Process Senior Engineer

2 weeks ago

Perth, Western Australia Fortescue Full time $150,000 - $200,000 per year

*Our Opportunity
Work Location:*
Fortescue's Iron Bridge project is located on the traditional lands of the Nyamal people.

Roster:
4D3R FIFO ex Perth

This role is responsible for providing technical support in metallurgical and process engineering, driving process improvement initiatives, and leading modelling and simulation activities across all planning horizons. A key focus will be maintaining and improving plant mass, power, and water balances. The position requires close collaboration with site operations, maintenance, process control, shutdown and planning teams, as well as project execution groups and external contractors.

*Key Responsibilities*

  • Identify and deliver solutions to operational challenges relating to safety, process performance, yield and plant upgrades.
  • Engage stakeholders across the business to understand operational needs and deliver outcomes.
  • Manage and work within allocated capex and opex budgets.
  • Collaborate with mine planning and geology teams to improve orebody knowledge and regression predictions.
  • Lead and support projects from concept through design, execution, commissioning and handover.
  • Ensure technical quality, integrity and adequacy of process designs and changes.
  • Generate, review and approve process-related documentation for optimisation and delivery.
  • Maintain compliance with Management of Change processes.
  • Ensure correct application of Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
  • Support metallurgical operations and project delivery through process simulation activities (SysCAD experience preferred).

Qualifications And Experience

  • Tertiary qualifications in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Strong commitment to health and safety.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience in the minerals processing industry with direct operational and technical development exposure.
  • At least 2 years' process engineering experience on major mineral processing projects, including materials handling, crushing, screening, and wet beneficiation (particularly physical separation unit processes).
  • Demonstrated experience in plant operation, optimisation, and process improvement.
  • Strong leadership, conceptual thinking and analytical problem-solving skills with a practical focus.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
  • Experience with process modelling/simulation tools (SysCAD highly regarded).

About Us
Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

*Our Commitment
Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members 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. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ 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.
*
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.

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