Principal Senior Mechanical Engineer Concept Studies

Job Description - Principal Senior Mechanical Engineer Concept Studies (SPA000Y)

Company: Worley

Primary Location

Spain

Job

Mechanical

Schedule

Full-time

Employment Type: Employee

Job Level: Experienced

Job Posting

Feb 13, 2025

Unposting Date

Mar 15, 2025

Reporting Manager Title: Principal Process Engineer

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.

Benefits: This role can be delivered by hybrid working with regular time working from home balanced with attendance at our Madrid Office.

Role Context:

The Mining, Mineral and Battery Materials business is looking to employ a Principal Mechanical Engineer (Senior Mechanical Engineer) with sector-specific transferable skills to undertake a Concept studies/feasibilities studies role. This role supports small to large scale projects in a multi-discipline environment.

The person may be called upon to peer review Equipment Packages including all documentation as part of ongoing project delivery, input and guide on vendor design, supply and package management ensuring time, cost and quality.

The ideal candidate will be able to contribute to Layout, Design and Specification of mineral processing, metallurgical and hydrometallurgical processing facilities as well as materials handling facilities for studies and engineering contracts as defined by the vendor packages.

Will ensure safety in design is achieved, together with related engineering legislation e.g. CDM, Machinery Directive, CE Marking, DSEAR, ATEX etc.

They will address and resolve functional issues within a project through use of their technical capabilities and engineering judgement, applying own skills to generate innovative solutions as appropriate.

You'll be:

• Ensuring that work complies with all necessary corporate, departmental, and legislative requirements and procedures, to guarantee that the necessary consistency and quality of delivery is maintained.
• Required to specify and technically select equipment for procurement satisfying project requirements.
• Managing vendors to ensure cost effective, timely delivery.
• Proactively generating value adding options within projects to offer to clients to improve both the chance of winning work and satisfaction with completed and ongoing work.
• Providing support to the engineering discipline manager (Principal Mechanical Engineer) in non-project based activities such as writing procedures, resource planning, establishing policy, budgeting, recruitment etc.
• Liaising with other disciplines to ensure packaged equipment requirements are captured and to feedback information back into the design process.
• A willingness to travel to support project and business activities is required.

You'll have:

• A degree in mechanical or mineral engineering. An advanced or supplementary degree would be an asset. Experience in the design and layout of mineral processing plants from run of mine ore receipt to final product.
• Full experience of resource hour & deliverable estimation and strategy preparation to support proposal work.

Understanding and knowledge in some or all the following processes is preferred but not essential:

• Crushing/Screening
• Stockpiling
• Comminution
• Battery Materials

Preferable experience – not essential:

• Battery Materials Processing (pCAM, CAM, AAM & recycle)
• Relevant engineering experience with typically 8/15 years (5 to 10 years) of experience in a project-based multi-disciplined environment is essential. Experience in the design of mineral processing, materials handling or hydrometallurgical ore processing facilities is preferred but not essential. This could include time in an engineering organisation or in an operations environment. Relevant site-based experience advantageous.
• The ability to deliver project scope of work safely to programme, within budget and to required quality.
• A strong demonstrable leadership capability developing technical skills and commercial awareness are preferred.
• Ability to work to procedures, standards and project systems as required.
• Good analytical, interpersonal and communication skills essential.
• A working knowledge of AutoCAD, 2D and 3D Modelling.
• A working knowledge of E3D would be advantageous.
• Good knowledge of MS Office software is essential.

Moving Forward:

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.