AddressFortescue 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 OpportunityWork location: Solomon
Roster: This is a permanent FIFO role FIFO Perth working on an 8/6, 4/3, 4/3 roster.
Reporting to the Mine Services Senior Engineer, the Mine Services Mechanical Engineer is a role that supports operation, maintenance, improvements & asset management activities to ensure assets availability and reliability meets Fortescue operation requirements. You will be working across a broad range of portfolios including mine dewatering, water treatment , fire diesel fuel systems and Fortescue decarbonisation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Highly developed analytical skills with the ability to solve practical problems and identify gaps in our operations environment.
- Design and optimisation of infrastructure (Incl. Pump, VSD Panel and Generator selection, Piping design, Instrumentation, Control and SCADA Implementation).
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders such as the Planning, Mining, Project teams, and Decarbonisation teams to facilitate the implementation of the projects in alignment with Fortescue work management processes.
- Provide guidance, instruction, and technical support to the operation.
- Design pit flood response plans and support pit flood response operations.
- Create, Maintain, and update operational asset registers, Arc GIS network & Vulcan.
- Identify improvements with regards to FMG dewatering infrastructure reliability, standards and processes & maintenance optimisation.
• 2-5 years' experience in a water system design and/or operations environment or heavy industries projects. Some exposure to mining is desirable.
• Previous pump station and pipeline design experience and/or hydraulic modelling experience is desirable.
• Previous PLC, SCADA & Automation experience in mining NPI space is highly desirable.
• Experience with SAP, ArcGis Utility Network and Vulcan is desirable.
• Knowledge of industry and Australian standards and their application.
• Tertiary degree in Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.
• Current Drivers Licence (C Class).
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.
