Principal Engineer - Maintenance and Infrastructure — Perth CBD, Perth

About the Role We are seeking a Principal Engineer – Maintenance and Infrastructure to join our Advisory Division. The role is primarily responsible for providing consulting services to our clients and requires extensive experience in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Projects and Maintenance roles. Experience as a Project Manager or senior operational maintenance roles in the mining industry, financial modelling skills or in Lenders Engineering would be highly regarded. The successful candidate will have on-site experience on mines in maintenance, mine infrastructure and/or projects, while prior exposure to a consulting environment would be advantageous. This role will allow the successful candidate to rapidly gain experience across numerous studies and types of mining while working with a team of leading specialists in all aspects of the mining value chain. An interest in working on global projects and assignments is key to this role along with a willingness to collaborate with Clients and colleagues from varied cultural backgrounds. This is a permanent, full-time role, preferably based out of our Perth office. Irregular domestic and international travel is a requirement of this role. RPMGlobal Advisory is soon to be acquired by SLR Consulting Australia. This role will be transitioned to SLR Consulting as part of the divestment of RPMGlobal Advisory Services. Key Responsibilities Global consulting projects such as pre-feasibility studies, technical reports, due diligences and Lenders Engineering. Ensure client requirements are adequately defined and recorded. Verify the scope of work and deliver outcomes on time. Develop qualified leads and follow up on potential opportunities. Proposal planning and preparation. Contribution to technical development within the company. Working efficiently and effectively as a technical expert, Project Manager or Project Director as required. Collaborating with clients from project kick-off to delivery, maintaining regular follow-up engagement. Preparing and reviewing project reports as well as presenting key outcomes to clients. Maintaining a broad professional network within the mining industry to consolidate and expand RPM’s client relationships. About You Tertiary Qualification in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering. Is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (“RPEQ”) or is eligible and willing to work towards obtaining RPEQ status. Experience in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Lenders Engineering, Project Management, Mine Infrastructure and Maintenance roles. Experience in senior roles in Projects and/or Maintenance in the mining industry is required. Budgeting and Planning or Financial modelling skills would be highly regarded. Experience in the mining industry composed of onsite and consulting roles. High performance, technically strong, self-motivated individual. Extensive periods ideally at multiple mine sites in technical or operational roles. Have experience contributing to a broad range of project or operational reporting documentation i.e. reports, feasibility studies, etc. The ability to communicate complex solutions to a variety of customer stakeholders, from technical to non-technical. Strong command of the English language in both verbal and written form. Willingness to learn. Must be legally entitled to work in Australia. Post-graduate qualifications in business studies or similar is advantageous.