Manager Technical

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

•    Provides leadership to a multi-disciplinary team or teams focused on the technical knowledge base for the sites, specifically the collection, analysis and interpretation of tailings, geotechnical, environmental, and hydrogeologic data, and integration of technical knowledge into an Integrated Knowledge Base to provide guidance for planning and decision making. Translates strategy into operational plans for the department. 
•    Has knowledge of tailings storage facilities, groundwater, and geochemistry to guide a team of subject matter experts in use of site models to select target areas and appropriate methodologies for sampling, data collection and analysis to build technical knowledge base that enables value decisions for BHP. 
•    Makes evidence based and strategic decisions in alignment with longer term business objectives and site outcomes. 
•    Evaluates and quantifies the uncertainty associated with data and models to assess impacts of potential changes and uncertainty on site risk and closure planning.
•    Identifies, engages, and manages a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders including HSE, Corporate Affairs, Projects with the goals of compiling Integrated Knowledge Base and informing planning process. 
•    Leads technical teams to support project execution for multidiscipline civil projects including implementation of quality assurance processes
•    Leads the team in planning, tracking the delivery of and managing execution of directional studies to inform planning process and execution of outcomes. 
•    Workforce development, including coordinating with educational institutions to attract early career employees, and work internally to set up and progress development plans to retain and strengthen the company’s technical capacity.
•    Evaluate scope of site characterization programs to ensure adequate information is being obtained to inform design and analysis and decision-making processes.
•    Identifies and assesses technical risks including tailings storage facility, source control and fall of ground risks, makes risk informed decisions, uses BHP's risk management framework, and builds a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes. 
•    Prioritizes work effort and resources accordingly. 
•    Works with Human Resources, Corporate Technical Centers of Excellence, and educational institutes to develop workforce capacity. 
•    Engages with other members of industry and Universities to identify and progress Research & Development initiatives that progress interest of the business. 
•    Engages the capabilities of the entire organization. 
•    Strives to achieve 100% safety, 100% customer value and 0% waste. 
•    Travel to site locations in Canada and the USA
•    Telecommuting permitted up to 40%

About You

Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Mining, or related technical field followed by 10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or in a Manager Technical-related occupation.

Position requires demonstrated experience in each of the following: 
•    Developing multidiscipline conceptual site models to inform priorities and strategic outcomes.
•    Experience in all phases of tailings storage facility lifecycle including designing, permitting, constructing, operating and closure.
•    Experience with surface and groundwater management including site characterization, analysis, design and implementation of systems and infrastructure. 
•    Integrating technical knowledge with other sources of knowledge (e.g. social, economic) to inform priorities and strategic outcomes.
•    Setting priorities, identifying critical paths, and establishing effective key performance indicators.
•    Workforce development including external engagement and internal employee retention and growth of technical capacity.
•    Travel to site locations in Canada and the USA.
•    Telecommuting permitted up to 40%.

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.

To apply, please visit careers.bhp.com, filter by job country to the USA, select “Manager Technical (91075)", scroll to the bottom of the screen and click apply now. From there, please follow the instructions as prompted including completing the form and uploading a resume.

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.