Principal Risk & Assurance

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth, Western Australia. Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: Monday to Friday.

This is a senior risk leadership role supporting enterprise risk management across a complex, global organisation. As Principal Risk and Assurance, you will play a key role in helping leaders understand, manage and respond to risk, ensuring decision-making is informed, disciplined and aligned to the organisation’s risk management framework and strategic objectives.

Working as part of the Group Risk, Assurance and Insurance (GRAI) team, this role combines independent engagement across the business with access to strong peer support and professional expertise. You will partner closely with senior leaders across operations, projects and global functions, applying sound judgement, strong stakeholder capability and practical risk insight in fast-paced and evolving environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and facilitate risk identification and assessment workshops across business units, projects and global functions
• Provide credible advice on risk assessment, control effectiveness and how risk management should inform key decisions
• Challenge teams to identify new and emerging risks and ensure they are communicated, understood and appropriately managed
• Support stakeholders in the design of effective controls and performance standards to minimise risk exposure
• Follow up and verify the implementation of agreed risk improvement actions and remediation plans
• Develop risk insights and analysis for reporting to senior management, the Board and relevant Committees
• Review the effectiveness of risk management frameworks, standards and processes, recommending continuous improvements
• Support enterprise-wide risk maturity uplift through coaching, mentoring and capability building

Qualifications and Experience

• 10+ years’ experience delivering risk management services within industry and/or professional services environments
• Demonstrated experience within the mining sector, including support of global functions, operations and projects
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk management frameworks, including ISO 31000 and their practical application.
• Proven experience designing, implementing and monitoring risk and control frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to deliver clear, constructive challenge at senior levels.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex concepts clearly to senior audiences.
• University degree in engineering, commerce, law or a related discipline.
• Professional risk management qualifications with a recognised body are highly regarded

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.