Senior Mechanical Engineer

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.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

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

Roster: Monday - Friday

Role Overview 

The Senior Mechanical Engineer works in a team of other engineers to support our Operations and our Projects teams by:

• Providing technical support to our Operational Projects teams execution capital works including scoping, design review & technical queries;
• Support to our existing Operations by investigating equipment failures, support during breakdown events, providing direction & technical guidance to site stakeholders and coaching and mentoring of junior engineers;
• Providing sound Engineering Standards to ensure our people are safe and our assets are reliable and efficient;
• Participating in a compliance auditing program that may include balanced machine risk management, classified plant management or tank integrity management;
• Providing safety leadership to effectively identify and manage technical risks across Fortescue;

Our operational assets include Fixed Plant Processing facilities, Rail assets, Port assets, dewatering assets and various non-process infrastructure such as accommodation camps, diesel storage & workshops.

Regular visits to our Operations in the Pilbara are an expectation of this role.

Experience, qualifications and skills required:

• A strong and broad background and experience as a Mechanical Engineer that includes experience in the Mining or Metals Industry. 
• Design and construction and commissioning experience of wet process plants will be highly regarded.
• A candidate that has a mix of design, project delivery and operational background is preferred.
• Experience with managing classified plant compliance, tank integrity or balanced machines is preferable.
• Advanced time management, planning, organizational, scheduling and coordination skills.
• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering is required.

Fortescue is a values-based business and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce that is reflective of society and fostering a workplace culture that truly embraces diversity and inclusiveness.

We encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, those who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with a diversity of skills, ethnicity, experience and age to apply for this position.

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