Principal, R&D Delivery
Our Opportunity
An opportunity exists for a driven and outcomes focused engineer or scientist to join Fortescue’s recently established Colorado Innovation Center. Reporting to the Manager of Colorado Innovation Center, the Principal, R&D Delivery position will work directly with technical subject matter experts to support the identification, development, and delivery of technology research programs across our portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership:
- Assist with developing and implementing R&D strategy in alignment with the company’s overall goals.
- Lead cross-functional teams to drive innovation and ensure successful project delivery.
Project and Portfolio Management:
- Work with technical program leads to oversee the planning, execution, and completion of R&D projects.
- Identify and implement opportunities to accelerate R&D programs to commercial impact.
- Assist with management of the R&D portfolio including implementation of tools to report progress and performance.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align R&D activities with business needs.
- Communicate progress and outcomes to senior management and other key stakeholders.
Talent Development:
- Foster a culture driven by Fortescue’s Values (for example, Safety, Frugality, Stretch Targets, Generating Ideas, and others).
- Mentor and develop R&D team members to build a high-performing team.
- Identify skill gaps and provide training and development opportunities.
Qualifications and Experience
- Advanced degree in engineering or science (PhD preferred)
- 10+ years of experience in technology innovation, research, and development, with a proven track record of leading and delivering complex projects.
- Experience in managing cross-functional teams and collaborating with various internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience managing federally-funded (e.g. DOE, DoD, NSF) research projects preferred
- Extensive knowledge of technologies relevant to green energy, decarbonization, and heavy industry.
- Experience with scale-up, modelling, and economic analysis of novel technologies, processes, and commercial applications is preferred.
- Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.
- Understanding of intellectual property development, management and regulations.
- Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to mentor and develop team members.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with senior management and other stakeholders.
- Leader; outcomes-focused; detail-oriented; structured; ambitious; entrepreneurial
- Values Driven
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.
The applicable salary range for this position is $165,000 - $200,000.
Employees are eligible to participate in company incentive plans as in place from time to time. Additional benefits include health, dental, vision and 401k savings plan.