Lead Geologist | Olympic Dam

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

We’re looking for an experienced geological leader ready to step into a newly created senior, high impact role—one that builds the bridge to Superintendent accountability. As our Lead Mine Geologist, you’ll guide a team of Mine Geologists in delivering safe performance, high quality geological interpretation and operational value, every day.

This is a chance to influence our understanding of one of the worlds truly great complex orebodies, improve operational outcomes, and grow the next generation of technical talent at Olympic Dam.

Location: Olympic Dam Mine 

Roster: 8 days on 6 days off FIFO ex Adelaide and residential

As a senior leader in Mine Geology, you will:

• Lead and coach a diverse team experienced Mine Geologists, building capability through feedback, mentoring and technical guidance.
• Set and uphold high standards in data quality, logging, mapping, drilling optimisation and reconciliation.
• Drive geological thinking to shape strategic decisions that reduces risk, improves ore definition, and maximises value.
• Build strong relationships with operational, technical and external stakeholders to deliver on shared outcomes.
• Champion continuous improvement, structured problem solving and safe, efficient work practices.
• Align resources and priorities to deliver what matters: 100% safety, 100% customer value, 0% waste.

This is a role for someone who leads with curiosity, clarity, integrity and accountability—and who wants to play a bigger part in shaping the strategic direction of Mine Geology at Olympic Dam.

About You

You’ll bring:

• Significant mine geology experience (including underground), demonstrating strong production geology capability across logging, mapping, drilling, stoping and grade control.
• Experience leading people or a demonstrated passion for developing others.
• Strong technical judgement, problem solving capability and an inclusive leadership style.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Geoscience or Earth Sciences.
• Confidence in collaborating with stakeholders and supporting decision making across operational teams.

Whether your strengths lean technical, people leadership, or a mix of both, we’re looking for individuals ready to step into a role that shapes team performance and geological excellence.

If you’re motivated by developing people, strengthening geological systems and making a meaningful impact on operational performance, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us unlock the best of Olympic Dam—safely and sustainably.

Applications close 5pm Friday 27th March 2026.

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.