Senior Project Engineer - Engineering Delivery

Our Opportunity

Location: Perth Office – Fortescue Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people. Ad hoc site travel as required.

Roster: Monday to Friday

Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer to join our Decarb Infrastructure Engineering team in Perth. This role will support the effective planning, coordination and delivery of multidisciplinary engineering activities across multiple projects supporting Fortescue’s Real Zero target and the advancement of decarbonisation technologies. Working closely with Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers, Project Management and key stakeholders, you will provide visibility of engineering performance, strengthen governance and change management, and manage assigned engineering and equipment supply packages through the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Engineering Managers and Principal Engineers to develop, maintain and optimise engineering delivery schedules across multiple projects.
• Monitor engineering progress, deliverables, milestones and resource requirements, proactively identifying and escalating risks or constraints impacting delivery.
• Develop and maintain engineering dashboards, progress reports, KPIs and deliverable registers to provide clear visibility of engineering status and performance.
• Facilitate engineering governance and reporting, including progress meetings, action tracking, decision logging and alignment across Engineering, Project Management and key stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain Engineering Change Management processes to ensure changes are effectively assessed, coordinated, communicated and implemented throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support engineering planning, effort estimation, resource forecasting, workload management and continuous improvement of engineering delivery processes.
• Manage assigned engineering and equipment supply packages across scope, schedule, cost, variations, supplier performance and progress reporting.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Commissioning teams.
• Coordinate package verification and acceptance activities, including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT).
• Ensure supplier deliverables and equipment performance meet contractual and technical requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience delivering engineering projects within infrastructure, industrial, mining, energy or related industries.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and collaborate effectively across engineering, project management and external stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated experience in engineering project planning and scheduling.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel and other planning and scheduling tools.
• Experience managing procurement packages.
• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting platforms is highly desirable.
• Excellent organisational, planning and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate engineering status and risks to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and evolving project requirements within a dynamic project environment.

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.