Principal Approvals Planning

Our Opportunity

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

Roster: Monday – Friday

An exciting opportunity exists for an Approvals Planning Principal to join the Operations and Studies Approvals Planning team, to support the company’s current and future iron-ore mining operations within the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and track business activity scoping and approval advice processes to completion.
• Consolidate integrated approval advice and status, to facilitate business planning, prioritisation and risk management.
• Communicate defined approval pathways and schedules to the applicable business scope owner.
• Prepare materials for approvals planning meetings and forums.
• Identify approvals schedule risks and mitigations and provide ongoing monitoring of approval risk profile.
• Ensure project information is current and correct within the Integrated Approvals Schedule.
• Utilise the Integrated Approvals Schedule to track and assess approval progress and delivery status.
• Manage team members accordingly, to support delivery of key tasks.

Qualifications and Experience

• Significant, demonstratable experience working in Mining, Approvals, Project Management or related role.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to work to deadlines.
• Ability to coordinate, prioritise and manage competing demands and priorities.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced high-pressure environment.
• Ability to use Geospatial Information Systems
• Ability to work well within a team and across multiple business groups.

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.