Our Opportunity

Work Location: Fortescue’s Hedland Operations are located on the traditional lands of the Kariyarra people.

Roster: 8D/6R - FIFO ex Perth

Join Fortescue's Rail Systems team and play a key role in delivering projects across onboard locomotive systems, wayside infrastructure, and office-based operational systems. As the Project Supervisor, you will lead the successful delivery of multiple projects from concept through to commissioning and handover, providing technical leadership, coordinating contractors, and ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive leader who thrives in a fast-paced operational environment, enjoys building strong stakeholder relationships, and is passionate about driving project outcomes that support the reliability and performance of our rail network.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Rail Systems projects from scope development through to commissioning and operational handover.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, milestones and delivery outcomes across multiple concurrent projects.
• Provide technical leadership across onboard locomotive, wayside and associated rail systems.
• Coordinate contractors and ensure work is completed safely, efficiently and in line with project requirements.
• Monitor project risks, performance and compliance with governance and engineering change processes.
• Prepare project reports and provide regular updates to stakeholders and management.

Qualifications and Experience

•  Electrical or Communications Trade qualification, Engineering qualification, or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in the rail or mining industry, ideally within heavy haul maintenance, construction or project delivery.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex Rail Systems projects, including onboard and wayside systems.
• Strong technical knowledge of signalling, communications, networking, fibre optics, RF systems and onboard technologies.
• Sound understanding of project governance, risk management, engineering change processes and site access requirements.
• Proven leadership, contractor management and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to make autonomous technical and project delivery decisions.

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.