2 Year Planning Engineer

Fortescue is now consistently producing 175-180 million tonnes of iron ore per year and has an exciting future ahead as it diversifies from a pure play iron ore producer to a green renewables and resources company.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iron Bridge is set to deliver 22mtpa of high grade 67% Fe magnetite, low impurity premium concentrate product. Located 145km by road south of Port Hedland, the mine will deliver a globally competitive low capital intensity and operating cost, innovative process design and industry-leading energy efficient operation.<\/p>\n

Mining Engineer \u2013 2 Year Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n

Work Location: <\/strong>Iron Bridge - Fortescue\u2019s Iron Bridge project is located on the traditional lands of the Nyamal people.<\/p>\n

Roster: 4 days on \/ 3 days off (Monday to Thursday) <\/strong><\/p>\n

We are currently looking for enthusiastic and high performing Mine Planning Engineer to join the Iron Bridge Operations Planning team. Reporting to the Senior 2 Year Planning, this role is responsible for providing medium term mine planning support to our Iron Bridge Magnetite mine operations. You will provide pit and production schedule, mine design, annual budget plan & quarterly 2 year reforecast mine plans.<\/p>\n

Key accountabilities will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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• Optimise and deliver operational mining schedule for 2 years and related infrastructure designs to maximise the value of the business<\/li>\n
• Scheduling mining and other associate activities to varied planning horizons<\/li>\n
• Timely delivery of plans and schedules to meet internal delivery timelines<\/li>\n
• Costing of mine plans for use in budgeting and forecasting activities<\/li>\n
• Liaise with support functions, including Approvals, Geology, Geotechnical, Surface Water and Hydrogeology to understand risk and opportunities to the operation and to enable timely achievement of mining milestones<\/li>\n
• Assessment of mining methodology options for both cost and productivity metrics<\/li>\n
• Communicating plans, options, and designs with relevant stakeholders<\/li>\n
• Delivering product quality, pit progression, waste schedules, fleet requirements and other technical guidance as required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Qualifications and skills required:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Proven experience as a mining engineer<\/li>\n
  • Strong interpersonal skills with both operational, shorter (3 month) and longer term (2 year) planning intervals<\/li>\n
  • Bachelor\u2019s degree in mining engineering or similar<\/li>\n
  • Practical approach to engineering and design problems<\/li>\n
  • Ability to work with Block Models<\/li>\n
  • Knowledge in open pit mining preferably in deep pit (hard rock \/ base metal operations)<\/li>\n
  • Computer proficiency (Excel, MS Office, Vulcan, Deswik, Datamine, Mine planning package - Alastri, Xact\/Xpac or similar)<\/li>\n
  • Strong analytical & data query skills with attention to detail; Experience with Tableau \/ Power BI & knowledge of Python\/SQL programming will be advantageous<\/li>\n
  • Team orientation and strong ability to take initiatives<\/li>\n
  • Experience using collaborative platforms like SharePoint, Trello, Confluence, Microsoft Power Apps, etc. will be advantageous<\/li>\n
  • Excellent communication\/presentation skills with the ability to convey technical detail, potential risks, and opportunities within the planned works to a variety of stakeholders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    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. <\/em><\/p>\n

    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. <\/em><\/p>\n

    We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

    www.fmgl.com.au\/jobs-at-fortescue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified<\/em><\/p>"