Process Engineer
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: Perth – Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people
Roster: Monday to Friday
Reporting to the Manager - Process Engineering, the purpose of the Process Engineer is to assist with developing the process design of projects within the Metals Technology Development Team. The successful candidate will be able to support the development of iron ore, green iron and other mineral processes (i.e. copper, lithium) focusing on renewable energy driven process designs to improve industrial processes in order to maintain efficiency, reduce cost, improve sustainability and maximize profitability.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and configure renewable energy driven industrial process plant concepts
- Develop process simulations and test optimisation concepts for process plants in HSC or LIMN Flowsheet software
- Generate heat and mass balances for process plants
- Provide support for technology assessments
- Support the projects team in scope development and delivery
- Provide process documentation
- Perform risk assessments
- Communication of technical concepts and value proposition to variety of stakeholders
- Support project teams with process engineering tasks as required
- Report progress on the program – action tracker, timing, deliverables, milestones and budget.
Qualifications and Experience
- Extensive experience in a similar role
- Must be professional and work in a confidential manner
- Must have the ability to work autonomously, use initiative, be proactive and be able to prioritise conflicting work loads
- Must have intermediate to advanced software skills in Microsoft office suite
- Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
- Industry experience will be highly regarded.
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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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.