Water 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.

Water Engineer

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

Roster: Monday to Friday (with ad hoc site travel)

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG) is currently operating four mine sites, a port facility and is expanding rapidly into a series of development projects across Australia and overseas. In addition, the company has set impressive targets to decarbonise its operations by 2030 and become a world leader in green steel production.  

The Water Engineering Team within FMG plays an important role in addressing the surface water management and water systems engineering challenges of these projects and operations. This team is expanding, and an exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and enthusiastic Water Engineer to come on board.

This position offers the successful candidate a unique opportunity to develop professionally across various aspects of the resource sector. The role will be Perth based but include opportunities for site work. As well as good technical ability, the position requires excellent inter-personal skills and the successful candidate must be adaptable, self-motivated and driven to develop their skills as a water engineer.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide day to day support for project delivery, operations and mine planning in relation to surface water and water systems infrastructure at one of our operational sites
• Provide surface water and water systems inputs to multidisciplinary stakeholders to achieve key objectives across various stages of project development including prefeasibility study, feasibility study, detail design, construction and operation
• Raise awareness of flood risk and surface water management to all stakeholders, and facilitate annual wet season preparedness activities
• Develop water infrastructure system planning inputs to support approval, dewatering and water supply strategy and optimisation for new mining projects
• Undertake technical analysis to support the investigation, approval and development of new mining projects. This includes hydrology and waterways hydraulic modelling for flood impact assessment, flood risk review for bulk earthworks and mine infrastructure development
• Attend site when required to execute surface water investigations and monitoring programs and Maintain a collaborative relationship with all aspects of water engineering management and contribute to knowledge building and awareness

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or other relevant discipline (2+ years relevant experience with an understanding of catchment hydrology, river hydraulics, flood modelling and use of modelling and supporting spatial GIS tools/software
• Understanding of water infrastructure systems, pipes and pump design, and use of hydraulic modelling tools/software
• Civil drainage design understanding and experience in Civil Design software would be advantageous
• Sound report writing skills including experience using Microsoft Office (or equivalent)
• Effective communication and time management skills
• Strong team and interpersonal skills, Self-driven and outcome focused

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.

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

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