At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and coordinate SMP design projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
- Company: Dynamic mining and resource industry leader with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: True leadership role, opportunity to build a team, and clear pathway to permanent employment.
- Other info: Office-based in Perth with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Step into genuine leadership and shape project delivery in a growing business.
- Qualifications: 7+ years in SMP design and proven team leadership experience.
The predicted salary is between 108000 - 132000 $ per year.
We are seeking an experienced Lead SMP Designer to support a Design Manager and help drive the delivery of brownfields and sustaining capital projects across the minerals sector. It is a leadership-focused position for someone who can coordinate people, scope, schedules, and design intent, ensuring work is delivered efficiently and to a high standard. The successful candidate will act as the design integrator and team lead, sitting between engineering and design, and ensuring the right work is done by the right people at the right time. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to step into genuine leadership, grow with a business, and help shape how projects are delivered.
Benefits:
- True design leadership role, not just a senior designer title
- Opportunity to build and lead a small design team as the business grows
- Office-based role in Perth with a collaborative, hands-on culture
- 12-month contract initially, with a clear pathway to permanent employment
Essential Skills & Experience:
- 7+ years' experience in SMP / Mechanical design
- Proven experience leading or coordinating small teams
- Strong mechanical design foundation with working knowledge of piping and structural
- Piping strength is advantageous but not mandatory (complements existing capability)
- Experience across materials handling and mineral processing projects
- Software experience with Bentley OpenPlant / OpenBuildings and/or Autodesk Plant 3D
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate the production of SMP modelling and drafting deliverables
- Manage and support a team of designers/drafters, delegating work effectively
- Ensure design intent, scope, and interfaces are clearly understood and delivered
- Drive project progress, monitor schedules, and correct misalignment or blind spots
- Act as the key design interface with engineering, clarifying requirements and resolving gaps
- Support layout development, optioneering, and system-level design decisions
- Forecast workload and resource requirements in collaboration with the Design Manager
- Review work in progress and completed deliverables to maintain quality and consistency
- Remove barriers for the team where required
Our client excels in delivering projects for the mining and resource industry, assisting clients in successfully developing and implementing solutions by drawing on their extensive expertise and experience in multidisciplinary engineering design and project management. Titan Recruitment is an advocate for Equal Employment Opportunity, and we encourage applications from all interested applicants.
Lead SMP Designer in Perth employer: Titan Recruitment Pty Ltd
As a leading engineering organisation in the energy and resources sectors, our client offers Electrical Engineers a dynamic work environment where innovation meets collaboration. With diverse projects and a commitment to safety and quality, employees benefit from extensive professional development opportunities and access to cutting-edge digital tools. Join a team that values your expertise and fosters a culture of excellence, making it an ideal place for meaningful and rewarding employment.
