About Us
Fortescue 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 Office – Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.
Roster: Monday to Friday.
Join our Iron Exploration team and play a central role in shaping the metallurgical understanding of Fortescue's future growth projects both within the Pilbara and Gabon. We are hiring a Project Metallurgist to join our Resource Characterisation team within Exploration, providing metallurgical expertise and leading geometallurgical activities that directly support Fortescue's future development projects.
This is a great opportunity for a motivated professional to take a key role in material characterisation and geometallurgical studies across our Exploration portfolio. Based in our Perth office on a Monday‐Friday roster, you will manage geometallurgical programs, working closely with the study teams to ensure all activities are delivered to the highest technical standard.
Key Responsibilities
* Coordinate, plan and supervise metallurgical test work programmes at external laboratories.
* Drive continuous improvement in metallurgical testing processes and ore characterisation workflows.
* Ensure effective handover, communication and utilisation of metallurgical datasets across stakeholders.
* Prioritise and coordinate metallurgical activities to meet business needs efficiently and effectively.
* Deliver concise, accurate and timely metallurgical reports.
* Analyse data to identify relationships between key metrics and ore characteristics, supporting the development of geometallurgical domains.
Qualifications And Experience
* Strong safety culture and sound risk awareness.
* Tertiary qualification in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or a similar discipline.
* Demonstrated capability in metallurgical test work, supported by operational experience that informs project and study‐level decision making.
* Demonstrated experience in iron ore geometallurgical testing and material characterisation.
* Proficiency in designing, executing and managing metallurgical test work programmes and flowsheets.
* Competent stakeholder‐engaging skills, at the lab, within the team and across stakeholders.
* Clear presentation skillset with a focus on technical learnings.
* Strong statistical and data analysis capability; advanced computer skills (MS Office essential).
* Current WA C‐Class driver's licence.
Our Commitment
Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and encourage team members from all backgrounds to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via the 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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