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Control Systems Engineer

Date:  Apr 11, 2024
Location: 

Perth, AU

Newmont Australian operations are located in Western Australia and the Northern Territory with roles in operations, projects and exploration. Regional Support is provided from our offices based in Subiaco - close to public transport and with onsite parking facilities.  The world's leading gold company, we pride ourselves on our dedication to safety, environmental management, inclusion and diversity, and adding value and opportunity to our host communities. With operations on four continents, we are honoured to be named the mining industry leader by the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the past five years and the only one listed in the S&P 500 index.

The role

Reporting to the Regional Control Systems Manager the Control Systems Engineer is a member of the Regional Fixed Plant Control team in Australia, and is responsible for maintaining the availability and integrity of the industrial control system (ICS) infrastructure across multiple sites in the Australian region. This will also include providing support to maintenance, control room / operations and projects departments to safely maximise production capacity across both processing and mining facilities.

In this role, you will

  • Monitor multiple sites control system infrastructure status and resolve any issues identified
  • Implement temporary and permanent change requests to ICS software/application
  • Execute and/or support projects impacting on site industrial control systems
  • Monitor, report and improve the key ICS performance metrics (alarm & controller reporting, system availability etc)
  • Diagnose and resolve operations and maintenance issues related to the industrial control system.
  • Support the site OT infrastructure and applications, including the PI Historian suite
  • Participation in the global process control community
  • The position is required to travel between sites located in Western Australia and Northern Territory, working from home and in the Perth Regional Office.
  • The role may occasionally be required to travel to other sites internationally

The person

  • Tertiary Qualification in industrial control systems engineering, or related discipline
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability
  • High attention to detail and effective communication
  • Ability to mentor and influence technical resources regionally and globally
  • Ability to interact competently with stakeholders at various levels up to and including site process managers
  • Ability to work effectively with site and broader control system teams
  • Significant exposure to IT/OT fundamentals including virtual server installations, database management, active directory management, cyber-security
  • Knowledge of industry best practices for industrial control systems

Control systems packages experience

  • Significant exposure to the following control systems packages and Historian in a mining resource and production environment
    • Yokogawa Centum VP DCS
    • Schneider Modicon PLC’s
    • CitectSCADA HMI systems
    • Rockwell Allen-Bradley PLC’s
    • Aveva PI Historian Suite

Working Conditions

This is a full time, permanent role and is Perth based in our regional office in Subiaco. The Regional Fixed Plant Control team currently works a hybrid Working From Home (WFH) model split between working remotely and working in the office. This is subject to change based on operational support requirements. Regular site visits between Boddington (DIDO) and Tanami (FIFO) will be required.

We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!

Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that allows every person to thrive, participate, grow, and proudly play an active role in achieving our strategy.

Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, placing and promoting the best individual for each position without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, etc.

 

We invite women and applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply, particularly persons of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent. Newmont acknowledges Aboriginal people as the first Australians and respects their unique relationship with the land and sea, their culture, spiritual tradition and stories.

 

More About Newmont

Consistent with Newmont’s values of safety and responsibility, we believe that COVID-19 vaccination, as well as other vaccinations that are required or recommended for entry into certain Newmont operating countries, protect the health and safety of Newmont’s workforce and the communities in which we work and live.  As a result, please note that Newmont requires up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination for any international travel by the workforce undertaken on behalf of the company.  In addition, other vaccinations (e.g., yellow fever vaccine) may be required for international travel to certain Newmont operating countries. Newmont will consider individual requests for exemption/reasonable accommodation by applicants who cannot be fully vaccinated due to medical reasons or other grounds protected by applicable human rights law. Newmont may update its vaccination policies/requirements at any time in its sole discretion.

Note: Newmont does not ask individuals to pay money to apply or be considered for employment or to provide sensitive personal data without first submitting a job application through our secure, online portal. If you are asked to do either, do not respond and please report this immediately to it.sec@newmont.com.

 

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