AddressAbout Us
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.
Our Opportunity
Work Location: Christmas Creek. Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine is located on the traditional lands of the Nyiyaparli people.
Roster: 8D/6R – Wed-Wed, FIFO ex Perth
We are seeking a highly motivated mining engineer to join our Christmas Creek Operations Planning team as a Mining Engineer – Drill and Blast.
Key Responsibilities
- Performing the drill and blast engineering function, for a mine that produces 50Mt Product per annum across different pits.
- Complete drill and blast designs effectively to achieve optimal fragmentation & drill productivity
- Ensure that Fortescue meets commitments to our Traditional owners around Blast vibration and monitoring
- Undertaking analytics and identifying improvement opportunities
- Provide inputs for all planning horizons (2-week to 2-year).
- Coordinating with all stakeholders including geology, 2 week planning, drill and blast operations, production and mine development teams
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Mine Engineering or equivalent (or working towards equivalent)
- Previous experience gained as a mining engineer with exposure to production scheduling and/or drill and blast engineering
- Practical approach to engineering and design problems
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Vulcan
Our Commitment
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.
https://fortescue.com/careers
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.
