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
The Specialist Project Engineer (PE) manages all engineering related works (technical, cost & schedule) performed by tier 1 external engineering consultants, for a project (or works with a lead/principal PE on a large project).
Besides large, challenging and diverse projects, BHP offers excellent career & development opportunities, very competitive packages and benefits, equal opportunity and excellent work flexibility.
The role is NOT as a package engineer or as a site based construction support engineer. Candidates need to demonstrate some design management experience, managing design done by external consultants with a strong focus on budget and schedule management.
How BHP does Projects
Projects are of a materials handling nature across BHPs mines and port – ore crushing, conveying & screening, train load-outs, balance machines (stackers & reclaimers), car dumpers and ship loaders. Engineering experience in mining & materials handling is preferred.
The Specialist PE is a core member of cross-functional project team (Perth based) for each project, working closely with the Study Lead/Specialist throughout all study phases (IPS, SPS, DPS & EXE). Project Engineers will support the project’s delivery (Execution – EXE phase) and handover phases where occasional site travel (Pilbara Region) and short term assignments to the project site. Technical expertise and support is provided by internal BHP subject matter experts (SMEs) and the external engineering consultants.
Role objectives are:
- Achieving engineering schedule, budget and quality requirements.
- Optimise the design to maximise value and enable safe and efficient construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance.
- Ensure design meets statutory, Australian and BHP engineering standards.
- Follow BHP engineering & project processes and procedures.
Core Accountabilities:
- Plan the engineering work
- Leads and develops Engineering Management Strategy (EMS) and Engineering Management Plan (EMP) for the project.
- Frame the engineering work
- Development of project User Requirements (UR), gathering input from site Operations and other relevant stakeholders
- Development of Basis of Design (BoD) and engineering Scope of Work (SoW).
- Support Tender evaluation and award.
- Manages performance of external engineering consultants (i.e. ESPs) in accordance with BHP processes:
- Collaborates with Delivery, Operational Readiness and Commissioning teams to ensure that engineering is developed to support construction, commissioning and operating methodologies, strategies and systems.
Support Operational Readiness by providing engineering related data in order to enable the effective transition to Operations.
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 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.
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 [email protected].
