Lead Project Planner

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: Fortescue Centre & Bennett St. Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: Monday to Friday

As we embark on our journey to meet the world leading heavy industry decarbonisation goals of achieving real zero by 2030, come and join the team which will lead it from the front.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Portfolio / Integration Planner to manage the schedules for the US$6.2B portfolio between power generation, demand response, green fleet and associated site infrastructure.

Reporting to Manager Project Controls, you will be required to interface with the numerous work streams of the decarbonisation initiative teams from across the broader Fortescue family throughout the lifecycle of the portfolio of projects.

We are seeking a key participant in a high performing team who consistently demonstrates leadership, is proactive and takes ownership of their outputs, is courageous and will engage in constructive conflict with the view to continually improve objectives and outcomes.

• Deliver accurate and timely project control services
• Maintain integrated Level 1 schedule for the FMG Decarbonisation Portfolio
• Coordinate integration works in accordance with portfolio strategy and objectives
• Analyse and report on overall progress and performance of the portfolio, proactively work with project teams and stakeholders to understand implications of deviations and mitigations for negative impacts on future works and key portfolio milestones
• Review and analyse Key Performance Indicators
• Review and endorse portfolio, program, and projects baselines
• Establish portfolio schedule reporting structure and coding
• Provide functional support to Projects Planning team members
• Perform Schedule risk assessment and analysis
• Analyse and recommend strategies for the project and programme schedule implementation
• Evaluate critical change impacts on schedule and implement approved changes
• Prepare overview and assist in accommodation strategy delivery
• Assist with analysis of commodity and resource budget, performance, utilisation and forecasts
• Prepare and deliver stakeholder presentations on schedule and portfolio performance

• Technical Qualification or Background.
• Engineering and or Project Management degree desirable
• 10yrs + experience consisting of at least 2 years of owner team and 8 years of Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management
• Primavera P6 and MS Project
• Schedule Risk Analysis

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.