Lead Electrical Engineer

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

Lead Electrical Engineer – Engineering - Studies and Projects

Work Location: Perth - Fortescue Centre - Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: 5:2 (Monday to Friday) (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

A fantastic opportunity for a senior-level lead electrical engineer to join our Engineering and design team to assist in growing the design team's electrical engineering capabilities and produce consistent, high-quality designs for our site stakeholders.

This role will initially be offered as a 12-month fixed term position, to support our operations and projects teams.

Key responsibilities include:  

• Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will be responsible for the electrical design and solutions for the studies and projects teams.
• Building and maintaining the electrical engineering and design team capability within the business to support the studies and project workload.
• Producing electrical design deliverables (Schematics, cable calculations, cable schedules, equipment lists, termination diagrams etc)
• Leading electrical design review meetings with the site operations and Mining teams
• Be the key interface between site operations, projects teams and our Perth based engineering team
• Actively engaging with our design team regarding electrical design improvements, recommendations

Education and Experience:  

• A firm understanding of safety in design and applicable Australian and International Standards (Electrical calculations, cable sizing, equipment selection and procurement)
• Development of electrical deliverables (Single line diagrams / Termination diagrams / Scope of work)
• Experience in Instrument & Control engineering would be highly desirable. (Instrument selection, PLC/Modbus Integration, Control philosophies etc)
• Relevant University degree in Electrical Engineering, with an excellent technical writing skills

• Strong conceptual thinking and analytical focus and excellent problem-solving skills and continual improvement focus
• Knowledge of relevant mines legislations and regulations, as well as planning, organisational, budgeting, scheduling and coordination skills

Our team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Candidates from all backgrounds and ages are encouraged to apply, including First Nations People, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, people with disabilities and those with neurodiverse, intersectional, or multiple diverse characteristics.

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