Senior Long Term Planner

Our Opportunity

Location: Hedland Operations– Port Hedland (on the traditional lands of the Kariyarra people)

**Roster:**4/3 or 5/2  Residential in Port Hedland; or 4/3 FIFO ex Perth

Shape the Future of Plant Reliability at Fortescue

At Fortescue, we know that today’s smart planning is tomorrow’s plant reliability. We’re seeking a forward-thinking Senior Long Term Maintenance Planner to join our Hedland Operations team. Reporting to the Superintendent Engineering Planning, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring our maintenance and shutdown strategies are set up for long-term success.

This isn’t just about preparing work orders—it’s about looking ahead, optimising resources, and creating strategies that drive the reliability and longevity of our assets. Your work will directly influence the performance, efficiency, and sustainability of our operations for years to come.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of the team responsible for long-term maintenance planning, scheduling, shutdown drivers, and long-term capital project and cost tracking.
• Oversee the development of fully scoped and resourced work orders, ensuring execution readiness well in advance
• Guide collaboration with SMEs, reliability engineers, and technical teams to refine scopes and optimise work orders
• Oversee and ensure availability of rotable parts to maintain planning integrity
• Coordinate and track projects using Project Estimate Sheet and DCRM systems
• Provide oversight of monthly capital forecasting; ensuring alignment with work churn and operational priorities
• Govern journalling of OPEX tasks to CAPEX projects to maintain full lifecycle visibility
• Review and direct analysis of shutdown performance outcomes to drive improvements in master data and planning strategies
• Lead continuous improvement of master data to enhance scheduling accuracy
• Provide strategic oversight and leadership of the 2–5 year long-term shutdown calendar and associated drivers

Qualifications and Experience

• We’re looking for someone with the technical knowledge and the long-term vision to see beyond immediate work demands
• Proven experience in maintenance planning within mining, heavy industry, oil & gas, or manufacturing
• Deep understanding of Work Management Processes including WO preparation and rotable planning
• Strong SAP skills for planning, scheduling, and master data management
• Advanced Excel capability for reporting, forecasting, and data analysis
• Experience collaborating across Engineering, Maintenance, and Reliability teams
• Knowledge of shutdown planning, PM05 cost tracking, and continuous improvement
• Ability to forecast workloads and adapt to shifting priorities while keeping long-term objectives in focus

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.