Project Engineer (R&D and Prototyping) — Perth CBD, Perth

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Project Engineer (R&D and Prototyping) Country/Region: AU State: WA City: Perth Job ID: 3897 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: Dawson Road, Perth Airport Roster: Monday to Friday We are a dynamic research and development and prototyping company focused on innovation and breakthroughs in hydrogen production. We pride ourselves on pushing the boundaries of technology and creating cutting-edge solutions. We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join our team and contribute to our mission of delivering groundbreaking electrolysis products to the market. This position will assist with the scheduling, planning, forecasting, resourcing, and managing of technical activities to ensure project accuracy and quality. In this position, you will play a crucial role in managing and coordinating projects related to research, development, prototyping and commercialisation of our hydrogen production systems. Your primary responsibilities will include preparing and documenting product development plans, scheduling tasks, planning, forecasting coordinating resources, and ensuring successful project execution. You will need to have experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera and possess a strong background in R&D, productisation, and/or the energy sector. This role will NOT be suitable for project engineers who have solely worked in the mining or oil and gas industry. Key Responsibilities Preparing and documenting stage gate documentation, product development plans, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring assigned engineering projects including preparation of interim update reports and presentations to management. Formulating project parameters as per the project owner's requirements and assigning responsibilities to the most capable employees and monitoring the project team. Creating and maintaining a project team dashboard to ensure that all members of the team have transparent access to schedules, plans, and reporting on the status of each project. Cooperating and communicating with the wider Manufacturing Team and other project participants and collaborating with Senior Engineers to create more efficient project methods and to maintain the project's profitability. Coordinating the team's procurement activities. Developing specifications and scopes of work for the project's needed equipment. Ensuring the project's compliance with the applicable codes, practices, policies, performance standards, and specifications. Qualifications and Experience A Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Project Engineering or a related field. Prior experience preferably in the energy, manufacturing, or research and development industries. Experience with electrolysis or pressure equipment highly regarded. Enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment in collaboration with other like-minded team members and adjacent project teams (also delivering a variation of the system). The ability to work with multiple discipline projects. Excellent project management and supervision skills. Highly experienced in MS Project and MS products. 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. https://fortescue.com/careers 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.