Job Overview & Organization Mission

Advance your professional career at Pilbara Minerals as Delivery Lead (Infrastructure & Construction) in Perth, WA, driving operational performance across key lithium assets.

Pilbara Minerals is currently recruiting an experienced and dedicated Delivery Lead (Infrastructure & Construction) to join the team in Perth Corporate Office, WA, Australia. Operating on a 5:2 Perth Corporate Hybrid, this role reports directly to the Area Manager – Infrastructure and is responsible for delivering high-standard operational deliverables that underpin safe, continuous production.

Based at Pilbara Minerals’ corporate office in West Perth with potential site liaison, this position plays an integral role in driving engineering, systems governance, commercial planning, and continuous improvement across the company’s tier-one hard-rock lithium portfolio.

Key Duties & Core Responsibilities

In this critical role, your operational duties and key performance responsibilities will encompass:

• Major Capital Project Delivery: Spearhead and guide the safe delivery of infrastructure projects across planning, evaluation, design, execution, commissioning and handover phases.
• Contractor & EPC Governance: Oversee and administer project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and resources to meet agreed performance metrics and delivery milestones.
• Project Schedule & Milestones: Oversee engineering consultants, construction contractors, vendors and equipment suppliers to ensure works are delivered to specification and required standards.
• Capital Expenditure Control: Drive value engineering, procurement planning and technical tender reviews to support safe, cost-effective and reliable project outcomes.
• Cross-Functional Integration: Collaborate with internal project teams, site construction teams and operational readiness stakeholders to develop construction, commissioning and handover plans.

Required Qualifications, Licenses & Experience

To be successful in this position at Pilbara Minerals, candidates are expected to satisfy the following essential selection criteria:

• Mandatory Qualification: Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Project Management
• Relevant Experience: Minimum 8+ Years of verified operational mining or industrial experience in Australia.
• Tertiary Engineering Qualification: Tertiary qualified in engineering, with a WA C class driver’s licence and experience delivering projects in mineral processing, mining or allied process industries.
• Senior Project Track Record: Demonstrated experience in sustaining capital, maintenance or brownfield project environments, ideally within an owner’s team or client-side delivery role.
• EPCM Commercial Management: Strong knowledge of construction, fabrication, installation and commissioning of mineral processing equipment and plant infrastructure.
• Stakeholder Leadership: Confident leading through engagement, collaboration and strategic influencing, with the ability to build trusted relationships across consultants, contractors, vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Site Mobility: Commercially aware and comfortable managing scope, contracts, technical tender reviews, project schedules, budgets and risk.

Core Competencies & Key Technical Proficiencies

The successful applicant will possess demonstrated capabilities across the following domain skill sets:

Salary, Compensation & Employee Benefits

At Pilbara Minerals, we understand that our people drive our achievements. An outstanding remuneration and wellbeing package is provided in line with Australian benchmarks:

• Competitive Remuneration: AU$175,000 – AU$215,000 per year + standard Australian Superannuation (11.5%). (Salary structure is not officially stated by the employer; this represents the general industry standard for this position in Western Australia.)
• Quarterly short-term incentive (STI) performance bonus recognizing operational achievements and business performance.
• Direct equity alignment through the Pilbara Minerals employee share scheme.
• Comprehensive paid parental leave providing 18 weeks for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers.
• Annual health and wellness subsidy, salary sacrificing for novated vehicle leasing, and paid community volunteer leave.
• Full confidential support through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company chaplains, and KidsCo school holiday programs.
• Leave Entitlements: 4 weeks annual leave (with 17.5% annual leave loading where applicable) plus 10 days paid personal/carer’s leave.
• Flexible Work & Career Growth: Progressive culture with supported career development pathways across a high-growth ASX lithium leader.

About the Employer: Pilbara Minerals

Pilbara Minerals produces and exports high-grade lithium spodumene concentrate to global battery cathode manufacturers. Operating the world-class Pilgangoora operation in Western Australia, PLS is at the forefront of the global transition to clean energy technologies.

Pilbara Minerals is deeply committed to building diverse, equitable, and culturally inclusive work environments. We proudly celebrate diversity and welcome applications from all qualified individuals including First Nations Australians, people with disabilities, and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Application Process & Next Steps

Applications for this position are currently open and being reviewed on a rolling basis. Suitable candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible before the published closing date.

Please prepare an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a tailored Cover Letter highlighting your relevant experience against the key selection criteria outlined above.

To proceed with your application, click the Apply on Employer Site button to access the official Pilbara Minerals careers gateway.