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Fortescue Metals Group · Australia - Iron Bridge

# Senior Mining Engineer

Australia - Iron Bridge Senior individual contributor Operations 

Listed on Fortescue Metals Group’s official careers site. Posted October 20, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Fortescue Metals Group’s careers site →](https://careers.fortescue.com/en/jobs/senior-mining-engineer-jobId_19052)

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## Job description

### Our Opportunity Location

Iron Bridge - Fortescue’s Iron Bridge project is located on the traditional lands of the Nyamal people.

### Roster

4D/3R ex Perth We are looking for a Senior Mining Engineer to provide leadership for onsite Medium Term Planning team. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to be part of Fortescue’s Magnetite Operation.You would be a highly motivated and technical professional with of onsite mine planning experience, responsible for delivering the mining related projects and designs as well as governing the systems and processes.

Maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders across all operations and corporate departments will be integral to the success and delivery of plans that align with budget/ forecasts critical milestones.Reporting to the Superintendent Medium Term Planning, your responsibilities revolve around being a leader and mentor to a small onsite team at the Iron Bridge. This role is also accountable to ensure The delivery of quarterly 5 Year Mine Plan and monthly 3 Month Plan.

### Key Responsibilities

Delivery of Quarterly 5 Year plan and monthly 3 Month Mine Plan Delivery of fleet strategy to support the business plan
- Collaborate with Commercial Department to prepare annual budget

### Generate Mine
- Plan milestones as baseline for regulatory approvals, project and infrastructure work

### Maintain Mining Block
- Model with regular review to ensure accuracy
- Maintain the mine scheduling software up to date and aligned to overall company strategy Assess & identify opportunities & risks with schedules: Life of Mine Plan, 2- 10 year plan & 3 Month Plan Data Analytics & reporting aligned to performance and assumption metrics
- Provide mentoring and development to mining engineers
- Participate in and lead as required incident investigations
- Liaise with Strategic Planning Department to ensure alignment to Iron Bridge long term Mine Plan

### Qualifications and Experience

Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or similar field
- 6+ years of experience as a Mining Engineer and Senior Mining Engineer is desirable Mine design and mine planning experience is essential
- Ability to Lead a team & work effectively unsupervised Good attitude to HSEC, including hazard reporting, investigations and field interactions A strong desire to innovate, problem solve and approach work with new ideas
- Excellent verbal and written skills, including technical writing Good project management ability, including cross-functional collaboration
- Proficient in Vulcan or similar general mine package, including exposure to designs and block models.

Proficient in Mine Scheduling software package Alastri software suite desirable but not essential Demonstrated experience in hard rock, open-cut mine planning Experience with mining costs, including project management, mining contract accruals, or cost estimation Desirable to have understanding and skills with statistical data analysis and associated tools and computer skills, including Phyton, MS Excel, MS Word, Power BI, Power Automate and Power Apps

### 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. [https://fortescue.com/careers](https://fortescue.com/careers) 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.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 20, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Nov 8, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 8, 2026
- Listed for: 19 days
- Location: Australia - Iron Bridge[Apply on Fortescue Metals Group’s careers site →](https://careers.fortescue.com/en/jobs/senior-mining-engineer-jobId_19052)

## Hiring at Fortescue Metals Group
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- New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections
- Tracked since: Jul 30, 2026

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