Commissioning Manager

Fortescue Ltd; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue Metals Group is seeking an experienced Commissioning Manager to lead commissioning strategy and execution across a portfolio of complex projects. You will embed commissioning requirements from inception and coordinate testing, systems integration and validation through handover, working with Development, Design, Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Operations and customer technical teams.

You will drive commissioning frameworks, manage interfaces, oversee factory and site acceptance

Qualifications

• You will bring extensive commissioning or project delivery experience across complex infrastructure projects.
• You will develop commissioning strategies and lead testing, systems integration and validation across multiple sites.
• You have strong knowledge of MEP systems, interfaces and building management systems.
• You have experience with factory and site acceptance testing, progressive completion and handover.
• You have managed commissioning agents, contractors and equipment suppliers.
• You possess strong project coordination and stakeholder communication skills with clear reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply commissioning frameworks, standards, specifications and procedures across the project portfolio.
• Coordinate commissioning across multiple projects and verify systems meet design, operational and performance requirements.
• Maintain equipment qualification and testing standards, including factory and site acceptance testing and handover processes.
• Embed commissioning requirements in project delivery plans from inception.
• Work with procurement to onboard commissioning agents and delivery partners against safety and performance requirements.
• Support commissioning budgets and project cash flow forecasts.
• Identify commissioning risks early and coordinate mitigation.
• Coordinate commissioning requirements across all project teams.
• Promote safe, compliant commissioning and support progressive completion and handover with documentation.

Skills

Commissioning experience

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Team leadership

Systems integration

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Fortescue is seeking an experienced Commissioning Manager to lead commissioning strategy and execution across a portfolio of complex projects.

You will embed commissioning requirements from project inception and coordinate safe testing, systems integration and validation through operational handover. Working with Development, Design & Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Operations and customer technical teams, you will translate approved design intent into commissioning plans, coordinate interfaces and resolve constraints, and maintain progress against approved scope, schedule, budget, quality and performance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and apply commissioning frameworks, standards, specifications and procedures consistently across the project portfolio.
• Coordinate commissioning across multiple projects and verify that systems meet approved design, operational and performance requirements.
• Maintain equipment qualification and testing standards, including factory acceptance testing, site testing and approval processes for first-of-kind equipment.
• Embed commissioning requirements in project delivery plans from project inception.
• Work with the Contracts and Procurement Team to select, onboard and manage commissioning agents and delivery partners against agreed safety, quality, compliance and performance requirements.
• Support commissioning budgets, capital planning and project cash flow forecasts in coordination with project teams.
• Identify commissioning risks early, coordinate mitigation and expedite material issues promptly.
• Coordinate commissioning requirements across Development, Design & Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Operations and customer technical teams.
• Promote safe, compliant commissioning and support progressive completion, operational readiness and handover, with required documentation and ownership in place.

Qualifications and Experience

You will bring substantial commissioning or project delivery experience across complex infrastructure projects, setting clear commissioning requirements and coordinating work across multiple teams and sites.

• Extensive experience in commissioning, engineering or project delivery.
• Experience developing commissioning strategies and leading testing, systems integration and validation across multiple projects or sites.
• Strong knowledge of MEP systems and interfaces, including electrical distribution, mechanical plant, controls and building management systems.
• Experience with factory and site acceptance testing, progressive completion, operational readiness and handover.
• Experience managing commissioning agents, contractors, consultants, equipment vendors and original equipment manufacturers.
• Strong project coordination, risk management and stakeholder communication skills, including clear reporting and timely escalation.
• A degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. A commissioning, project management or engineering management qualification is desirable.

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.

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.