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 Noongar people
Roster:
Monday to Friday
We have an exciting opportunity to join Fortescue's Exploration Australia Critical Minerals team as a Principal Geologist.
Fortescue is undertaking exploration programs across Australia focused on copper, gold and other critical minerals.
Reporting to the Exploration Manager, you will work alongside experienced exploration professionals and multidisciplinary technical teams to generate new opportunities, assess third-party opportunities and progress projects from early-stage assessment through to drill testing.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership across Fortescue's Australian copper-gold exploration portfolio
Develop regional geological interpretations and mineral systems models to support exploration targeting
Lead project generation, target generation and portfolio prioritisation activities
Review exploration strategies, work programs and technical recommendations
Identify and evaluate new copper-gold and gold exploration opportunities
Support exploration investment decisions through high-quality technical analysis and recommendations
Mentor and develop exploration geologists while strengthening technical capability across the team
Prepare technical reports and present exploration outcomes to senior leadership
Promote a solid culture of safety, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Qualifications and Experience
Degree in geology or a related earth science discipline




Minimum 10 years' exploration experience with demonstrated technical leadership
Proven success in greenfields exploration, project generation and mineral discovery
Strong understanding of mineral systems, structural geology and regional geological interpretation, particularly porphyry copper-gold, iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG), orogenic and/or intrusion-related gold systems
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary exploration teams and mentoring geologists
Excellent technical writing, communication and presentation skills
Experience working in international exploration environments will be highly regarded
Experience using ArcGIS, Leapfrog, ioGAS and geological database software will be advantageous
English language proficiency will be highly regarded
Current valid drivers licence.
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.

📌 Principal Geologist (Perth)
🏢 Fortescue
📍 Perth