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SalaryFortescue 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.
Our Opportunity
Work Location: Fortescue Centre & Bennett St
- Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people.
We are currently seeking a highly motivated, hands-on Lead Operations Research and Optimisation to join our Autonomy Operations team. Reporting to the Principal Optimisation and Performance, the Lead Optimisation is instrumental in developing and implementing optimisation solutions for our Haul Truck fleet Assignment Engine within our mining operations. The role is also accountable for developing and delivering a simulation environment to test different methods and assess the impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Accountable for the team that will Implement industry-leading Operations Research techniques to drive optimisation solutions
- Develop and implement optimisation solutions and models for the Haul Truck fleet assignment engine.
- Accountable for the development of a simulator to test the Optimisation Solution with the historical site data to assess the performance before deploying.
- Proficiency with Optimisation and Solver libraries in Python, Matlab, R or similar technologies like Gurobi
- Collaborate with the existing fleet management system team, ensuring seamless integration and interoperability with the optimisation solution. The fleet management system is in C# primarily.
- Work closely with Business Analysts to understand and map the impact of optimisation changes to functional requirements.
- Collaborate with Project Engineers to assess and enhance performance measures for Autonomy Projects related to fleet management.
- Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in processing, mining, integrated planning, and mine control.
- Bachelor's degree in an Engineering Field, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
- 7+ years of experience in real world operations research optimisation with a focus on fleet management within the Mining Industry.
- Strong expertise in optimisation tools and techniques.
- Theoretical and practical knowledge in Linear Optimisation, Network Optimisation and Stochastic Optimisation. Proficiency in Geospatial data
- Strong background in Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
- Experience with integration of optimisation solutions into existing systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving 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.
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.
