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SalaryFortescue 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: Perth - Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people.
Roster: Monday to Friday
Fortescue is currently operating four 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. This team is expanding, and an exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and enthusiastic Water Engineer to come on board. The position within the team structure will be made adaptable to the candidate's levels of relevant experience.
As well as good technical ability, the position requires excellent inter-personal skills and the successful candidate must be adaptable, self-motivated and driven.
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 include opportunities for site work.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical support, in a planning capacity, to project delivery, operations and mine planning in relation to surface water and water systems infrastructure at our operational sites
- Raise awareness of flood risk and surface water management to all stakeholders, and facilitate annual wet season preparedness activities
- Undertake technical analysis to support the investigation, approval and development of new mining studies. This includes hydrology and waterways hydraulic modelling for flood impact assessment, flood risk review for bulk earthworks and mine infrastructure development
- Provide water systems and surface water inputs to multidisciplinary stakeholders to achieve key objectives across various stages of project development including scoping study, prefeasibility study, feasibility study, detail design, construction and operation
- Work within multidisciplinary teams to scope project approval requirements and deliver surface water technical inputs in support of these
- Prepare materials for use in stakeholder consultation activities
- Attend site when required to execute surface water investigations, monitoring programs and participate in other site-based activities such as stakeholder consultation
- Maintain a collaborative relationship with all aspects of Water Engineering management and contribute to knowledge building and awareness.
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or other relevant discipline
- 3+ years relevant experience
- Understanding of catchment hydrology, river hydraulics, flood modelling, and use of modelling tools/software (TUFLOW and RORB) and supporting spatial GIS tools/software
- Excellent report writing skills including experience using Microsoft Office (or equivalent)
- Strong communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills
- Effective time and project management skills
- Western Australian Driver's Licence
- Understanding of approvals relating to surface water management in mining in WA
- Experience in the development and execution of surface water monitoring programs and undertaking in-field catchment investigations
- Civil drainage design understanding and experience in Civil Design software
- 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.
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.
