Senior Digital Solutions Consultant (IROC Consultant)

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

As a Senior Digital Solutions Consultant (IROC Consultant) , you will serve as the strategic and technical spearhead for our clients' digital and operational transformation journeys. You will bridge the gap between heavy industrial operations and cutting-edge technology, leading high-value studies and executing successful IROC implementations.

This role requires a unique blend of "boots-on-the-ground" operational understanding, deep Information Technology/Operational Technology (IT/OT) architecture expertise, and top-tier management consulting acumen. You will work directly with client leadership teams and home office engineering teams to design, build, and deploy integrated operating models that optimize safety, production, and asset capability.

The Role

As a Senior Digital Solutions Consultant (IROC Consultant) with Worley, you will work closely with our existing team to deliver projects for our clients while continuing to develop your skills and experience etc.

• Partner with client executives and site teams to define, capture, and map business and technical requirements for modern Integrated Real-Time Operations Centers.
• Design and implement integrated operating models that seamlessly connect product quality, production, and maintenance functions.
• Work with the client team to establish frameworks for Integrated Planning and Short Interval Control (SIC) to optimize daily production, manage schedule execution, and handle real-time deviation control effectively.
• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering studies (Concept, PFS, DFS) and spearhead the physical and digital implementation of IROC facilities and systems.
• Leverage a strong understanding of capital and operational cost estimation to build robust business cases, project budgets, and resource models for IROC deployments.
• Act as a trusted advisor, guiding client teams through the cultural and process shifts required to transition to an integrated, data-driven operating model.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams to ensure production systems, safety technology, and remote operations infrastructure are seamlessly integrated and resilient.
• Design and deploy strategies for workforce mobility, ensuring field operators and remote teams are equipped with seamless mobile worker tools. Architect these solutions to actively support generational change, making the technology intuitive and adoption-friendly across all demographics.
• Support the application of Artificial Intelligence, agents, and Machine Learning capabilities into the IROC ecosystem enhancing workflow and analysis. Utilize these technologies to improve data-driven decision-making, optimize integrated planning, and deliver superior outcomes in real-time execution and deviation control.

• Ability to see the big picture and understand risk and how changes in one part of the value chain (e.g., maintenance) impact others (e.g., production and product quality).
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence everyone from frontline operators to C-suite executives.
• A structured, analytical approach to solving complex operational bottlenecks using technology and process redesign.

About You

To be considered for this role it is envisaged you will possess the following attributes:

• Total experience of 10 to 15 years with up to 5 years of direct, site-based operational experience within the Mining and/or Oil & Gas sectors.
• 5+ years of experience working in multi-disciplinary engineering delivery, specifically focusing on IT/OT, production technology, and safety technology design and deployment.
• 5+ years of proven experience in national and international consulting, demonstrating the ability to manage complex stakeholder environments across different geographies.
• Practical, hands-on experience of minimum of 1 successful full-cycle IROC implementation.
• Demonstrated experience leading at least 3 distinct IROC or digital transformation studies (e.g., Scoping, Pre-Feasibility, or Feasibility).
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mining, Process, or Automation and Autonomy Control Systems), Information Technology, or a related technical discipline. Master’s degree or MBA is well regarded.
• Candidates with outstanding and extensive industry experience may also be considered.
• Solid knowledge of project estimating methodologies, cost-benefit analysis, and CAPEX/OPEX modelling for technology infrastructure.
• Lead the human-centric, cultural side of digital transformation and IROC by designing frameworks that address operational readiness, role clarity, and cultural shifts.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.