General Manager Exploration – Critical Minerals

Fortescue has an exciting future ahead. As well as producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year, we’re diversifying our business to become an integrated global green energy and resources company.

General Manager Exploration – Critical Minerals

Work Location: Australia. This role will be based in Perth and will require travel to all states in which we have operational Exploration Teams (WA, SA, NSW Qld). Our head office is located in Perth, Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: 5/2 (Monday to Friday) with ad hoc frequent travel to our Exploration Sites, and Perth Head Office.

Fortescue has an existing portfolio of new and emerging mineral systems that we are exploring, we are currently seeking a technically skilled, passionate, and motivated General Manager Exploration – Critical Minerals to manage the exploration efforts across Australia.

Reporting to the Director Exploration, the role will be responsible for managing the suite of copper and gold projects along with other metals including Lithium and Nickel throughout Australia, while also playing a significant role in generating new projects and opportunities for the business.

Ideally you will be able to bring a flexible mindset, challenge traditional thinking, and be prepared to work outside of your comfort zone. You must be driven and passionate about your work and want to enact real change and work on meaningful projects.

Key accountabilities will include:

• Technical involvement in existing projects by ensuring the collation, synthesis and interpretations large data sets is maintained at a high technical standard.
• Identification of new opportunities to bring into the portfolio, both existing and emerging, with the technical ability to evaluate, understand and formalise these opportunities
• Manage drilling, earthworks and heritage to ensure the exploration schedule and company’s strategic objectives are met
• Mentor, empower and supervise exploration teams including geologists through providing technical and practical guidance
• Demonstrate strong safety leadership and contribute to the safety, environment, land access and heritage standards set by FMG and by the government
• Keep all key tenure & JVs in good standing through the design and implementation of work programs.
• Work with external or multi-discipline teams to address geological problems, and generate robust drill targets supported by multiple datasets

Qualifications and skills required:

• Bachelor of Science (Geology or Geoscience) or equivalent,
• At least 15 years exploration experience within the industry with exploration management experience.
• A strong technical ability across the assessment, valuation and economics of mineral deposits and evaluation of projects across Australia, coupled with the ability to mentor and support a geographical diverse technical Exploration Team.
• Experience in planning and scheduling, and well developed – effective, communication & time management skills
• Ability to foster strong working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders. Ideally the successful candidate will have well developed networks in the national Exploration community

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world.

Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. 

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified.