Group Manager - Mines Operations Planning

Fortescue Metals Group; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global mining leader is seeking a Group Manager - Mines Operations Planning to provide enterprise-wide leadership for mine operations planning. This role involves leading a team to deliver integrated operational plans. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in large-scale mining operations, manage large teams, and integrate planning strategies with business objectives. Apply to join a company focused on sustainable and innovative practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in large-scale open-pit mining operations.
• Experience managing large multidisciplinary technical teams (50+) and multi-million-dollar operational budgets.
• Demonstrated success in life-of-mine and strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of integrated planning strategies.
• Oversee operational planning across all mine sites.
• Collaborate with various teams to optimise resource use.

Skills

Strategic thinking and execution

Enterprise leadership and collaboration

Commercial judgement

People leadership

Change and innovation leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering, geology, or related discipline

Job description

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Group Manager - Mines Operations Planning

Country/Region: AU

State: WA

City: Perth

Job ID: 13380

Location: Perth

Roster: Monday to Friday

This role provides enterprise-wide leadership for mine operations planning, connecting strategy and execution across Fortescue’s mining operations. You’ll lead a team of planning, engineering, and technical professionals to deliver integrated operational plans that drive safe, efficient, and sustainable outcomes across multiple sites.

Regular travel to our mine sites is a key part of this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of integrated planning strategies that enable safe, sustainable, and efficient operations.
• Oversee operational planning across all Fortescue mine sites, ensuring alignment with business plans, budgets, and strategic targets.
• Drive standardisation and governance across technical and planning processes, improving transparency, accountability, and performance.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Technical Services, Projects, and Finance to optimise resource use and operational readiness.
• Champion innovation in operations planning systems, analytics, and digital technologies to support smarter decision-making.
• Build organisational capability through leadership, mentoring, and development of multidisciplinary teams.
• Represent operations planning within the executive and operational leadership teams, providing insight and guidance on planning performance and risk.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering, geology, or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in large-scale open-pit mining operations.
• Experience in senior leadership roles overseeing operations planning or technical services across multiple operations is essential
• Demonstrated success managing large multidisciplinary technical teams (50+) and multi-million-dollar operational or study budgets.
• Extensive experience in life-of-mine and strategic planning, resource development, and project study governance.
• Proven ability to integrate mine operations planning, technical, and commercial drivers into cohesive business strategies.
• Strong exposure to capital project development, investment analysis, and long-term business planning.
• Experience leading digital transformation or innovation in mine planning and data analytics.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and execution
• Enterprise leadership and collaboration
• Commercial judgement
• People leadership
• Change and innovation leadership

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.