Senior Study Manager

Worley

The Role

Overview

Lead and deliver technical/economic feasibility studies for major capital projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • study management
  • technical integrity
  • risk management
  • scope definition
  • economic analysis
  • documentation

Tasks

-Accountability: Serve as the overall Study Manager, responsible for delivering the study within the approved budget, schedule, and quality parameters. -Technical Integrity: Ensure the technical rigor and quality of all engineering, geoscience, process design, and infrastructure work within the study. -Team Leadership: Assemble, coordinate, and manage multidisciplinary internal teams (Engineering, Metallurgy, Geoscience, Environmental) and external Engineering firms/Consultants. -Risk Management: Identify, assess, and manage key technical, execution, and financial risks throughout the study process. -Contract Management: Lead the procurement process for external EPCM or consulting services required for the study, including developing Scopes of Work and managing contracts. -Stakeholder Management: Manage communications and expectations with executive leadership, internal steering committees, and external stakeholders (e.g., regulatory bodies, partners). -TradeOff Analysis: Direct and manage critical tradeoff studies to optimize project value, technology selection, and configuration. -Scope Definition: Define and manage the study scope, ensuring clarity on required deliverables, objectives, and interface requirements among all technical disciplines and external consultants. -Economic Analysis: Lead the development of the Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) and Operating Expenditure (OPEX) estimates, working closely with cost estimators and financial analysts. -Governance: Ensure strict adherence to corporate governance protocols, best practices, and regulatory frameworks applicable to project studies (e.g., NI 43101 compliance if applicable to the Mining sector). -Documentation: Oversee the final compilation and submission of all formal study reports (Scoping, PFS, DFS) for internal review and public release.

The Company

About Worley

-Expanding globally through steady growth and acquisition. -Broadened reach in Canada, China, the U.S., and beyond. -Merged with Parsons E&C in 2004. -Delivers full-lifecycle services from concept to decommissioning. -Partners on major global projects across energy, chemicals, resources, and power. -Innovates in low-carbon energy and carbon capture. -Large-scale direct air capture engineering in the U.S. -Unified subsidiaries under single identity in 2023, reinforcing integrated engineering model.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Chemicals

Resources

Infrastructure

Water Resources

Utilities

Government

Wind

Solar

Nuclear

Pipeline and Midstream

Heavy Oil Facilities