Senior Mining Engineer – Decarbonisation Studies

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 Mining Engineer – Decarbonisation Studies

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

Roster: Monday to Friday

We are currently seeking highly motivated Senior Mining Engineer to join our Decarbonisation Studies team. Reporting to the Principal Mining Engineer - Decarbonisation Studies, this role is responsible for carrying out activities to support the Decarbonisation studies within the Iron Ore operations portfolio.

To be successful in this role candidates must have strong interpersonal skills with good understanding of both operational and planning functions within the mining industry, including the technical and support functions that support these areas. The candidate will possess strong technical skills and being able to articulate potential risks and opportunities within the planned works to the relevant stakeholders.

 Key responsibilities include:

• Investigate and evaluate decarbonisation options and strategy for future mine fleet and projects
• Planning, execution, and delivery of studies; objectively, efficiently, and effectively by coordinating deliverables from across a broad group of technical and support teams
• Complete, or coordinate as required, the technical work for any mining options, including mine designs and 10-year plan scheduling
• Liaise with technical support functions to understand risk and opportunities to the proposed operations and to include this in designs
• The role will also interact with internal operational and functional stakeholders and will be expected to effectively communicate with these teams

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mining or similar)
• Practical and solutions focused approach to mine planning and design problems.
• Experience in long term mine planning and mining studies in Iron ore. Operational and site mine planning experience is highly desirable.
• Previous mining study experience with green fleet mining solutions (Trolley Assist, Conveyors etc)
• Strong interpersonal skills with both operations and technical teams
• Team orientation and strong ability to take initiative to solve problems with critical thinking
• Computer proficiency (Excel, MS Office, Vulcan)
• Experience on Alastri software’s (ATS) is preferred

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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