Environment Studies Project Manager

Fortescue Pre-Order Sales; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue is seeking an Environmental Studies Project Manager to coordinate the Belinga Environmental Baseline Studies program in Perth, with occasional international travel to Gabon. The role involves leading study packages, consultants and internal teams to deliver field campaigns safely and efficiently, with strong project controls over contracts, schedules and budgets.

You will manage ESIA Studies Field Coordinators and ensure high-quality, decision-ready information while maintaining

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience leading complex projects, work programs or field campaigns.
• Experience coordinating contracts and procurement including tendering, mobilisation and close-out.
• Strong planning and controls skills: schedule, cost tracking, forecasting and reporting.
• Experience coordinating remote or challenging field campaigns with safety planning and logistics.
• Ability to monitor performance, risks and actions and raise issues early.
• Clear communication and collaboration across technical and corporate teams.
• Familiarity with document management systems such as PIMS, BMS or Enablon.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an integrated plan for the baseline studies program including schedules and field windows.
• Coordinate procurement and contracting for study packages from planning through close-out.
• Track budgets, forecasts and progress and provide reporting on schedule, cost and readiness.
• Coordinate assurance/review processes to meet study requirements.
• Work with HSE, consultants and project teams on risk planning and field logistics.
• Manage day-to-day interfaces between consultants and project teams, tracking actions to completion.
• Lead ESIA Studies Field Coordinators and workload planning.
• Maintain accurate project records and capture lessons for future delivery.

Skills

Project leadership

Contract management

Budget forecasting

Field campaigns

Health & safety planning

Cross-team collaboration

Documentation systems

Tools

PIMS

BMS

Enablon

Job description

Our Opportunity

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

Roster: Monday to Friday

Fortescue is seeking an Environmental Studies Project Manager to coordinate the delivery of the Belinga Environmental Baseline Studies program. This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term role based in Perth, with occasional international travel to Gabon.

Reporting to the Environment Manager - Belinga, you’ll bring together study packages, consultants, internal teams and project functions to support safe, well-coordinated field campaigns and high-quality, decision-ready information. You’ll lead the project controls that keep work on track, including contracts, schedules, budgets, reporting, assurance and field logistics.

You’ll also manage the ESIA Studies Field Coordinators, working closely with technical study leads who are responsible for their specialist scopes and outputs.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an integrated plan for the baseline studies program, including schedules, milestones, dependencies, seasonal constraints and field windows.
• Coordinate procurement and contracting for study packages, from tender planning and evaluation through mobilisation, contract administration and close-out.
• Track budgets, commitments, forecasts, variations and progress, and provide clear reporting on schedule, cost, field readiness, risks and decisions.
• Coordinate assurance and review processes so study methods, fieldwork, data and deliverables meet agreed requirements.
• Work with Health and Safety, consultants and project teams to coordinate campaign risk planning, emergency arrangements and field logistics.
• Manage day-to-day interfaces between consultants, technical leads, field teams and project functions, resolving issues and tracking actions to completion.
• Lead and support the ESIA Studies Field Coordinators, including workload planning and day-to-day direction.
• Maintain accurate, version-controlled project records and capture lessons to improve future study delivery.

Qualifications And Experience

• At least five years’ experience leading complex projects, work programs, contractor delivery or field-based projects.
• Experience coordinating contracts and procurement, including tender documentation, evaluations, mobilisation, variations and close-out.
• Strong project planning and controls skills, including schedule development, cost tracking, forecasting, change control and reporting.
• Experience coordinating remote or challenging field campaigns, including health and safety planning and logistics.
• The ability to monitor consultant performance, deliverables, risks and actions, and raise issues early.
• Clear communication and a collaborative approach to working across technical and corporate teams, different time zones and cultural settings.
• Confidence using document management and business systems. Experience with PIMS, BMS or Enablon would be helpful.

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.

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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.