Geotechnical Engineer - Studies

Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.

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 Lead Geotechnical Engineer – Studies, we are seeking the talents of an enthusiastic and high performing Geotechnical Engineer to join our team and help deliver open pit mining projects from scoping through to execution. This is a Perth based role where you will provide geotechnical recommendations to mine planning and study teams, and ensure geotechnical residual risks are communicated for management during implementation.

In this position, you will draw upon your experience with mining operations, geotechnical data collection, rock mass characterization, and slope stability analysis, to deliver value adding solutions to open pit, waste rock landform and associated infrastructure design.

• Provide recommendations for the appropriate collection of geotechnical data reflecting the level of study.
• Derive material parameters from drilling and laboratory data for input into geotechnical models.
• Assess geological, hydrogeological, and structural information to formulate a geotechnical model.
• Use stability analysis methods to prepare geotechnical design recommendations.
• Provide technical advice and consultation with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Communicate residual geotechnical risks to the business for management of risk.
• Engage with external consultants to ensure that fit for purpose design recommendations are made to industry standards.
• Irregular site travel to support geotechnical design work across our operations (including international travel up to 2 weeks).

• A tertiary qualification in Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering geology, Civil Engineering, or similar.
• Experience in open pit slope stability modelling and analysis.
• Experience in geotechnical data collection and laboratory testing
• Knowledge of mine planning processes.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills, with a demonstrated experience of communicating to a variety of stakeholders.
• Competent use of Vulcan and the Rocscience suite of software.
• Strong data management and manipulation skills.
• Strong team skills.

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds 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 across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ 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. 

Applications close 14th May 2024

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.