Principal Engineer - Mechanical
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 Opportunity
Work Location: Fortescue’s Perth CBD office with regular site visits to the Pilbara.
Roster: Monday to Friday (flexible hours, with childcare creche available)
The Fortescue team are genuinely committed to provide a caring and inclusive workplace for our employees to grow and flourish towards their full potential. With Family at the heart of our values, we offer family friendly, flexible work arrangements that allow for a happy work/life balance.
Joining Fortescue as Principal Mechanical Engineer for our Asset & Materials Management department and reporting to the Manager Fixed Plant & Engineering, you will provide a core supporting role across our fixed plant processing facilities, port, rail, dewatering, and various mine and non-process infrastructure services.
Key Responsibilities
- Mentor and support Fortescue’s engineering and technical teams. Continuously building on capability and skills to improve efficiency, quality, and optimise delivery output.
- Grow and maintain positive relationships with site engineering, and operations/maintenance leadership to ensure alignment of priorities and activities.
- Provide mechanical and piping technical support to our operational and project teams, including scoping, design review, and quality assurance.
- Develop and optimise Fortescue’s asset management process and framework, including asset integrity and asset lifecycle management.
- Lead and oversee Fortescue’s engineering standards and technical documentation.
- Support with capital project independent and technical reviews.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar.
- Experience in the mining or heavy industry sector is highly regarded, though not essential.
- Demonstrated capacity to form positive connections and lead a team of engineers.
- Passion and experience surrounding design, project delivery, operations and/or maintenance.
- Strong knowledge of Australian and Industry Standards, WHS Legislation, and Industry Best Practice.
- Friendly, approachable disposition with contractor engagement and management.
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.