Principal - Energy and Sustainability Studies

Our Opportunity

Fortescue is accelerating the global transition away from fossil fuels through large-scale renewable energy deployment and deep decarbonisation initiatives.

The Principal – Energy and Sustainability Studies will lead and support in-country technical, market and sustainability assessments to inform Fortescue’s renewable energy strategy in Morocco.

The role will focus on energy system modelling, renewable resource studies, grid integration analysis, sustainability frameworks and carbon strategy to support investment decisions and long-term portfolio development.

This is a technical and strategic role requiring strong analytical capability, energy expertise, and the ability to engage credibly with government, regulators and strategic partners.

Key Responsibilities

•    Lead comprehensive energy market assessments for Morocco, including regulatory structure, pricing mechanisms and reform trajectory.
•    Support power system analysis including grid capacity, transmission constraints and integration studies for high renewable penetration.
•    Assess renewable resource potential (wind, solar) and identify optimal development corridors.
•    Evaluate storage requirements and system balancing needs under various penetration scenarios.
•    Provide long-term energy transition outlooks aligned to national and regional decarbonisation pathways.
•    Conduct techno-economic modelling and scenario analysis.
•    Analyse grid connection pathways and transmission expansion requirements.
•    Support internal investment cases with robust data-driven analysis.
•    Support in-country ESG frameworks
•    Conduct environmental and social risk assessments to inform site selection and strategy.
•    Support strong community engagement and social licence frameworks at strategy stage.
•    Contribute technical input into policy dialogue on:
o        Grid integration
o        Renewable capacity planning
o        Market reform
o        Transmission expansion
•    Represent Fortescue in technical working groups and energy transition forums as required.
•    Support integrated techno-economic models to inform capital allocation decisions.
•    Identify key risks including:
o    Regulatory risk
o    Grid constraints
o    Environmental and permitting risk
o    Sovereign and political exposure
•    Provide structured analysis to support Investment Committee and Board-level decisions.
•    Develop strategic insights to guide long-term portfolio positioning in Morocco.

Qualifications and Experience

•    Degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, Environmental Science, Economics or related discipline.
•    Postgraduate qualification (Masters or PhD) preferred.
•    Previous experience in renewable energy, power systems, energy economics, or sustainability advisory.
•    Demonstrated experience conducting energy market studies and system modelling.
•    Carbon markets and decarbonisation pathways
•    Experience engaging with regulators or government agencies on technical matters.
•    Experience in North Africa or broader MENA region.
•    Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure projects.
•    Experience in environment/land approval processes 

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.