Project Manager - HaulX Test Engineering

Our Opportunity

Location: Perth Office – Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people. 

Roster: Monday to Friday

Summary
Join Fortescue’s HaulX team, where you will oversee virtual and physical testing, automation and regression testing to ensure release requirements and customer outcomes are achieved. Working closely with Engineering and OEM Project Managers, you will coordinate testing resources, environments and schedules, proactively manage risks and dependencies, and ensure testing activities are aligned with key engineering and release milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the integrated test strategy, roadmap, schedule and delivery across virtual validation, physical testing, automation and regression.
• Develop and oversee test plans that align with release requirements, customer outcomes, operating conditions and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate Perth-based and site testing teams, including resources, equipment, environments, data and site readiness.
• Maintain a forward pipeline of testing capability and resources to support engineering and release milestones.
• Proactively identify, manage and escalate testing constraints, risks and dependencies to maintain program delivery.
• Ensure test results, defects and readiness assessments are accurately documented and support release and go/no-go decisions.
• Collaborate with Engineering and OEM Project Managers to integrate testing activities and milestones across the wider program.
• Lead and develop Project Leads, establishing clear priorities, accountabilities and delivery expectations while ensuring appropriate safety and risk controls.

Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrated experience leading complex verification, validation or testing programs across software, systems and physical assets.
• Strong project planning, scheduling and coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and operational sites.
• Sound understanding of test automation, regression testing, requirements traceability, defect management and release readiness.
• Experience working in agile development environments, managing competing priorities and communicating effectively with technical teams and senior stakeholders.
• Understanding of risk-based validation, functional testing, operational trials and appropriate safety and site requirements.

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.