Project Engineer

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth / Pilbara Sites – Fortescue Research & Development Project Lab, Forrestfield, and across our Pilbara operations

Roster: 5:2 / 4:3 on a 50/50 Perth and site arrangement

Fortescue is currently seeking a highly motivated Project Engineer to join the FIT Metals Projects Team and support the delivery of technology, communications, power and supporting infrastructure projects across our operations.

This role offers broad exposure across the full project lifecycle, including planning, technical coordination, vendor and stakeholder engagement, construction support, commissioning and handover. Working across both Perth and site environments, the successful candidate will play a key role in enabling the safe, effective and timely delivery of critical technology projects that support operational performance, mine expansion works and future growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end delivery of technology infrastructure projects.
• Lead assigned work packages and smaller project scopes.
• Coordinate delivery across engineering, procurement, construction and operations.
• Monitor project performance against scope, schedule, cost and risk.
• Manage technical interfaces between internal teams and external delivery partners.
• Develop, Oversee, Review and alignment of project documentation and design deliverables.
• Maintain project reporting, governance and controls information.
• Support stakeholder, contractor and vendor engagement to enable safe and effective delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualification in Engineering, Telecommunications, Electrical, Project Management or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in technology, telecommunications, power, tower and/or shelter infrastructure projects.
• Experience with Fortescues Operational Technology infrastructure and hardware in mining, resources or heavy industry.
• Experience coordinating engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover activities.
• Strong document control skills, including technical drawings, vendor submissions, commissioning and as-built records.
• Proven vendor, contractor, consultant and stakeholder interface experience.
• Working knowledge of schedules, risk registers, reporting, cost tracking and change management.
• Understanding of safe delivery in live operational or brownfield environments.

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.