Dewatering Operations Manager

3 weeks ago


Perth, Western Australia Fortescue Full time

At Fortescue, we are driving the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations.

We are seeking an experienced Dewatering Operations Manager to join our Chichester Hub Operations team.

The successful candidate will provide engineering and technical support to the Water Management operations and maintenance team.

The role is located at the Cloudbreak mine site (Chichester Hub), which is situated on the traditional lands of the Palyku and Nyiyaparli peoples.

Roster: 8 days on, 6 days off FIFO ex. Perth

This is a great opportunity for someone who is resourceful and a self-learner, with a proven track record in process improvement and innovation in a dynamic work environment.

About You:

  • You have a tertiary qualification in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil or Environmental) or Geosciences.
  • You have water management experience in the mining industry, specifically around large scale open pit dewatering, water supply, reinjection, sumping and tailings operations.
  • You have working knowledge of Industry and Australian Standards, Mine Safety & Inspection and OHS Act/Regs.
  • You possess advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as expertise in MS Office, particularly Excel.
  • You have experience using GIS and CAD software such as ArcGIS and AutoCAD.

Your Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and nurture a diverse team covering production, reliability, control systems and dewatering hydrogeology.
  • Establish and maintain standard measuring, monitoring, and reporting of assets performance, and provide strategies and tactics to continuously improve the reliability of those assets.
  • Actively identify and lead improvements to all dewatering related standards, specifications, procedures, systems and processes.
  • Continuously liaise with Projects on the safe and successful design, implementation and commissioning of delivered water projects to standards and procedures.
  • Provide technical direction to the operations and maintenance teams to ensure continuous improvement and optimisation of the dewatering and water supply networks.
  • Generate improvement projects and drive the team to deliver these projects based on the benefit they will provide to the department and our key stakeholders.
  • Assist in the development of operational budgets and business cases for capital investment projects.

About the Role:

  • Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per annum, depending on experience.
  • Location: Cloudbreak mine site (Chichester Hub).
  • Roster: 8 days on, 6 days off FIFO ex. Perth.

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