Reporting to: Technical Studies Lead ROLE PURPOSE : The Senior Project Engineer – Studies & Delivery supports the Technical Studies Lead in the execution and coordination of MDO's project studies across the full Front-End Loading (FEL) lifecycle. The role is responsible for managing assigned study workstreams, coordinating multi-discipline technical inputs, maintaining study progress tracking systems, and ensuring consultant deliverables meet MDO's quality, governance, and schedule requirements. Operating under the technical direction of the Technical Studies Lead, the Senior Project Engineer serves as a key day-to-day interface with study consultants and specialist technical firms, resolves technical integration issues across disciplines, and prepares study documentation for gate reviews. The role contributes to the preparation of investment-quality study outputs from Scoping through to Gate 3 FID. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES : Study Workstream Execution & Coordination - Manage and coordinate assigned study workstreams across all FEL phases — Scoping (G0–G1), Pre-Feasibility Study (G2), Definitive Feasibility Study (G3), and FEED — ensuring each workstream is delivered to agreed scope, schedule, and budget under the direction of the Technical Studies Lead. - Prepare and maintain study workstream schedules, deliverable registers, action logs, and milestone trackers for each assigned study phase, providing regular status updates to the Technical Studies Lead. - Identify deviations from approved study plans early and escalate to the Technical Studies Lead with proposed corrective actions. - Maintain the study document register for assigned workstreams, ensuring version control, document traceability, and alignment with MDO's governance framework from concept through to Gate 3. - Coordinate the collection, consolidation, and review of technical inputs from consultants and internal MDO functions at each study milestone. - Apply lessons learned from previous studies and projects to the design of study scopes and management plans. Consultant Interface & Deliverable Management - Serve as the day-to-day owner-side interface with assigned study consultants and specialist technical firms on behalf of the Technical Studies Lead, ensuring deliverable quality, schedule adherence, and alignment with MDO's terms of reference. - Review and comment on consultant draft deliverables — including technical reports, study inputs, engineering calculations, cost estimates, and discipline outputs — providing structured, evidence-based feedback in accordance with MDO's quality standards. - Maintain consultant deliverable registers and KPI tracking systems, monitoring consultant progress, flagging performance issues, and reporting to the Technical Studies Lead. - Coordinate RFI processes, technical queries, and clarification requests between MDO and study consultants, ensuring timely resolution and documentation. - Support the Technical Studies Lead in the procurement and onboarding of study consultants, including scope of work development, terms of reference preparation, and technical bid evaluation support. - Ensure all consultant deliverables are archived systematically in MDO's document management system with appropriate version control and traceability. Multi-Discipline Technical Integration - Coordinate multi-discipline technical inputs across geology, mining, metallurgy, process engineering, infrastructure, utilities, and environmental disciplines for assigned study workstreams, identifying and resolving integration gaps and inconsistencies. - Coordinate metallurgical and process study inputs, tracking the status of testwork programmes, confirming that recovery assumptions are supported by testwork data, and liaising with the Technical Studies Lead to validate process design criteria. - Interface with internal MDO functions — including Exploration, ESG, Finance, and Legal — to collect, consolidate, and integrate required study inputs at each phase milestone. - Identify and document multi-discipline integration risks and gaps, escalating unresolved issues to the Technical Studies Lead with proposed resolution plans. - Prepare technical integration summaries and discipline coordination matrices that support the Technical Studies Lead's review of study completeness and decision-quality. Technical Report Review & JORC / NI 43-101 Support - Review assigned consultant technical reports, study deliverables, and engineering outputs for accuracy, internal consistency, completeness, and fitness for purpose, escalating material deficiencies to the Technical Studies Lead. - Support JORC Code and NI 43-101 compliance assurance across all assigned study deliverables, verifying that reporting requirements are embedded from the outset of each study phase. - Maintain a structured register of open technical review comments, tracking resolution status and ensuring all comments are formally closed out prior to gate review submission. - Prepare technical review summaries and draft technical sections of study reports as directed by the Technical Studies Lead. - Assist in preparing gate-ready study documentation for all Stage-Gate reviews (G0 through G3), contributing to the completeness and quality of gate packages under the direction of the Technical Studies Lead. Technical-Economic Analysis & Value Engineering Support - Support the Technical Studies Lead in executing technical-economic trade-off analyses, preparing option comparison matrices, processing route evaluations, infrastructure alternative assessments, and capital cost scenario summaries. - Prepare trade-off study inputs, data compilations, cost model inputs, and option evaluation documentation as directed by the Technical Studies Lead. - Participate in value engineering workshops and contribute technical inputs, identifying opportunities to reduce CAPEX, improve schedule, enhance operability, or reduce technical risk. - Maintain value engineering registers, documenting findings, decision rationale, and the carry-through of VE outcomes into subsequent study phases. - Support the preparation of trade-off study summaries and value engineering reports for presentation by the Technical Studies Lead to the Director – Studies & Delivery. Study Controls & Reporting - Prepare regular study progress reports for the Technical Studies Lead covering workstream status, deliverable tracking, schedule performance, consultant performance, and key risks. - Maintain the study budget tracking register for assigned workstreams, monitoring consultant fee expenditure against approved budgets and flagging variances to the Technical Studies Lead. - Coordinate study risk registers, identifying, documenting, and monitoring study-phase technical and delivery risks, and escalating material risks with proposed mitigations. - Support the Technical Studies Lead in preparing study progress updates and gate review presentations for internal stakeholders including the Director – Studies & Delivery and Project Controls team. - Prepare and maintain study cost estimate summaries, AACEI classification records, and cost basis documentation for each study phase. Stakeholder Coordination - Maintain productive day-to-day working relationships with assigned study consultants, specialist technical firms, and internal MDO functional teams. - Coordinate and minute study progress meetings, technical workshops, discipline coordination meetings, and gate review preparation sessions. - Prepare meeting agendas, action registers, and follow-up reports for study meetings under the Technical Studies Lead's direction. - Represent MDO in technical working group meetings with consultants and specialist firms as delegated by the Technical Studies Lead. Team Leadership & Capability Building - Provide technical guidance and on-the-job mentoring to Study Coordinators and Graduate Engineers assigned to the Studies & Delivery team. - Actively contribute to the development of MDO's study management templates, procedures, and standards under the direction of the Technical Studies Lead. - Mentor Omani talent and contribute to national capacity-building objectives in line with MDO's Omanization commitments. - Maintain and develop technical knowledge in project study management, mining engineering, and relevant international reporting standards. ROLE ALIGNMENT WITH STAGE-GATE PROCESS: Stage-Gate Role of Senior Project Engineer G0–1 (Concept/Scoping) Active contributor — coordinates discipline inputs for the scoping study, manages consultant interface for assigned workstreams, maintains the deliverable register, and assists in preparing Gate 1 documentation under the Technical Studies Lead's direction. G2 (Pre-Feasibility) Key delivery role — manages assigned PFS workstreams, coordinates metallurgical and process inputs, reviews consultant draft deliverables, tracks schedule and budget performance, and supports Gate 2 package preparation. G3 (Feasibility/Investment Decision) Key delivery role — manages assigned DFS and FEED workstreams, supports JORC/NI 43-101 compliance assurance, coordinates technical-economic trade-off data, and contributes to Gate 3 FID package preparation under the Technical Studies Lead's direction. G4 (Execution/Construction) Consulted — provides study reference documentation support to the engineering and construction team; participates in study lessons-learned review as required. G5 (Handover/Closure) Informed — contributes study lessons learned to the post-implementation review and future study improvement process. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE : • Bachelor's degree in Mining, Process, Metallurgical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering. • PMP or equivalent project management qualification is an advantage. • Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in mining or industrial project development, with demonstrated involvement in FEL study phases (Scoping, PFS, DFS or FEED) in an owner's team or EPCM environment. • Proven experience coordinating multi-discipline technical inputs across geology, mining, metallurgy, process engineering, and infrastructure disciplines in a study or engineering environment. • Experience reviewing and commenting on consultant technical deliverables, engineering reports, and study outputs, with demonstrated ability to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and technical deficiencies. • Familiarity with AACEI cost estimation classifications (Class 1 through Class 5) and their application to study-phase cost estimates. • Working knowledge of JORC Code and NI 43-101 reporting standards and their application in feasibility study documentation. • Experience preparing and maintaining study schedules, deliverable registers, budget trackers, and risk registers in a structured project management environment. • Familiarity with Stage-Gate governance frameworks and FEL lifecycle management principles in a mining or heavy industrial project context. • Demonstrated ability to prepare clear, well-structured technical reports, meeting minutes, action registers, and study progress summaries for senior management audiences. • Experience in the management of metallurgical testwork programmes and validation of process design criteria against testwork outcomes is preferred. • Exposure to value engineering facilitation and technical-economic trade-off analysis across study phases is preferred. • Prior experience working on copper, gold, chromite or industrial mineral projects is an advantage. • Oman or MENA regional experience is desirable but not mandatory. KEY COMPETENCIES: • Study workstream execution and multi-discipline coordination • Consultant deliverable review and structured technical commenting • JORC / NI 43-101 compliance awareness and application • AACEI cost estimate classification and study cost tracking • Study schedule, deliverable register, and budget management • Technical-economic trade-off analysis support • Stage-Gate governance and FEL lifecycle management • Clear and concise technical reporting for management audiences • Risk register development and monitoring • Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration • Mentoring and knowledge-transfer mindset • High commitment to HSE, ESG, and ethical governance principles BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING: - This position requires a solid understanding of mining project economics, FEL study cost and schedule management, and the linkage between study quality and investment decision outcomes. The Senior Project Engineer is expected to develop familiarity with MDO's OIA governance framework, Stage-Gate investment process, and the commercial context of each project in the development portfolio.
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