Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Assurance

Fortescue Metals Group; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global natural resources company is seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Assurance to provide geotechnical risk management assurance across operations. The role involves identifying ground control hazards, developing risk management dashboards, and providing technical advice to stakeholders. Candidates should have a degree in Civil Engineering or a related field, strong experience in operational ground control management, and excellent communication skills. The position offers opportunities to travel and work collaboratively with various teams.

Qualifications

• A degree, or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology or a related discipline is preferred.
• Strong experience in operational ground control management across a range of commodities and functions.
• Demonstrated experience in risk management processes, including implementation and operation.
• Experience with data management and visualization systems including Power BI and Snowflake.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience engaging with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Strong team skills and willingness to travel for short periods.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance of tailings risk management.
• Support operations to ensure that hazards are identified and risks are assessed.
• Lead development of assurance risk management dashboards.
• Conduct second line assurance testing.
• Assess and implement emerging technologies in ground control management.
• Provide technical advice and consultation to stakeholders.
• Ensure ground control assurance activities align with business objectives.
• Maintain a collaborative relationship with business units and external parties.

Skills

Operational ground control management

Risk management processes

Data management and visualization systems (Power BI, Snowflake)

Excellent communication skills

Strong team skills

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology or related

Job description

Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Assurance

Country/Region: AU

State: WA

City: Perth

Job ID: 14252

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

Roster: Monday to Friday

The role of the Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Assurance is responsible for providing geotechnical risk management assurance and support across Fortescue operations, ensuring ground control hazards are identified and that mitigating and preventative controls are implemented and effective.

This represents Fortescue on matters relating to tailings management governance, sustainability, and compliance, at times requires communicating complex technical information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. The role also supports the Assurance team in relation to slopes, cavity and inrush major hazard management governance.

Strong, practical, operational capability in monitoring systems, operational procedures, management plans and standards, and auditing is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide governance of tailings risk management, ensuring systems are implemented to identify, assess and effectively control hazards.
• Support operations to ensure that hazards are identified, risks are assessed and that personnel understand their accountabilities.
• Lead development and maintenance of continuous assurance risk management dashboards and reporting.
• Conduct subject matter expert led second line assurance testing to verify implementation and effectiveness of critical controls.
• Assess and implement emerging technologies in ground control management.
• Provide technical advice and consultation with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure ground control assurance activities across Fortescue align with business objectives by providing oversight, mentoring, review, and guidance to operations.
• Maintain a collaborative relationship with business units and external parties, contribute to knowledge building and awareness, influence decision making regarding ground control management.

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree, or equivalent tertiary qualification, in Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology or a related discipline is preferred.
• Strong experience in operational ground control management across a range of commodities and functions.
• Demonstrated experience in risk management processes, including implementation and operation.
• Experience with data management and visualisation systems including Power BI and Snowflake.
• Excellent communication skills, with a demonstrated experience of engaging with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Strong team skills and willingness to travel for short periods.

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.