Mining Engineer - Medium Term Planning Specialist

Our Opportunity

Location: Fortescue Centre - 256 St Georges Tce, Perth. This role will be based onsite for the first 3 months to ensure familiarisation with the Solomon operation 

Roster: Monday to Friday, 7.6 hours per day

Fortescue are seeking a highly motivated Mining Engineer – Medium Term Planning Specialist to join our Perth-based Mine Operations Planning team, supporting our Solomon operation. This role provides specialist technical expertise across the medium-term planning horizon, with a strong focus on enabling complex mining and decarbonisation projects to be executed safely, efficiently and seamlessly.

Solomon presents a dynamic planning environment, including a range of decarbonisation initiatives, Kings Void and Blacksmith projects, which require a high level of initiative, technical depth and attention to detail. Reporting to the Senior Mining Engineer – Medium Term Planning, the Specialist will act as a trusted technical authority, supporting complex design, planning and problem-solving activities across the operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality medium-term mine designs and planning inputs, including pits, waste dumps, stockpiles and infrastructure (roads, ROMs, drains, levees and decarb-related works) to support operational and project execution requirements.
• Provide technical insights and options to project delivery teams to complex or non-standard planning challenges, including Kings Void, Blacksmith project and decarbonisation projects.
• Analyse and provide insights to mine designs and sequences that maximise ore recovery, manage risk and minimise cost, while aligning with long-term strategic plans and operational constraints.
• Ensure all designs and planning outputs comply with Fortescue Design Standards, statutory requirements and site-specific constraints.
• Work closely with Medium Term Planners to ensure spatial, sequencing and execution alignment across the planning horizon.
• Provide technical guidance and design support to Operations Planning and site operational teams.
• Proactively engage with key stakeholders including Mining, Geology, Drill & Blast, Geotechnical, Decarb, Hydrogeology and Surface Water to identify risks, opportunities and mitigation strategies within the mine plan.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or similar
• Proficiency in Vulcan mine design software.
• Proficiency in Alastri software suite desired.
• Demonstrated experience in open pit design (preferred) and scheduling.
• Self-starter, can run autonomously and display initiative.
• Excellent communication/presentation skills with the ability to convey technical detail, potential risks, and opportunities within the planned works to a variety of stakeholders.

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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