Reliability Engineer
The Reliability Engineer plays a key role in supporting the safe, dependable, and efficient performance of power generation assets and high‑voltage (HV) networks. The position is responsible for maintaining asset integrity, shaping maintenance strategies, driving performance improvements, and implementing initiatives that enhance asset availability while reducing operational risk.
Key Responsibilities – Asset Management & Reliability
Key Responsibilities – Asset Management & Reliability
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of the Energy Operations asset management system.
- Promote best practice in end‑to‑end life‑cycle asset management.
- Identify, assess, and manage reliability risks across Fortescue’s power system assets.
- Create proactive, transparent, and efficient maintenance philosophies and plans.
- Establish and uphold condition‑monitoring strategies tailored to specific equipment.
- Track and report on key asset health indicators, analysing data to detect emerging failure modes.
- Maintain and update reliability-related platforms including SAP (CMMS), AHM, DEP, and Babelfish.
- Evaluate the impact of asset downtime and design mitigation strategies to minimise risk, cost, and outages.
- Provide engineering guidance and troubleshooting support to operations and site-based teams.
- Investigate asset-related incidents, equipment failures, and reliability issues, preparing detailed reports.
- Develop and follow up on corrective action plans based on incident findings.
- Ensure strategic spare parts and recovery plans are in place for rapid restoration after unplanned events and to reduce unserved energy.
- Review equipment performance and contribute insights to engineering standards, specifications, and approved equipment lists.
- Lead or support capital projects aimed at improving the reliability, efficiency, and longevity of power system assets.
- Ensure all power system assets comply with applicable laws, codes, standards, and internal procedures.
- Deliver a long-term (10‑year) asset replacement and refurbishment strategy.
- Provide general maintenance, operational, planning, and shutdown support for electrical and mechanical systems.
- Offer input into technical standards, guidelines, and discipline-specific documentation.
- Develop and maintain work processes and supporting documentation.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience in reliability engineering within power generation or HV network environments.
- Strong understanding of asset management frameworks, maintenance methodologies, and reliability principles.
- Competence in data analysis and reliability software tools such as SAP or other CMMS platforms.
- Excellent analytical abilities, communication skills, and stakeholder engagement capability.
If you possess relevant experience and are available for a new opportunity, please submit your resume by clicking APPLY.
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Ash Tims on 08 9437 4400 or ash.tims@drdgroup.com.au
DRD Group is a specialist recruitment provider renowned for recruiting quality project teams on major projects within the Energy, Resources, Defense, Renewables and Infrastructure sectors.
DRD Group embraces a diverse workforce culture and encourages female and Indigenous applicants to apply. All work assignments are subject to successful completion of a medical, drug and alcohol screen plus verification of all original certifications and qualifications
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Ash Tims on 08 9437 4400 or ash.tims@drdgroup.com.au
DRD Group is a specialist recruitment provider renowned for recruiting quality project teams on major projects within the Energy, Resources, Defense, Renewables and Infrastructure sectors.
DRD Group embraces a diverse workforce culture and encourages female and Indigenous applicants to apply. All work assignments are subject to successful completion of a medical, drug and alcohol screen plus verification of all original certifications and qualifications
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