Project Manager - Asset Performance Applications - Fixed Term

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

Job summary

Fortescue Pre-Order Sales is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead delivery of a telemetry data management and delay accounting software across multiple asset bases. You will navigate ambiguity, clarify requirements with stakeholders, and turn emerging needs into a practical delivery plan.

You will work across technology, operations, maintenance and other business groups to align priorities, manage delivery risks and budgets, and ensure adoption from discovery through implementation.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex technology or business change projects.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and evolving scope with stakeholders.
• Proven track record managing budgets, risks and governance.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery across asset bases from discovery to adoption.
• Clarify requirements, identify risks, dependencies and scope.
• Translate business needs into an achievable delivery roadmap.
• Coordinate design and delivery of software capabilities and telemetry.
• Maintain relationships across operations, maintenance and technology.
• Establish governance, milestones and decision pathways.
• Manage delivery risks, issues, and budget with stakeholders.
• Provide status reporting and decision support to sponsors.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Ambiguity handling

Budget management

Risk management

Education

Project management qualification

Engineering degree (desirable)

Job description

Ad hoc site travel as required

Our Opportunity

Location: Fortescue Centre - 256 St Georges Tce, Perth.

Ad hoc site travel as required

Roster: 5D2R

This is a fixed term opportunity available until the 1st June, 2027 with the potential to extend.

Fortescue is developing a software application to transform telemetry data management and delay accounting across its business. We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead delivery of the application across multiple asset bases and stakeholder groups.

This is an important and evolving initiative. Success will require someone who can work confidently through ambiguity, clarify requirements and risks with stakeholders, and turn emerging needs into a clear, achievable delivery plan.

You will work across technology, operations, maintenance and other business groups to align priorities, manage delivery risks and budget, and maintain momentum from discovery through implementation. Strong communication, sound judgement and the ability to build trust across diverse stakeholder groups will be essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the product across multiple asset bases, from discovery and definition through implementation and adoption.
• Communicate the project scope and provide updates to key stakeholder groups as work progresses.
• Work with stakeholders to clarify requirements, identify scope risks and dependencies, prioritise outcomes, and translate business needs into an achievable delivery roadmap.
• Coordinate the design and delivery of software capabilities, including telemetry visualisation, event detection and maintenance shift handover functionality.
• Build and maintain effective relationships across operations, maintenance, technology, engineering and other stakeholder groups.
• Establish governance, milestones, dependencies and decision pathways to support timely delivery.
• Identify, assess and manage delivery risks, issues, dependencies and change impacts, escalating where appropriate.
• Manage the project budget, resourcing and delivery partner inputs to maintain control of cost and schedule.
• Provide clear status reporting, recommendations and decision support to project sponsors and senior leaders.
• Plan and support testing, deployment, training, change management and operational adoption across affected asset bases.
• Promote a strong focus on user experience and sustainable operational outcomes.

Qualifications And Experience

• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects involving technology, operational systems, digital products or business process change.
• Experience delivering projects in mining, heavy industry, asset-intensive operations or a comparable environment is highly regarded.
• Strong capability to work through ambiguity, manage evolving scope and risks with stakeholders, and make practical decisions based on end-user requirements.
• Proven experience working with multiple stakeholder groups and aligning competing priorities across a complex organisation.
• Experience managing project budgets, delivery risks, schedules, dependencies and governance requirements.
• Understanding of software delivery concepts, data products, telemetry, event detection or operational technology is desirable.
• Understanding of time usage models or delay accounting is highly desirable. Experience in a mining fixed plant environment is also beneficial.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Exceptional critical thinking, planning, facilitation, negotiation and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to assess trade‑offs and recommend practical solutions.
• A relevant project management qualification or equivalent practical experience is essential.
• A tertiary qualification in engineering or a similar field 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.