Infrastructure Study Principal

Job Summary

Reporting to the Study Manager, or any other individual designated by the Company, the Infrastructure Study Principal is the technical lead for the site infrastructure and non-process facilities scope of the Sunrise study, covering site layout, power, water supply, access, transport and logistics, and buildings, through concept, pre-feasibility and subsequent study phases.

The role develops the site layout and infrastructure concept, defines the infrastructure design criteria, and directs the external engineering firms that perform infrastructure design. The role is accountable for the technical quality, cost, schedule and risk of the infrastructure scope, delivered through consultants and the project team. Infrastructure decisions on power, water, access and layout set the physical footprint of the project and affect every other discipline, so the role integrates infrastructure requirements across the study.

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Responsibilities

Site Layout & Infrastructure Concepts

• Develop the Sunrise site layout and infrastructure concept to the level of definition required by each study gate, integrating the mining, processing, mine waste, water and infrastructure footprints.
• Lead trade-off and options studies on infrastructure siting, routing and configuration, and document the basis on which each option is retained or rejected.
• Develop and maintain the infrastructure design criteria and the demands each infrastructure system must meet, using inputs from the mining, processing and environmental scopes.
• Test the site layout against land, access and environmental constraints with the Environmental & Permitting Principal.

Power, Water Supply & Utilities

• Lead the power supply concept, including demand estimate, supply options and the connection or generation requirements each implies.
• Lead the water supply and conveyance infrastructure concept to the requirements set by the site water balance and water management concepts.
• Define fuel, communications and other site utility requirements and reflect them in the layout and cost estimate.

Access, Logistics & Facilities

• Develop road, rail and site access concepts, including the movement of product, consumables and personnel.
• Develop concepts for non-process buildings and support facilities, including administration, maintenance and warehousing.
• Define the geotechnical investigation needs of infrastructure footprints and agree them with the Mining Study Principal, who holds the geotechnical scope.

Consultant & Contractor Direction

• Develop scopes of work, evaluation criteria and budgets for infrastructure engineering consultants and specialist providers.
• Direct and technically review consultant deliverables, and accept or reject them against the study design criteria and applicable standards.
• Maintain the technical relationship with providers, with the commercial relationship held by Supply.

Cost, Estimate & Study Integration

• Develop the infrastructure inputs to the capital and operating cost estimates, including the basis of estimate, quantities and unit rate assumptions.
• Provide infrastructure inputs to the project economic model and test them for sensitivity.
• Integrate infrastructure requirements with the mining, processing, tailings, water and environmental scopes so that study deliverables are consistent across disciplines.

Risk, Governance & Reporting

• Maintain the infrastructure entries in the Sunrise risk and opportunity register and drive the actions that close them.
• Prepare and present the infrastructure sections of study reports, gate submissions and…