Manager HME Delivery

Fortescue • Perth, WA, AU • 1w ago

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.

Fortescue is driving one of the most ambitious industrial transformations in the world achieving Real Zero by 2030 by removing all Scope 1 and 2 terrestrial emissions from our Pilbara operations.

To realise this goal, we’re transforming how we partner with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers to deliver the next generation of zero emission heavy mobile equipment (HME) and supporting infrastructure. Our partnerships with XCMG, Liebherr, Epiroc and MacLean are already delivering electric drills, graders, excavators, and autonomous battery-electric haul trucks.

As a HME Delivery Manager, you’ll play a pivotal leadership role in this journey. You will have full authority for the delivery of high value OEM contracts, ensuring the successful delivery of capital projects that bring new HME fleets to site. This role sits at the intersection of commercial leadership, project delivery, and strategic stakeholder engagement where real impact meets tangible progress.

This position reports to the Senior Manager, Integrated HME Delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the execution and performance of assigned OEM and capital delivery projects ensuring alignment with Fortescue’s decarbonisation milestones.
Provide strategic direction and program oversight across multiple delivery portfolios, integrating schedules, budgets, and resources to drive optimal outcomes.
Act as Fortescue’s principal representative in all contractual matters, holding OEMs accountable for scope, safety, schedule, and cost performance.
Maintain robust governance, risk management, and reporting frameworks to ensure transparency and compliance across all delivery programs.
Drive OEM performance and value creation through structured KPIs, performance reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Build and sustain strong relationships with OEMs, project leaders, and internal stakeholders across Decarb, Asset Management, Operations, Autonomy and Procurement.
Provide executive-level reporting to Steering Committees and leadership forums, translating complex delivery performance into actionable insights.

Qualifications and Experience

A track record of delivering complex capital projects ideally involving OEMs, mining fleets, or large-scale industrial assets.
10+ years’ experience in senior commercial, procurement, or operational leadership roles within large-scale project environments.
Proven success in managing high-value contracts and capital equipment delivery to site, preferably within mining, energy, or heavy industry.
Strong capability in contract governance, negotiation, risk management and performance oversight.
Demonstrated experience leading OEM partnerships or vendor relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder skills able to engage confidently at executive level.
Relevant qualifications in Business, Engineering, Law, or related fields (MBA or postgraduate desirable).

Our value proposition

Be part of a team that leads with integrity, values its people, pursues excellence and drives innovation toward a sustainable mining future.
Work with industry leading OEMs and project teams on world first zero emission equipment deployments.
Join a culture that empowers people, encourages bold thinking, and celebrates collaboration.

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.