Technical Coordinator - Autonomy Operations

Our Opportunity

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

Roster: 5 days / 2 off / 4 days / 3 off Site and Perth alternative weeks

Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Technical Coordinator to lead and support our Autonomy Operations team. Reporting to the Superintendent AHS Engineering, you will coordinate a team of Autonomy Specialists to safely deliver reliable autonomous mining technology across our operations. This role is responsible for driving technical excellence, supporting project delivery, fostering a strong safety culture and working closely with internal stakeholders and technology partners to achieve operational outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and promote a strong safety culture across autonomy operations and technical teams.
• Coordinate and mentor a team of Autonomy Specialists to achieve operational and project objectives.
• Deliver safe, reliable and sustainable performance of autonomy systems and technologies.
• Work closely with project teams to plan, schedule and deliver technical work programs.
• Manage resources effectively to support operational priorities and project milestones.
• Build strong relationships with site operations, engineering teams and external technology partners.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through reliability analysis and problem solving.
• Contribute to the achievement of operational budgets through effective resource planning.
• Ensure compliance with relevant safety, mining and operational standards.
• Drive collaboration across stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum trade qualification in mechanical, electrical or network disciplines, or a tertiary engineering qualification.
• Demonstrated leadership experience within mining, technology or large mobile fleet environments.
• Experience leading technical teams in maintenance, deployment or reliability-focused operations.
• Strong planning, scheduling and resource management capability.
• Experience developing and promoting a positive safety leadership culture.
• Working knowledge of mining legislation, safety management systems and operational risk management.
• Understanding of reliability engineering principles, root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications and SAP work management systems.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Formal leadership training and relevant statutory supervisory qualifications are 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.