Stuart Schmidt

Resources for a Sustainable Future

Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

About

Resources for a Sustainable Future - a resources industry professional taking an active role in the transitional energy economy. Extensive experience in business development, project planning, engineering and/or construction management of resource projects, bulk and detailed civil earthwork projects, and associated tunnelling. Expertise in innovative bulk materials handling solutions for resource development and earthworks operations, and enabling civil infrastructure for mineral and energy resources projects (roads, levees, dams and materials handling systems). Mechanical engineering, technology management and mechanised excavation qualifications and experience enable the application of unique understanding and skills to discipline, functional and commercial interfaces on projects. Skill-set spans projects involving: land and resource tenure sustainment, environmental approvals and sustainment, sub-sea level excavations, pits, shafts and tunnels; multiple earth and rock removal systems, from tunnel boring machines to overland conveyors, from draglines and mining supersized fleets to bulk dozer and small load haul operations, and for projects mostly across Australia, but also touching New Zealand, Indonesia, India, Brunei, PNG, the UK and Chile.

Experience

  • Batchfire Resources (8 yrs 2 mos)
    • GM - ESG & Development
      Nov 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

    • Mine Development & Operations Support
      Jun 2018 - Nov 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Procurement, Commercial & Engineering Management at Bechtel Corporation
    May 2016 - Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Business Development, Construction Management, & Technology Management at Bechtel Mining & Metals
    Jan 2011 - May 2016 · 5 yrs 5 mos

  • Operations Support, Pre-Contracts, & Operations Management at John Holland Group
    Jul 2008 - Jan 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Project Manager & Site Senior Executive, Kogan Creek Mine at Golding Contractors
    Oct 2004 - Oct 2007 · 3 yrs 1 mo