Electrical Engineer - Advanced

Our Opportunity Work Location: Perth CBD, Western Australia. Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people. Roster: Monday to Friday 6 month Fixed Term Join Energy Operations at an exciting time of growth and help shape how a diverse portfolio of electrical and renewable energy assets is maintained, monitored and optimised for long-term performance. As Electrical Engineer, you’ll provide engineering expertise across generation, transmission and distribution assets, supporting safe, reliable and efficient operations through robust maintenance strategies and asset management practices. Reporting to the Senior Electrical Engineer, you’ll work across Engineering, Maintenance, Planning, Projects and Operational Readiness to support both existing infrastructure and the integration of new assets into operations. From maintenance strategy and condition monitoring through to asset health, criticality and defect elimination, this role offers broad exposure across the asset lifecycle and the opportunity to contribute to the continued evolution of Fortescue’s Energy Operations portfolio. Key Responsibilities Support the development, review and implementation of risk-based maintenance strategies for new and existing electrical assets across Energy Operations. Develop and improve maintenance plans, inspection regimes, task lists and performance standards for electrical and high-voltage infrastructure. Contribute to asset criticality assessments, FMECA, Reliability Centred Maintenance and other reliability and maintenance strategy activities. Support condition monitoring and asset health programs, using performance information to identify risks and opportunities for improvement. Provide technical input into engineering standards, specifications, procedures, audits, technical reviews and risk assessments. Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Planning, Engineering and Project teams to define maintenance requirements and support the successful integration of new assets. Qualifications and Experience Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) or equivalent, with postgraduate study in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems highly regarded. Strong electrical engineering experience within mining, energy, utilities or a comparable asset-intensive operational environment. Experience working with BESS, solar or other renewable energy assets, with exposure to generation, transmission or distribution infrastructure highly regarded. Strong understanding of asset lifecycle management, condition monitoring, defect elimination, RCA, FMECA and maintenance strategy development. Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with experience using SAP, Excel or similar maintenance and asset-management systems. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to provide practical technical support across multidisciplinary operational teams; current WA C-Class Driver’s Licence required. 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.