Senior Mechanical Engineer

Fortescue Pre-Order Sales; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue Pre-Order Sales is seeking an experienced Lead Mechanical Engineer to drive the mechanical engineering capability across major mining projects and brownfield work. The role combines technical leadership, design governance and hands-on delivery to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective solutions.

You will lead a team of engineers, manage design scopes, and collaborate closely with project managers and senior leadership to meet schedule and budget objectives on a large portfolio of

Qualifications

• 15+ years' mechanical design experience in mining and resources.
• At least 5 years in a senior or lead mechanical role.
• Experience delivering multidisciplinary projects in consultancy or EPCM.
• Strong materials handling experience essential.
• Proven leadership of mechanical teams.
• Strong knowledge of design governance and checking.
• Experience managing budgets, estimates and resources.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Organised and dependable with ability to deliver commitments.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical engineering delivery across major projects.
• Provide technical oversight and sign-off of discipline deliverables.
• Lead mechanical design with focus on materials handling equipment.
• Manage resource allocation across concurrent projects.
• Develop estimates, hours and norms.
• Monitor budgets, progress, forecasting and recovery.
• Develop team capability and succession.
• Support recruitment and development of the engineering team.
• Drive continuous improvement of tools, systems and processes.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, discipline leads and senior leadership.
• Undertake occasional site visits as required.

Skills

Mechanical design

Leadership

Budget management

Materials handling

Project delivery

Job description

An established engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced Lead Mechanical Engineer to lead its mechanical engineering capability across a portfolio of major projects and brownfield sustaining capital work within the mining and resources sector. This is a senior technical and people leadership role combining mechanical design responsibility, materials handling expertise, discipline leadership and project delivery.

The Role

You will lead and manage the Mechanical Engineering team while taking technical responsibility for selected projects. Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead mechanical engineering delivery across major projects and brownfield/sustaining capital scopes
• Provide technical oversight, checking and sign-off of discipline deliverables
• Lead mechanical design with a strong focus on materials handling systems and equipment
• Manage resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects
• Develop estimates, engineering hours and estimating norms
• Monitor discipline budgets, progress, forecasting and recovery
• Manage team capability, workload and future resource requirements
• Support recruitment and ongoing development of the engineering team
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering tools, systems and processes
• Work closely with Project Managers, Project Engineers, discipline leads and senior engineering leadership
• Undertake occasional site visits as required

About You

To be successful, you will ideally bring:

• 15+ years’ mechanical design experience within mining and resources
• At least 5 years’ experience in a Senior or Lead Mechanical Engineering role
• Experience delivering multidisciplinary projects within an engineering consultancy or EPCM environment
• Strong materials handling experience is essential
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing mechanical engineering teams
• Strong knowledge of engineering design, checking and technical governance
• Experience managing engineering budgets, estimates, resources and deliverables
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A dependable and organised approach with the ability to deliver on project commitments