Our Opportunity Work Location: Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people. Roster: Monday to Friday Fortescue is seeking a Principal Native Title professional to play a key role in developing and maintaining a strong understanding of Fortescue’s native title landscape, operational requirements, and agreement-making processes. As part of the broader First Nations team, this critical role supports responsible land access, ensures compliance with native title obligations, and helps deliver meaningful outcomes for affected native title holding communities. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, the Principal Native Title will provide expert advice, lead complex negotiations, and support the Native Title team to achieve reliable business performance while upholding Fortescue’s commitments to First Nations peoples and communities. Key Responsibilities Ensure Fortescue complies with native title obligations, including legal, regulatory, and policy requirements.Lead and support negotiations with native title parties, ensuring alignment with business objectives and compliance with legislation.Provide expert advice and guidance to the business on native title matters, including agreement terms, compliance, and best practice.Foster and maintain positive relationships with native title parties, legal representatives, government agencies, and other key internal and external stakeholders.Support and guide the Native Title Team, ensuring clear understanding of responsibilities and reliable business performance.Oversee the preparation of necessary documentation, including agreements, reports, and compliance records. Qualifications And Experience In-depth knowledge of the Native Title Act 1993 and related concepts of Indigenous land law.Understanding of core principles of land tenure and administration.Proven experience in native title negotiations and agreement making processes – preferably within the resources industry.Demonstrated experience in a senior role involving native title compliance.Ability to work well within diverse teams, support staff, and engage with senior leadership. 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.
