Mining Engineer - Mine Planning Specialist

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Eliwana. Fortescue’s Eliwana mine is located on the traditional lands of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama & Pinikura (PKKP) People.

Roster: 4 days on / 3 days off - FIFO ex Perth 

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Specialist Mining Engineer to join the Eliwana Operations Planning team.

Reporting to the Superintendent Medium-Term Planning, this role is responsible for leading and coordinating mining project development activities associated with new pits, mine expansion projects, and supporting decarbonisation infrastructure initiatives. This position will play a critical role in coordinating mine planning, infrastructure development, and project delivery activities to achieve safe, efficient, and commercially optimised outcomes aligned with operational requirements and strategic business objectives. This role requires strong technical mining expertise, stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple disciplines to deliver executable project outcomes. The successful candidate will be empowered to drive initiatives independently while maintaining strong alignment with operational requirements and business priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical planning and execution activities for new pit developments, mine expansion projects, and supporting infrastructure initiatives.
• Coordinate planning for electrical and decarbonisation infrastructure, including substations, cable layouts, power distribution systems, and associated mining interfaces.
• Support planning activities associated with electrification and decarbonisation initiatives, including electric mining fleet infrastructure and related operational integration requirements.
• Monitor project progress against milestones, budgets, and schedules, providing recommendations for corrective actions where required.
• Prepare project scopes, budgets, capital cost forecasts, and financial models to support business case submissions for new mining areas and associated infrastructure activities.
• Monitor project capital expenditure against approved budgets and identify risks, variances, and optimisation opportunities.
• Produce development schedules and associated deliverables to achieve mine and infrastructure development targets aligned with the 2-year plan.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops and planning sessions to align project priorities and resolve technical challenges.
• Identify and implement value improvement opportunities through optimisation of mine development sequencing, infrastructure placement, and project execution methodologies.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in mine planning, mine design, and scheduling across short and medium-term planning horizons.
• Advanced proficiency in mine planning and design software
• Practical and solutions focused approach to engineering, project delivery and operational problem solving.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work collaboratively and autonomously, with a strong ability to take initiative and manage competing priorities.

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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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.