Geotechnical Engineer

About 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:

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.

An exciting opportunity now exists for an experienced Geotechnical Engineer to join the Carrapateena Team to support the operation by continued geotechnical data collection and design, modelling and planning.

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Why choose BHP for your career?

Location: Carrapateena, South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta)
Roster: 8 days on; 6 days off
Department: Mining Operations
Manager: Senior Engineer – Geotechnical
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Applications close: October 11 2024

In This Role You Will:

• Ensure quality control & assurance (QAQC) of ground support systems are maintained and effective. 
• Support the operation by continued geotechnical data collection and interpretation for update of geotechnical\structural models, major infrastructure design, ground control planning and long-term development\production plans.
• Management of geotechnical monitoring databases. 
• High priority geotechnical tasks including, but not limited to, cave, seismicity, ground control and inrush management. 
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to drive value-add projects.
• Consistent communications to key stakeholders with respect to geotechnical hazard management. 
• Design & execute instrumentation programs to aid geotechnical hazard management. 
• Other geotechnical role functions as required.

About You

• Geotechnical Engineering experience in an underground metalliferous mine. Sub-level or block caving experience highly regarded.
• Undergraduate qualifications in either geotechnical engineering, mining engineering, civil engineering or earth sciences (geology, geophysics).
• Implementation of geotechnical processes and systems.
• QAQC of ground support systems.
• Practical experience with geotechnical mapping, monitoring systems, ground support calculations / designs and stability analysis.
• Establishing and/or maintaining aspects of a geotechnical management system.
• Collection & interpretation of geotechnical observations and geological data (structure).
• Experience using mining\geotechnical software (Deswik, MxRap, IMS suite, Leapfrog).

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 inclusion@bhp.com