Senior Project 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 Project Engineer 

Work Location: Eliwana

Fortescue’s Eliwana mine is located on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people.

Roster: 4D/3R – FIFO ex Perth

Role overview:

The senior project engineer oversees the delivery of the full sustaining capital portfolio and works in a team of multi-disciplinary engineers with a key focus on capital project delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure all projects are delivered within the Project Management Guidelines
• Manage and develop a pipeline of projects to assist with Medium and Long Term Capital Planning
• Carry out early engineering work for future OPF projects to ensure these projects are budgeted correctly
• Develop project business cases to obtain capital funding as required
• Scoping projects and work with third parties as required to generate designs
• Manage site contractors during project execution
• Manage project budgets and assisting with cashflow forecasting and reporting

Education and Experience: 

• A strong background in project management & stakeholder engagement
• Experience with budgeting and capital management essential
• Proficient in scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project is desirable
• Proficient in SAP highly desirable
• Project management qualifications or training highly regarded
• Demonstrated years of relevant Fixed Plant experience is desired.

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, women, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, people with differing abilities and those with neurodiverse, intersectional, or multiple diverse characteristics.

www.fmgl.com.au/jobs-at-fortescue

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