurial mindset and motivated.
• Practical consulting experience - including scoping, selling, and delivery.
• Experience in mining sector (surface / underground) is a must.
• Critical thinking, analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills including ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, produce concise reports and presentations appropriate for all levels (from project management to C-level).
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multicultural environment.
• Desire to expand role and be adaptable to client's needs.
• Assists, and later, leads the preparation of proposals, execution plans and budgets.
• Supports a continuous improvement culture and identifies gaps, develops work processes, tools, and methodologies to drive productivity and growth.
• Manages one or more client relationships.
• Generates business opportunities.
• Drives business and Worley pull-through opportunities through the organization.
• Takes the lead to identify and develop new services to meet changing customer needs.
• Uses an understanding of clients' changing business environments to develop new services.
• Presents solutions in terms of incremental economic value and competitive advantage to clients.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on best practices for digital transformation and technology integration in mining.
• Evaluate the financial, environmental, and operational impacts of proposed innovations.
• Assess the current state of digital infrastructure and recommend improvements tailored to the organization's needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify innovation opportunities and deploy cutting-edge technologies.
• Develop and implement strategies for scaling digital and technological readiness across mining operations.

Leadership:

• Takes ownership for project success: delivery of target quality, cost management and customer satisfaction.
• Proactively builds a knowledge base of tools and methodologies to drive productivity and growth.
• Lead role in work process improvement.
• Models' safety excellence; proactive in identification of and closure to gaps.

Team Collaboration and Supervision:

• Effectively communicates (verbal and written) expertise to peers and customers and facilitates communications across multi-party activities; helps others develop these skills.
• Leads post-project audits, translating key lessons into improvement actions.
• Organizes and leads company meetings with customers.
• Leverages and helps develop the diverse background and skills of people for the attainment of company goals.
• Plans and executes projects through teamwork with other departments and with outside organizations.
• Identifies gaps and builds an environment which has readily accessible knowledge and continuous learning.
• Mentors and assists with career development of junior consultants.

Technical Excellence:

• Has appropriate level of technical knowledge and industry insight to be able to lead discussions with clients.
• Presents technical papers and publishes articles.
• Able to translate customer needs and strategies into project definition with objectives and constraints.
• Strengths on one or many of the following areas: autonomous mobile fleet, robotics, data analytics across mining value chain, IIoT and machine learning / artificial intelligence.

* Travel as required for various field programs.

Qualifications

Professional Experience:

• Minimum of 10+ years industry experience.
• Experience at a top tier or boutique consulting firm, Big 4 or through an 'in-house' consulting / business development role.

Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Commitment:

• Ensure that HSE requirements are documented and understood by all project participants.
• Compliance with HSE procedures.

Results-Oriented and Accountability:

• Achieves results set by self and others, meeting timelines, and pushing for stretch goals, reflecting Worley's commitment to delivering value over the life of assets.
• Demonstrates accountability for work produced, ensuring it is "right the first time," in line with Worley's promise to be the industry's straight-talking partner.

Additional Information:

Worley Consulting offers an excellent remuneration & benefits package, a friendly, professional, dynamic and flexible work environment along with the opportunity to develop your career prospects locally and internationally.

We strive to be an industry leader in health, safety and environmental performance. Our vision is to achieve zero harm to people and assets, and zero environmental incidents. We select people who share our values, beliefs and commitment to this vision and who demonstrate the expected behaviors, competencies and performance associated with their prospective roles within the company.

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.

Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Worley Group is an equal opportunity employer.