Environmental Data Officer

Fortescue Metals Group; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mining company is seeking a part-time Environmental Data Officer to manage compliance and rehabilitation data. You'll play a vital role in supporting a high-performing team dedicated to responsible exploration. The ideal candidate should have an interest in environmental practices, experience in compliance, and familiarity with data management tools. This position is based in Ontario, Canada, and offers opportunities to work closely with various teams to ensure environmental obligations are met.

Qualifications

• Interest in environmental practices in mining or exploration is essential.
• Experience in auditing/compliance is highly regarded.
• Knowledge of data management and database tools is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee rehabilitation data for high-quality information.
• Coordinate rehabilitation reporting with Department of Mines.
• Work closely with field teams for timely data submission.
• Support compliance checks and integrate spatial data.
• Assist in general database management and housekeeping.

Skills

Interest in environmental practices in mining or exploration

Experience in auditing/compliance

Understanding of WA Mining Act obligations

Familiarity with databases and data storage tools

Confident stakeholder liaison and communication

Data management and accuracy focus

Tools

Excel

acQuire

Job description

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

Roster: Monday to Friday

Part Time opportunity - 3 days per week

Are you passionate about environmental stewardship, data accuracy and supporting sustainable exploration? Join Fortescue’s Exploration Approvals and Compliance (EAC) team and play a vital role in how we manage rehabilitation and compliance across our exploration activities.

This part-time position offers the opportunity to support a high-performing team responsible for securing approvals, ensuring tenement compliance, and upholding Fortescue’s commitment to responsible exploration.

As ourEnvironmental Data Officer, you will help centralise and manage rehabilitation and compliance data for the EAC team. You’ll work across multiple teams to ensure all environmental and tenement obligations are accurately tracked, reported and closed out.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing rehabilitation data and ensuring accurate, high-quality information is stored and maintained
• Coordinating rehabilitation reporting and liaising with the Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration (DMPE)
• Working closely with field and geology teams to ensure timely data submission
• Integrating spatial data, producing maps and supporting compliance checks
• Assisting with database management, imports/exports and general housekeeping
• Helping develop training materials for internal stakeholders
• Supporting broader compliance initiatives within the EAC team

Qualifications and Experience

• Interest in environmental practices in mining or exploration
• Experience in auditing/compliance is highly regarded
• Understanding of WA Mining Act obligations and rehabilitation practices (advantageous)
• Familiarity with databases and data storage tools (acQuire, Excel)
• Confident stakeholder liaison and communication
• Data management and accuracy focus

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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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

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.