The Environment Business within Water & Environment has an ambitious growth plan over the next three years and is looking to augment its management consultancy capability within the heavy industrial sectors (primarily iron & steel, cement and mining). The Heavy Industries Group (HIG) brings together consultants with a wide range of competencies and background but with a shared industrial focus. Core services are primarily related to investment appraisal and strategy and include:
• Strategy, Market, Scoping, Feasibility & Technical Studies
• Due Diligence
• Financial and Risk Modelling
• Banks Engineer / Lender Technical Advisor
• Project Management Consultancy
• Business Appraisal & Institutional Change
The industrial sector is globally in a strong recovery phase and is widely regarded as entering a boom time. A large proportion of HIG clients are large multi-national companies and international financing institutions, investing in industrial projects. Most of these investments are overseas and in the developing economies, where demand and commodity prices are going up and there is a need to increase production, improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
Requirements
We are looking for three individuals who will have a combination of the following skills:
Geologist (primarily iron ore and other primary metals/minerals such as coal, bauxite, chromite, phosphate rock). Key work tasks might include; review a geological formation and have a professional opinion in a due diligence situation and input into a exploitation plan, develop an exploration drilling programme, experience of core shed set up and management and assaying, geological interpretation and preparation of mineral reserves).
Mining Engineer (primarily opencast experience) - with large and medium sized mine development and operation, possibly with mining planning experience. Experience in the use of Whittle or another mine planning software will be beneficial.
Mineral Processing Engineer (primarily iron ore and other primary metals/minerals such are coal, bauxite, chromite, phosphate rock, etc). Key work tasks might include; review an existing mineral processing operation and have a professional opinion in a due diligence situation and input into a financial / business assessment, experience of bench scale and pilot plant test work and development of mineral processing flowsheets.
At least one of these should be a qualified competent person under the JORC or NI43-101 rules.
These are senior posts and ideally the candidates will have a substantial amount of experience in the sector. You must be able to build, maintain and capitalise on relationships with clients and across the [Company] group.
The successful candidates will form part of the team located in Epsom, although we will consider locating the successful candidates in Euston Tower (Central London) or Bristol.Responsibilities
This role has responsibility for:
• Delivery of the existing portfolio of heavy industry business assignments.
• Building and managing existing and new client relationships.
• Contributing to internal development initiatives as required.
• Develop new business, and managing and contributing to bids.
• Managing projects and resources, completing assignments within agreed time-scales and budgets.
The Individual
• An industry all-rounder with the ability to convince customers of Atkins value-added potential to their projects. •
• Proven ability to manage teams of engineers.
• A good team player with the ability to communicate at all levels in a multi-discipline multi-cultural environment.
• Able to work independently and demonstrate initiative.
• Enthusiastic, perceptive, confident, consistent, outgoing and proactive.
• Flexible attitude to working in a multi-discipline environment.
• Degree qualified with membership of a professional body
• Willing to travel.
Rewards and Benefits
[Company] competitive core benefits package includes:
• 25 days paid annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and the ability to purchase up to 15 days additional leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• Contributory Pension Scheme, Atkins will match and double employee contributions
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Personal accident cover
• Childcare vouchers
• Professional fees paid
• Give as you earn – charity contributions
• Private medical insurance discount
• Employee Referral Bounty Scheme
• IT Related discounts
• Share incentive plan (after 6 months service)
• Bike4Work scheme – opportunity to benefit from tax and NI savings on a new bike used primarily to travel to work.
• Health Club Membership Discount – Corporate rates available on over 1,700 participating health clubs, spas and gyms
• Leisure discounts 15% off Virgin Experience Days, discounts available on Thomas Cook holidays, get between 25% - 50% off Merlin Entertainments (including Alton Towers, Madame Tussauds, Sea Life Centres etc.)
• Employee Assistance Well-being Programme – 24 hour free confidential information and advice
• Sports and social activities – discounted theatre trips, local sports clubs and weekend breaks at great rates (not available at all locations)
Right to work The UK Government have taken steps to reduce net migration to the UK by limiting the number of overseas workers from outside the EEA coming to the UK for employment. Please note that whilst we are able to consider applications from overseas workers from outside the EEA ( who require a Tier 2 (General) visa) we can only employ them if we can provide evidence that there are no other suitable candidates for this vacancy from inside the EEA.
