Superintendent Asset Health

Fortescue • AU • 1w ago

Our Opportunity

Location: Fortescue Centre - 256 St Georges Tce, Perth

Roster: 5D2R Monday to Friday

Fortescue is transforming heavy industry and targeting real zero emissions by 2030. Our people and our assets are central to making this happen, and we’re looking for a leader to step into the role of Superintendent Asset Health.

This is an opportunity for an experienced professional - someone who understands equipment, failure modes and maintenance realities firsthand - to help shape how we assess asset condition, anticipate issues before they arise, and keep our operations running at peak performance.

In this role, expertise to influence how we monitor, maintain and improve our fleet across mines, rail, port and our rapidly evolving decarbonised mobile equipment. You’ll champion practical solutions, drive the adoption of new technologies, and guide a high-performing team focused on safety, reliability and operational excellence.

You will lead Fortescue’s asset health function, embedding best-practice processes and systems, developing meaningful asset insights, and providing clear, data-driven reporting to senior leaders. You’ll also support the trial and rollout of advanced condition monitoring tools and help streamline our asset management systems to ensure high-quality, efficient decision-making.

This role reports to the Manager Asset Health & Performance and leads a skilled team of specialists committed to supporting Fortescue’s journey.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high-performing team focused on world-class reliability, condition monitoring and continuous improvement
Own and optimise key asset health systems (AHM, MHM, Custodian, Inspector) to enhance accuracy, usability and decision-making
Drive Condition-Based Maintenance strategies that reduce cost, improve performance and strengthen lubrication and monitoring standards
Identify, trial and implement new and emerging condition-monitoring technologies to lift reliability across the operations
Develop digital solutions—including custom apps, dashboards and asset health metrics—to streamline processes and support data-driven insights
Deliver strategic reliability and asset health improvement plans aligned across stakeholders and contributing to Fortescue’s decarbonisation goals

Qualifications and Experience

Engineering degree preferred; Mechanical/Electrical trades considered alongside significant experience in mining/heavy industry
Strong background in engineering, condition monitoring, maintenance or reliability
Asset management experience beneficial
Proven leadership and stakeholder engagement skills
Strong analytical capability and data-driven decision making
Commitment to safety, quality and sustainability

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.

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.