Senior Engineer - Geotechnical

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

Carrapateena is a large-scale, world class modern mine operated by world class people. This exciting role is now available, and we want the very best of the best on deck to lead the team and collectively deliver exceptional results.

At Carrapateena, we believe our greatest asset is our people and we are working hard to provide a wonderful mix of age, cultural and geographical backgrounds to further enrich our inclusive workplace culture. We truly value your ideas and encourage you to champion innovation and collaboration, we are here to unlock your value and offer opportunities that supercharge your career to go beyond what is possible.

Location: Carrapateena, South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta)
Roster: 8 days on; 6 days off or equivalent
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Reporting to the Superintendent - Geotechnical, the role will include:

• Project management works for drilling, hydrofracturing, and instrumentation, to continue safe SLC operations and facilitate upcoming Block Cave works.
• Problem solving and scheduling of multiple external and internal stakeholders.
• Working closely with medium- and long-term teams to inform site geotechnical projects.
• Analysis and interpretation of geotechnical data for input into geotechnical projects
• Management of geotechnical monitoring databases
• High priority geotechnical tasks including, but not limited to: cave, seismic, ground control, and inrush risk management.
• Ongoing mentoring, coaching and guidance to junior engineers and technicians
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to drive value add projects
• Consistent communications to key stakeholders with respect to geotechnical hazard management
• Other geotechnical role functions as required

You will bring with you:

• At least 5 years' experience in underground hard rock Geotechnical Engineering. Sub-level caving and/or block caving experience highly regarded.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver and drive safe geotechnical projects
• Experience in the design, installation, and analysis of underground geotechnical monitoring systems (e.g. extensometers, fibre-optic, seismic sensors, cave markers, etc)
• Experience using geotechnical and geological software (IMS suite, mXrap, Rocscience suite, Leapfrog Geo, Deswik)
• Undergraduate qualifications in either geotechnical engineering, mining engineering, civil engineering or earth sciences (geology, geophysics)

Supporting a Diverse Workforce:

The 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.
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Unlock your potential and help us challenge the status quo, while doing the best work of your life.

We want creative and passionate people on our team, who can go beyond what's possible to make lives better.

What we do is centered around creating shared value for our stakeholders. And how we do things is what makes us unique.

We know everyone's best work takes different shapes and forms, and we are committed to empowering and harnessing this difference.

For us, development is continuous, learning is holistic!

We are an inclusive workplace and encourage applications from indigenous people and women. Once you have joined us, we are different than we were before, and better because of what you bring.

If you think you can make a difference, please apply below.

Applications close: 10 March 2024