Project Geometallurgist

Fortescue has an exciting future ahead. As well as producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year, we’re diversifying our business to become an integrated global green energy and resources company.

Project Geometallurgist

Work Location: Perth – Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: Monday to Friday

We are looking for a Project Geometallurgist to join our Exploration team and provide metallurgical support and manage geometallurgical activities across Fortescue’s future development projects.

This role is a great opportunity for a highly motivated individual to become a key player within Exploration team for all material characterisation and geometallurgical related studies. Working a Mon-Fri roster in Perth office you will be managing and ensuring all geometallurgical test work programs and activities are conducted to a highest standard.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordination, planning and supervision of all metallurgical testwork program at external laboratories
• Continuous improvement of current processes of metallurgical testing and characterisation programs
• Ensuring effective handover and utilisation of geometallurgical data provided to stakeholders
• Coordinate all geometallurgical activities so that business requirements are prioritised and addressed effectively and efficiently
• Liaise with the geology and mine planning teams and provide support to stakeholders based on operational experience and relevant orebody knowledge through projects and collaboration
• Regular analysis to investigate relationships between key metrics and material characteristics to develop geometallurgical domains

Qualification and Experience: 

• Good safety culture and risk perception
• Experience and understanding of processing technologies and equipment
• Tertiary qualification in Metallurgy, Process or Chemical Engineering
• Demonstrated experience in iron ore geometallurgical characterisation
• Demonstrated experience in metallurgical accounting, QA/QC and reporting
• Experience with metallurgical testwork flowsheet design, execution and management
• Strong statistical data analysis and associated tools and computer skills (MS Office)
• Good report writing, effective communication skills and displaying good relations with third parties including commercial labs
• Current WA C-Class driving licence

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.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified