What MinRes can offer you
- The authority to shape strategy:Lead surface water and hydrology across our iron ore and lithium portfolio, with direct access to senior leaders and genuine influence over technical standards, investment and risk decisions.
- A complex and meaningful technical challenge:Build climate resilience across the Onslow, Central Pilbara and Lithium hubs, influencing projects from development through operations to closure.
- A platform for technical leadership:Be recognised as MinRes’s surface water technical authority, develop a specialist team and strengthen your professional profile through industry engagement and external representation.
The opportunity
Few surface water roles offer this breadth of influence. As Technical Portfolio Lead – Surface Water& Hydrology, you will set the technical direction for how MinRes understands, manages and adapts to water-related risk across its iron ore and lithium operations.
This is a strategic, enterprise-level role with a clear mandate: lead our surface water and hydrology strategy, embed climate resilience into planning and design, and establish the standards and governance that underpin robust, defensible decisions.
As our recognised technical authority, you will advise senior leadership and influence mine planning, infrastructure design, environmental approvals, closure and capital investment. You will combine strategic oversight with the technical judgement needed to challenge complex modelling, guide practical solutions and support operational teams.
Based at Osborne Park, you will travel to sites as required for technical discussions, stakeholder engagement and project reviews.
Your key responsibilities
Strategy and technical leadership
- Define and lead the portfolio-wide surface water and hydrology strategy, aligning it with long-term mine plans, operational needs, closure outcomes and approvals pathways.
- Act as the principal technical adviser to the Senior Manager – Water and senior leaders on surface water risk, investment priorities and trade-offs.
- Provide expert advice on complex surface water issues affecting mine planning, infrastructure design, operations and environmental approvals.
- Translate emerging risks, regulatory changes and technical opportunities into practical, risk-based decisions.
Climate change and resilience
- Lead the assessment and management of climate-related physical risks, including changing rainfall intensity, extreme flooding, cyclone activity and drought.