Mining Engineer - Short Term Planning

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. 

Iron Bridge is Fortescue’s US$2.6 billion project, set to deliver 22mtpa of high grade 67% Fe magnetite concentrate product. Located 145km by road south of Port Hedland, the mine will deliver an innovative process design and industry-leading energy efficient operation.

Mining Engineer - Short Term Planning

Roster: 8D/6R FIFO ex Perth

We are looking for a highly motivated Mining Engineer to join our Iron Bridge operations planning team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new, large and deep pit greenfield operation.

This role is a special opportunity to shape a major project, working an 8/6 roster onsite. This would suit a mining professional who is looking for a challenging and engaging role. Reporting to the Senior Mining Engineer – Weekly Planning, you will be performing the critical function of providing Engineering support across all Short Term Planning horizons. The role will require someone with excellent interpersonal, problem solving and teamwork skills.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support Daily & Weekly teams in Engineering requirements, i.e. Staged Designs, Mine Planning, Analytics, Data Analysis, Business Improvement
• Produce, present and reconcile Mine schedules. Including geological drilling, drill and blast, mining, ore feed, construction and other mine activities
• Compile designs for operational execution
• Compile & Review work packages & permits so they are practical and suitable for execution
• Attend and meaningfully contribute to planning and operations meetings
• Be actively involved in safety and risk including hazards reporting and safety investigations
• Investigate performance of fleet and assist in identifying opportunities across the operation

Qualification and Experience: 

• Ability to work effectively unsupervised
• Good attitude to HSEC including hazard reporting, investigations and field interactions
• A strong desire to innovate, problem solve and approach work with new ideas
• Excellent verbal and written skills including technical writing
• Good report writing and effective communication skills
• Previous experience in open pit (preferably Hard Rock) mining and 1-2 years in similar roles
• Tertiary qualifications in a mining industry related discipline or equivalent operational experience
• Intermediate level for Vulcan and Alastri scheduling and ARC-GIS software
• Intermediate level for MS Office products including MS Excel, MS Word, Power BI, Power Automate and Power Apps
• Understand and be able to modify and use SQL databases
• Exposure to Fleet Management Systems
• Programming, especially python, C/C++ and VBA
• Quarry Manager Certificate will be looked on favourably but not essential
• Valid manual car licence

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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