People & Skills Senior Advisor

Our Opportunity

**Work Location:**Perth.

Roster: Monday – Friday. 18 month fixed term contract

Fortescue is seeking a Decarb People and Skills Senior Advisor to support workforce readiness as the business continues to evolve in line with its decarbonisation goals.

This role sits within the Decarb People Readiness & Skills function and plays an important part in workforce planning, transition and capability uplift. You will help maintain and strengthen the Decarb workforce planning model , generate meaningful workforce insights, and support the delivery of practical workforce and skills plans as role and capability needs evolve.

Working closely with operations, site leaders, the People team and project stakeholders, you will turn workforce data into clear, actionable plans that support workforce readiness across a dynamic operating environment. This includes helping shape approaches to upskilling and workforce planning priorities.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a high-profile business transition while helping shape practical workforce outcomes for the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and continuously improve the Decarb Workforce Planning Model in line with evolving operational requirements
• Provide workforce insights (headcount, risks, productivity opportunities) to support planning cycles and decision-making
• Identify workforce gaps and inform recruitment, upskilling and redeployment strategies
• Support workforce impact assessments and translate findings into actionable transition plans
• Contribute to the implementation of workforce transition and skills pathway initiatives
• Collaborate with site, operational and People teams to embed workforce and capability plans
• Support delivery of the Build, Buy, Borrow talent framework through targeted interventions
• Deliver workforce reporting and insights to support governance, planning and performance tracking

Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in workforce planning, workforce analytics or strategic workforce planning
• Experience working in complex, operational environments (e.g. mining, industrial or similar)
• Strong analytical and modelling capability with the ability to translate data into practical outcomes
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including frontline interaction
• Understanding of workforce transition, organisational design and capability planning principles
• Relevant tertiary qualification in HR, business, analytics or a related discipline (desirable)

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.