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True North Project Management specialises in addressing various challenges and issues that commonly plague project management, such as poor quality deliverables, change management problems, budget overruns, unclear reporting, complex schedules, issues with credit assignment, billing discrepancies, and issues related to scoping and design development. The organisation offers assistance to both project owners looking to optimise their relationships with contractors and contractors aiming to implement effective structures and processes to ensure project success.
If you have specific questions or need more information about how True North Project Management can assist with these project management challenges, please feel free to ask.
True North Project Management specialises in addressing various challenges and issues that commonly plague project management, such as poor quality deliverables, change management problems, budget overruns, unclear reporting, complex schedules, issues with credit assignment, billing discrepancies, and issues related to scoping and design development. The organisation offers assistance to both project owners looking to optimise their relationships with contractors and contractors aiming to implement effective structures and processes to ensure project success.
If you have specific questions or need more information about how True North Project Management can assist with these project management challenges, please feel free to ask.
Sharman Muruvan
+61 (0)41 465 2993
sharman.muruvan@truenorthpm.com.au
+61 (0)41 465 2993
sharman.muruvan@truenorthpm.com.au
Sharman Muruvan is an experienced and qualified project management professional with a career spanning over 25 years across the mining, construction, commercial and utilities sectors in Australia and internationally. He has a proven track record in leading teams across complex projects from the design stage through to operational handover. In recent years, he has specialised in optimisation projects, upgrades and sustaining capital works in the mining sector, generally for Tier 1 customers. He has consistently delivered projects that meet all key project performance requirements from both the client and the EPCM’s perspectives. A signification portion of these projects have been delivered under fixed priced commercial models.
His record of successful project delivery is underpinned by a strong capability in the development and articulation of execution strategy, a focus on managing client, contractor and internal stakeholder relationships, a demonstrable record in the effective implementation of project controls systems and an ability to ensure that project teams are fully accountable for outcomes across all levels.
He is involved with all aspects from feasibility studies through to project development, engineering management, tendering and execution and the requisite gating processes through the business case development, value management and overall project life cycle. This involves managing 3rd party contractors, alignment and planning and detailed schedule development.
He is passionate about delivering value for money by providing clear direction and growing healthy project teams. He does this by coaching and mentorship so that everyone is always aware of the linkage between the project’s strategic drivers and their roles and functions. This drives accountability at all levels and provides the best possible shot at success.
His record of successful project delivery is underpinned by a strong capability in the development and articulation of execution strategy, a focus on managing client, contractor and internal stakeholder relationships, a demonstrable record in the effective implementation of project controls systems and an ability to ensure that project teams are fully accountable for outcomes across all levels.
He is involved with all aspects from feasibility studies through to project development, engineering management, tendering and execution and the requisite gating processes through the business case development, value management and overall project life cycle. This involves managing 3rd party contractors, alignment and planning and detailed schedule development.
He is passionate about delivering value for money by providing clear direction and growing healthy project teams. He does this by coaching and mentorship so that everyone is always aware of the linkage between the project’s strategic drivers and their roles and functions. This drives accountability at all levels and provides the best possible shot at success.
Areas of Expertise
- Project Management
- Study Management
- Engineering Management
- Project Controls
- Fixed Sum Contracts
- Brownfields/Debottlenecking
- Feasibility Studies
- Business Improvement
- Project Planning
- Cross Cultural Alignment
- Workflow Architecture
- Executive Presentations
Client Reviews
Previous Projects
- 2023 Horizonte Minerals, Vermelho Nickel-Cobalt project, Brazil – DFS Study Manager overseeing the provision of process design, engineering and estimation services.
- 2022 Grange Resources, Southdown Magnetite Project, Western Australia - 5Mtpa Concentrator PFS - Study Manager overseeing the provision of engineering and estimation services for a new green-fields pit to port operation across – Process Plant, Mining and Trans-shipment areas including Materials Handling, Tailings Storage, Water and Power Supply, Environmental and Approvals disciplines.
- 2021 Iluka Resources, Cataby Mining Unit Plant Upgrade, Western Australia, Feasibility Study progressing to Detail Design and Execution - Study / Project Manager overseeing the provision of engineering and estimation services to provide 850 t/h of mineralised solids material from each of two MUPs delivered to the wet concentrator plant.
- 2021 CSBP Limited, Kwinana, Australia - Sodium Cyanide Expansion Project - In-country Project Manager for Feasibility Study (+/- 30% Cost Estimate) and FEED (+/- 15% Cost Estimate). Overall facility expansion for increased production of Liquid Sodium Cyanide (94k TPA – 130k TPA) and Solid Sodium Cyanide (46k TPA – 85k TPA). Approx. TIC value $80m
- 2020 SIMEC MINING, South Middle-back Ranges, South Australia - 2.65Mtpa Concentrator Feasibility Study - Study Manager overseeing the provision of engineering services to complete a feasibility level study on the expansion of the existing 2.2 Mtpa plant to an annual production rate of 2.65 Mtpa. The study comprised process engineering and flowsheet modifications, mechanical equipment selections, E&I, civil and structural work supporting a class 3 capex and opex.
- 2018 Ma’aden UMM WU'AL Phosphate Project, Saudi Arabia – Remediation EPCM - Project Manager overseeing an engineering and procurement team in Perth and site works (in Saudi Arabia) with a Beijing based (EPC) constructor. Multiple plant upgrades to lift production from 9Mtpa to15Mtpa. Works comprise test work, process modelling, study work and options development and selection, development of engineering packages, procurement and fabrication and construction / installation and commissioning.
- 2018 BHP Area C, Australia – Process Plant Decoupling - Development of a strategy to decoupling the twin process plants so that shuts can be staggered to reduce downtime and maintain availability.
- 2017 Citic Pacific Mining, Sino Iron, Australia – Dry Area Conveyors. Development of an in-pit conveyor system to duplicate transportation capacity from the pit to coarse ore stockpile (as a risk mitigation strategy).
- 2017 BHP Area C, Australia - Packsaddle P1W Heavy Vehicle Overpass - Development of a heavy vehicle over light vehicle tunnel and haul road project as part of the mine expansion plan.
- 2016 BHP Area C, Australia – Process Plant Upgrade Study. Study to raise production from 58mtpa to 75mtpa by 2020.
- 2016 FMG, Cloudbreak, Australia – Misc. Upgrade Works - Investigations and studies into misc. upgrade works to improve production.
- 2016 Northern Grampians Shire Council, Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory. Development of early works excavation package to house laboratory 1km underground.
- 2015 Citic Pacific Mining, Sino Iron, Australia - Operations Supply Base - Development of 8000m2 warehouse facilities and support infrastructure and services.
- 2015 BHP Area C, Australia - Primary Crusher IPS. Study Manager to Debottleneck OHP 1 Circuit and raise production from 28mtpa to 38mtpa.
- 2014 BHP Yandi Mine, Australia - Course Ore Stockpile Reclaim Tunnel - Development of an engineering solution to extend the life of the existing reclaim tunnel within a constrained shut schedule.
- 2013 One Steel Mining, Whyalla, Australia - Slurry Pipeline Capacity Study - Review of the capacity of the 62km slurry pipeline from mine site to port taking into consideration One Steel's maintenance program.
- 2012 Globe Metals and Mining - Kanyika Niobium Mine, Malawi - Project Execution Plan
- Development of the project execution plan, contracting plan and implementation schedule.
- 2012 BHP Area C, Australia - Packsaddle P1E Heavy Vehicle Overpass - Development of a heavy vehicle over light vehicle tunnel and haul road project as part of the mine expansion plan.
- 2011 Paladin Energy Kayelekera, Uranium Mine, Malawi – Kayelekera Plant Rebuild - Reconstruction of reagent tanks, architectural buildings and heavy vehicle workshops and fuel farm damaged by a land slip.
- 2011 BHP Newman NJV Mt Whaleback - Beneficiation Plant Refurbishment - Development of selection phase study reports comprising engineering, execution, contract strategy, schedule and estimate information.
- 2010 FMG Chichester Project, Australia - Remote Crushing Hub and Overland Conveyor - Responsible for development of the requirements specification and design basis for the Remote Crushing Hub and Overland Conveyor during the early execution works phase.
- 2010 China Metallurgical Group, Cape Lambert, Australia - Cape Lambert Project - Testing the economic and technical viability of replacing a traditional slurry pipeline with an electro-magnetic propulsion alternate.