Operational Readiness Coordinator - Decarb

About Us

Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth Office - Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people. Ad hoc site travel as required.

Roster:  Monday to Friday

12-month fixed term or secondment

Fortescue is leading the global transition to green energy and decarbonised mining. As part of this journey, we are seeking an Operational Readiness Coordinator to join our Decarbonisation Portfolio Management Office.

This role is critical to ensuring that all decarbonisation assets and infrastructure are operationally ready at handover, with systems, processes, and activities in place to enable safe and efficient operations from day one.

You are a highly organised and proactive coordinator who thrives in a fast-paced project environment. You bring strong attention to detail, a systems mindset, and the ability to bring structure and visibility to complex readiness activities.  Working across multiple stakeholders you are motivated by ensuring that everything is in place for a successful transition to operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and track operational readiness activities across the Decarbonisation project portfolio
• Manage and administer the Decarb Readiness App, ensuring effective implementation and adoption
• Monitor progress of readiness tasks and escalate risks or delays where required
• Develop and implement improvements, updates, and fixes to readiness systems and tools
• Provide training and support to stakeholders using readiness systems and processes
• Produce regular reporting and dashboards on readiness status for key stakeholders
• Collaborate with project, commissioning, operations, and readiness teams to ensure alignment
• Support the development of systems, processes, and documentation required for operational readiness
• Facilitate a smooth transition of assets from project delivery into operations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in operational readiness, project coordination, or planning within mining or heavy industry
• Strong understanding of operational readiness frameworks and deliverables
• Exposure to project management, scheduling, and reporting processes
• High proficiency in Excel and reporting tools
• Experience with completions and commissioning processes
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to tight timelines
• Planner or scheduling background desirable but not essential
• Experience supporting or administering digital tools or systems.

Our Commitment

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds 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 across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ 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