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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. 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
The role includes operational duties and project work. The focus of the role will be on projects with the ability to back up the operational Senior Geotechnical Engineers when on leave and when production requirements dictate. The project role requires communication and working in parallel with other departments and offsite resources. The Senior Geotechnical Engineer is expected to manage risks and proactively identifies geotechnical hazards associated with the mining operations.
Location: Prominent Hill, South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta)
Roster: 8 days on on-site; 6 days off, this is negotiable.
Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time
About you
To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced Senior Geotechnical Engineer, skilled in working with people, relating, and networking along with having an ability to persuade and influence whilst adhering to our principles and values. Ideally you will have experience working in underground environments with a track record in delivering results and meeting expectations.
Within the role, you will build effective management systems to ensure we achieve our goals. It is expected you will have extensive relevant industry experience supported with an appropriate Tertiary qualification. To succeed in the role, you will have:
- Extensive Geotechnical Engineering experience in an underground metalliferous mine, with several years in a sub level open stope operation.
- Implement geotechnical processes and systems.
- Plan underground mine including stoping methods and sequences, development design and geotechnical risk controls to be implemented and monitored.
- Deliver detailed analysis and results from geotechnical modelling and investigations.
- Responsible for quality of data collection and the interpretation of the UG geotechnical mapping, monitoring, and modelling data.
- Responsible for aspects of establishing a geotechnical management system for both surface and underground.
- Assistance in developing systems and processes to manage risks associated with surface rockfalls, underground rockfalls and engulfment.
- Provide detailed inputs for budgeting purposes.
- Utilize geotechnical software skills (i.e. Map 3D, IMS Suite, Deswik, Rocscience suite) to deliver project outcomes.
- Identify root causes of a problem and implement timely solutions
At least 5-7 years' experience in a Geotechnical Engineering role in an underground metalliferous mine, with several years in a sub level open stope operation.
- Highly developed skills with Microsoft Office suite, including Project and with geotechnical software such as Deswik, Map3D, IMS Suite, Dips, Unwedge, Rocscience software programs.
- Previous experience in developing and implementing projects.
- Previous experience implementing geotechnical processes and systems.
- Demonstrated responsibility for quality of data collection and the interpretation of the UG geotechnical mapping, monitoring, and modelling data.
- Prior experience establishing a geotechnical management system for both surface and underground.
- Assistance in developing systems and processes to manage risks associated with surface rockfalls, underground rockfalls and engulfment.
- Provide detailed input for budgeting purposes.
- Good understanding of mining regulations and operating conditions, especially Occupational Health and Safety.
- Strongly developed understanding of risk management frameworks around geotechnical risks and ensure tasks are being risk assessed, hazards are being identified and correct controls implemented.
- Tertiary qualifications in Engineering majoring in Mining or Civil Geotechnical Engineering or Science degree with Geology / Earth Science Major.
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.
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Applications close: 2 February 2024
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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