AddressAbout BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, your focus is to provide your technical expertise to WA Major Projects in leading engineering strategies, standards and frameworks that ensure the engineering process and design is optimised and enables safe, efficient construction, commissioning and operation.
Reporting to the Manager Standards and Technical, your accountabilities include:
- Conduct engineering tasks, verify construction methodologies and advise on engineering decisions for projects in alignment with Project, Construction, Commissioning and Engineering Standards.
- Employ specific/relevant mechanical and piping engineering expertise and leadership to meet BHP's technical expectations.
- Apply an understanding of mechanical and piping engineering related terminology, theory, key processes and activities.
- Determine the underlying cause of problems and evaluate multiple solutions to ensure a planned and structured approach to solving complex problems.
- Mitigate people, community, environmental and climate risks across the value chain, in alignment with public policy and our sustainability and climate commitments.
- Identify, engage and manage a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders.
- Prioritise work effort and resources accordingly.
- Identify and assess risks, make risk informed decisions, use BHP's risk management framework and build a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes.
- Engage the capabilities of the entire organisation.
- Strive to achieve 100% safety, 100% customer value and 0% waste.
- Know our customer and be obsessed with meeting their needs.
About You
As a successful candidate you will possess the following:
- Demonstrated technical experience and expertise in Asset or Major Projects including design and engineering processes and experience specific to the mechanical and piping disciplines.
- Demonstrated deep engineering and design governance experience, including the application of sustainability in design processes and implementation of International, Australian and BHP Standards and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and communicate highly technical themes and acumen within diverse high performing teams and stakeholders.
- Experience in managing complex judgement and analytical ability for problem resolution.
- Demonstrate a base understanding of other inter-related engineering disciplines.
- Hold a minimum qualification of Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical).
While not mandatory but desirable:
- Experience in engineering management, commissioning, operational readiness, Site operations or maintenance/reliability.
- Eligible for Chartered Professional Engineer status with Engineers Australia.
- Previous site-based experience in Iron Ore or other bulk materials handling, mineral processing facilities, process and non-process piping systems and engineering projects.
Location and Roster
You will be based in Perth, Western Australia, in the multi award winning office tower - ‘City Square’. You will have stunning river views from your modern open plan office, state of the art facilities including virtual whiteboards and video conferencing facilities, 550 bicycle racks with ample lockers, showers and change room amenities and a large outdoor terrace with barbecues.
You will be working on Monday-Friday roster, where occasional site travel may require. Flexible work is also offered.
Application close on Thursday, 27 June 2024.
About Our Process
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.
If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.
Supporting a Diverse WorkforceThe size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at *********@bhp.com.
