Electrical Engineer – Energy Ops & Asset Health

Fortescue; Perth; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join Energy Operations in Perth, WA. You will provide engineering expertise across generation, transmission and distribution assets, developing maintenance strategies, asset health programs, and reliability initiatives to support safe, reliable operations.

Reporting to the Senior Electrical Engineer, you will collaborate with Maintenance, Planning and Projects to integrate new assets and optimize performance across the asset lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) or equivalent; postgraduate study in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems highly regarded.
• Experience in mining/energy/asset-intensive environments.
• Experience with BESS or solar assets; exposure to generation, transmission or distribution is advantageous.
• Strong asset lifecycle management, condition monitoring, RCA/FMECA and maintenance strategy development.
• Proficiency with SAP, Excel or similar maintenance and asset-management systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement; WA C-Class Driver’s Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement risk-based maintenance strategies for electrical assets across Energy Operations.
• Develop and improve maintenance plans, inspection regimes and performance standards for electrical/high-voltage infrastructure.
• Contribute to asset criticality assessments, FMECA, Reliability Centred Maintenance and related activities.
• Support condition monitoring and asset health programs using performance data to identify risks and opportunities.
• Provide input into engineering standards, procedures, audits and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Planning, Engineering and Projects teams to define maintenance requirements and integrate new assets.

Skills

Electrical Eng

Maintenance planning

Asset lifecycle

Condition monitoring

RCA/FMECA

SAP experience

Excel skills

Stakeholder engagement

WA Licence

Renewables exp

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) or equivalent

Postgraduate Electrical/Power Systems

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Fortescue is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join Energy Operations in Perth, WA. You will provide engineering expertise across generation, transmission and distribution assets, developing maintenance strategies, asset health programs, and reliability initiatives to support safe, reliable operations.

Reporting to the Senior Electrical Engineer, you will collaborate with Maintenance, Planning and Projects to integrate new assets and optimize performance across the asset lifecycle.