Consultant (Commissioning, Operational Readiness and Excellence)

**Requisition ID:** 98015 **Job Category:** Consulting; Engineering **Location:** Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you. CORE brings together the necessary elements of a project to achieve nameplate value and deliver peak asset performance. We take a staged approach to verifying technical readiness and ensuring organizational preparedness, right up to achieving full operational capacity. The role suits a management consultant with strong delivery capability, commercial acumen, and the ability to contribute to business development, client delivery, and internal capability building. **Key Responsibilities** * Client Delivery \& Execution * Support and lead workstreams across Operational Readiness and Ramp\-Up engagements from late project phases through stabilisation * Develop and execute Operational Readiness strategies, readiness frameworks, and integrated ramp\-up plans aligned to operational and business milestones * Conduct readiness assessments and gap analyses across: + People and capability + Operating model and organisational design + Processes, governance, and decision rights + Systems, data, and performance management * Support the design and implementation of: + Target operating models and organisation structures + Role clarity, capability requirements, and workforce readiness plans + End\-to\-end business processes and operational governance * Develop high\-quality client deliverables, including: + Operational Readiness strategies and execution plans + Ramp\-up and stabilisation plans + Executive\-level presentations, dashboards, and progress reporting + Work closely with operations, project, and leadership teams to ensure a smooth transition to business\-as\-usual and early operational performance stabilisation * Business Development \& Commercial Support * Actively support business development activities, including: + Proposal development and bid responses + Client presentations and capability discussions + Development of case studies and credentials + Identify opportunities to expand scope within existing client engagements, particularly across readiness, ramp\-up, and operational performance improvement + Contribute to shaping and refining Operational Readiness and Ramp\-Up value propositions * Stakeholder \& Client Management * Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders across operations, project, and executive levels * Support and facilitate workshops,...