Senior Study Manager

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Senior Study Manager driving major mining projects and studies at Sedgman, a leader in mineral processing. Leading teams and managing client relationships to deliver successful outcomes.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timePerth • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading mineral processing studies, balancing technical rigor with commercial acumen, and fostering strong client relationships. Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and drive business growth through strategic opportunity development.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Bachelor Of Engineering12+ Years In Mineral ProcessingStudy Execution ManagementStakeholder EngagementProposal Development

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Hard Skills

Project DeliveryFeasibility StudiesCost EstimationExecution StrategiesRisk Management

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsInfluencing CapabilityClient Relationship Management

Tools & Technologies

Salesforce

Industry Keywords

Mineral ProcessingProject DevelopmentCommercial LeadershipTechnical LeadershipBusiness Growth

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the delivery of safe, commercially sound, and technically robust studies, ensuring outcomes meet client objectives, schedules, and budgets.
Develop winning proposals, tenders, study reports, and business cases that maximise value, manage risk, and support project success.
Provide strategic technical and commercial leadership, identifying innovative solutions and supporting opportunity development and conversion.
Manage study execution, including planning, resources, budgets, schedules, risk, and multidisciplinary teams.
Oversee cost estimates, execution strategies, and contracting approaches to align with project and commercial objectives.
Build trusted client relationships, acting as a strategic advisor throughout the project development lifecycle.
Support the seamless transition of projects from study phases into engineering and execution.
Drive business growth by identifying new opportunities, expanding client networks, and maintaining accurate market and opportunity intelligence within Salesforce.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Engineering (Process, Chemical, Metallurgy, Mechanical, Electrical)
12+ years in mineral processing, project development, or project delivery.
Proven experience leading studies from scoping through feasibility.
Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.
The ability to balance technical rigour with commercial thinking.
Strong communication skills, clear, persuasive, and confident.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Real autonomy - You’ll be trusted to lead experienced teams and make decisions not just follow process.
High-quality team environment - Be part of a tight-knit, high-performing team that operates with a supportive, collaborative culture within the strength and backing of a larger organisation. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals who value trust, clarity, and delivery, without unnecessary bureaucracy.
Global project exposure - Contribute to international project development opportunities, supporting clients across a diverse portfolio of commodities and regions not just local or single-asset work.
Broader influence - Contribute to how Sedgman shapes projects and improves study delivery not just what gets delivered.
Diverse exposure - Work across commodities, clients, and project types without being tied to a single asset or owner.