Project Lead - HaulX

Country/Region: AU

State: WA

City: Perth

Job ID: 17388

Project Lead - HaulX

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: Perth Office - Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: Monday to Friday

Fortescue’s Autonomous Fleet Solutions team develops and delivers world-leading autonomy, electrification, and fleet management technologies.

Reporting to the Project Manager, the Project Lead will coordinate the planning, governance, and delivery of HaulX software and supporting technologies for Fortescue’s next-generation autonomous and battery-electric haulage systems.

The role will translate product and business priorities into executable delivery plans across product, engineering, testing and delivery teams as well as OEMs, and external technology partners.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the planning, governance, and delivery of the HaulX work packages and related autonomy technology initiatives

Manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, issues, dependencies, and resources

Coordinate multifunctional teams to achieve business objectives and deliver on approved product road map

Provide clear and timely reporting to senior stakeholders on project status, delivery confidence, risks, and required decisions

Drive alignment across product, systems engineering, architecture, development, testing, operations, OEMs, and external delivery partners

Manage supplier and OEM delivery performance against agreed scope, milestones, quality, and commercial commitments

Ensure project activities comply with Fortescue safety, risk, governance, and operational standards.

Qualifications and Experience

3+ years’ project management experience delivering complex technology, mining systems, or autonomy projects; or equivalent

Proven ability to manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, and stakeholder expectations across multidisciplinary projects

Experience in mining autonomy, fleet management, autonomous haulage, or related technologies is highly desirable

Experience working across the software or systems development lifecycle, including requirements, design, development, integration, testing, release, and deployment

Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across engineering, product, operations, OEMs, suppliers, and senior leadership

Ability to multitask across multiple priorities in dynamic, operationally constrained environments

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive reporting and communicating technical risks and delivery impacts

Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex operational environment

Tertiary qualification in project management, engineering, information technology, mining, or a related discipline would be desirable

Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, or equivalent would be desirable.

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.

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.