Mine Engineer - Design

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Christmas Creek. Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine is located on the traditional lands of the Nyiyaparli people.

Roster: 8 Days on / 6 Days Off - FIFO ex Perth 

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Design Engineer to join our site-based planning team. Reporting to the Senior Mining Engineer – 3 Month Planning, this role is responsible for delivering operational mine designs that support safe and efficient production at the Christmas Creek Mine.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver infrastructure designs including levees, out-of-pit dumps (OUDs), haul roads, dewatering infrastructure (trenches and sumps) and decarbonisation infrastructure.
• Produce operational pit, waste dump and stockpile designs to support mining activities.
• Ensure all mine designs comply with Fortescue Design Standards.
• Develop and issue operational pit and waste dump sequence plans to support design execution.
• Prepare clear development plans that communicate design intent, staging, access, constraints and execution requirements to operational teams.
• Obtain and maintain current Land Usage Certificates (LUCs) and clearing summaries for all development activities.
• Liaise with Mining, Geology, Drill & Blast, Decarbonisation, Dewatering and Surface Water teams to confirm design inputs, constraints, interfaces and milestone requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong Vulcan mine design skills (advantageous).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate design intent, key assumptions, constraints and opportunities to a broad range of stakeholders.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members 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. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ 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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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.