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: Perth - Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people.
Roster: Monday to Friday
Fortescue is currently operating five mine sites, a port facility and is expanding rapidly into a series of development projects across Australia and overseas. In addition, the company has set impressive targets to decarbonise its operations by 2030 and become a world leader in green steel production.
The Water Engineering Team plays an important role in addressing Fortescue's surface water management and water systems engineering challenges for new studies, projects and existing operations. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and enthusiastic Senior Water Engineer / Hydrologist to come on board to primarily lead and drive high risk and complex water studies across various operation sites and major studies.
As well as good technical ability, the position requires excellent inter-personal skills and the successful candidate must be adaptable, self-driven, familiar with multi-disciplinary working environment and willing to mentor others.
This position offers the successful candidate a unique opportunity to develop professionally across various aspects of the resource sector. The role will be Perth-based but includes opportunities for site work.
Key Responsibilities- Lead, project manage and coordinate technical analysis and investigations in surface water and water systems to support operation water management planning, engineering feasibility studies and projects' approval processes. This includes hydrology and hydraulic studies for flood impact assessment, water management risk reviews for mine infrastructure development, development of integrated water management strategies and closure water management.
- Lead and undertake challenging technical analyses, resolving surface water/water systems issues that are complex, high risk and critical to the business.
- Work and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to drive and deliver surface water and water systems study outcomes.
- Provide process improvement and technical mentoring to maintain team functionality.
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or other relevant discipline
- Relevant experience in mining water management
- Solid understanding of catchment hydrology, river hydraulics, flood modelling, and use of modelling tools/software (TUFLOW and RORB) and supporting spatial GIS tools/software
- Ability to drive and deliver positive project outcomes
- Excellent report writing skills including experience using Microsoft Office (or equivalent)
- Strong communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills
- Proven experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective time and project management skills
- Western Australian Driver's Licence
- Understanding of approvals relating to surface water management in mining in WA
- Civil drainage design understanding
- Understanding of water infrastructure systems, pipes and pump design
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.
Applications close 15th May 2024
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.
