Senior Process Engineer

Fortescue is now consistently producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year and has an exciting future ahead as it diversifies its business to become an integrated, global green energy and resources company.

Senior Process Engineer - Strategic Planning

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

Roster: (5:2) Monday - Friday

Role Summary:

Fortescue has an exciting full time permanent opportunity for a Senior Process Engineer to join the Strategic Planning Process team. The role is responsible for providing technical support for metallurgical and process engineering issues, evaluating process improvements, process modelling and simulation activities, working closely with site operations teams, Autonomy & Technology team, Process Control Engineers and Integrated Operations Centre teams as well as other Strategic Planning, LOM and Operations Planning teams.Key accountabilities will include:

• Deliver solutions to existing operational challenges regarding safety, process, yield or upgrade
• Engaging all stakeholders to understand and identify business needs
• Developing standard reports for presenting modelling outcomes
• Working with the Strategic Planning team to deliver modelling requirements
• Develop and manage testwork programs to progress project evaluation
• Work closely with mine planning and geology teams to improve ore body knowledge and regression predictions
• Develop projects with operations; supporting through design, execution, commissioning and handover
• Generate and/or approve process related deliverables and documentation for project evaluation and delivery
• Ensure correct application of Health & Safety standards
• Oversee technical quality, integrity and adequacy of designs

Qualifications and skills required:

• Demonstrated commitment to safety
• Tertiary Qualifications in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering or similar discipline
• Minimum 10 years in mineral processing industry with direct operational/ technical development experience with producer
• Over 5 yrs process engineering experience on major mineral processing projects working on materials handling, crushing, screening and wet beneficiation process plant (especially physical separation unit processes)
•  Demonstrated experience in most major components of mining project studies and development
• Strong conceptual thinking and analytical focus with practical alignment to reality
• Excellent problem-solving skills and continual improvement focus

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.  #LI-AA1