Operational Risk & Assurance Manager

Our Opportunity

Location: Perth CBD Office, on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people.

Roster: Monday to Friday

What We Offer

At Fortescue, we know that great outcomes come from diverse perspectives and experiences. We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

We actively encourage women and people from diverse backgrounds to apply. We believe diverse perspectives drive innovation, strengthen decision-making and contribute to better business outcomes. We're looking for an experienced leader who can bring their unique expertise and insights to help shape the future of operational risk and assurance at Fortescue.

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, you'll enjoy:

• A convenient Perth CBD location on St Georges Terrace.
• Flexible ways of working to help balance work and life commitments.
• Access to an on-site childcare crèche within the office precinct.
• Industry-leading parental leave and family-friendly policies.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.
• The opportunity to work across Fortescue's Metals, Energy and Technology businesses.
• The chance to contribute to some of the most exciting industrial and decarbonisation initiatives in the world.

At Fortescue, we're changing the way our world is powered. As a global green technology, energy and metals company, we're focused on accelerating the commercial decarbonisation of industry while continuing to safely and responsibly deliver products the world needs.

We're seeking an experienced Operational Risk & Assurance Manager to join our Health, Safety & Operational Risk team in Perth.

Reporting to the Head of Group Health, Safety & Operational Risk, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for strengthening operational risk management, assurance and control effectiveness across Fortescue's global operations. This role plays a critical leadership position within the Health, Safety & Operational Risk function, partnering with senior leaders across the business to enhance governance, improve risk visibility and support risk-informed decision-making.

A key focus of the role will be advancing Fortescue's assurance capabilities through technology-enabled solutions, including continual assurance, automated control monitoring, data analytics, computer vision technologies and other emerging digital assurance tools. You'll help shape the future of risk and assurance by driving innovation while ensuring strong governance, control effectiveness and operational excellence.

This is a unique opportunity to influence decision-making at the highest levels of the organisation, lead transformational initiatives, and contribute to the resilience and success of a globally significant business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Operational Risk & Assurance team, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Partner with senior leaders across Fortescue to strengthen risk-informed decision-making and improve organisational resilience.
• Lead the development and implementation of technology-enabled assurance and continual monitoring solutions, including data analytics, automated controls and emerging technologies.
• Drive proactive operational risk management and governance practices across Fortescue's Metals, Energy and Technology businesses.
• Lead enterprise-wide operational risk reporting, insights and risk profiling for senior executives, Board and Board Committee audiences.
• Develop and continuously improve integrated assurance programs that provide effective oversight of critical risks, controls and operational processes.
• Oversee operational risk systems, reporting platforms and associated technologies, ensuring strong governance, data integrity and system performance.
• Validate and test the effectiveness, reliability and integrity of automated controls, monitoring systems and assurance outcomes.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation to embed risk management capability, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Maintain engagement across domestic and international operations, providing operational risk leadership and assurance oversight globally.

Qualifications and Experience

You'll bring extensive operational risk and assurance experience, strong leadership capability and a passion for helping organisations manage risk proactively and effectively.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Significant experience leading operational risk, assurance, controls, governance or related functions within complex mining, energy, technology or industrial environments.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering enterprise-wide risk, assurance and continual monitoring outcomes.
• Demonstrated success designing, implementing and maturing risk management and integrated assurance frameworks.
• Strong experience driving transformation initiatives and continuous improvement across risk, assurance, governance and control environments.
• Expertise in operational risk management, assurance methodologies, control design and effectiveness testing.
• Experience leveraging technology-enabled assurance tools, including data analytics, automation, continual monitoring and emerging digital technologies.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and executive communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently at Board and senior leadership levels.
• A sound understanding of ISO 31000 and contemporary operational risk management practices.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Commerce, Computer Science, Law or a related discipline.
• Professional risk management qualifications will be highly regarded.

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.