About UsFortescue 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: Perth. Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.Roster: Monday to FridayWe are looking for a
Senior Project Geologist to join our Exploration and Resource Characterisation team to advance orebody knowledge and implement material characterisation practices for all Fortescue's future iron ore development projects.This role is a great opportunity for a highly motivated individual to become a key player within Exploration team and devise characterisation program to support geometallurgical studies. Working a Mon-Fri roster in Perth office you will be managing and ensuring all characterisation studies and activities are conducted to a highest standard.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and implement ore characterisation programs and strategy in line with the business objectives
- Support the value chain from resource to product by determining and communicating the material mineralogy and its effect on mining and processing to relevant stakeholders.
- Coordination, planning and supervision of characterisation studies at external laboratories
- Continuous improvement of current processes of geometallurgical diamond drill hole planning and characterisation programs
- Ensuring effective handover and utilisation of core scanning data provided to stakeholders
- Integrate geoscientific data collected on diamond drill cores and investigate material characteristics to develop geometallurgical domains.
- Provide support to stakeholders based on operational experience and relevant orebody knowledge through projects and collaboration.
- Ensure the timely completion of concise and clearly-communicated geological and department reporting
- Work with and mentor both geologists and metallurgists to ensure activities are completed to the highest technical standards.
Qualifications and Experience- Tertiary qualification in geology or equivalent
- Good safety culture and risk perception.
- Demonstrated experience in iron ore geology, minerology and different mineralisation styles
- Skilled in GIS software, preferably ArcGIS, Leapfrog and with exposure to exploration geostatistical packages (ioGAS or other) and acquire database.
- Concise and efficient at report writing and other geological documentation
- Experience with RC and diamond drilling program
- Experience and understanding of digital core scanning technologies and spectral interpretation (Hylogger, Corescan, Minalyze)
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of advanced mineralogical mapping technologies (e.g. TIMA, MLA, QEMScan)
- Current WA C-Class driving license.
Our CommitmentFortescue 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/careersApplications close 3rd May 2024Internal 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.
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