Mining Engineer - Mid-Term Planning | Carrapateena

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.

As a member of the Medium-Term Planning Team, you will be uniquely placed to experience many different facets of a growing SLC/BC mine. With it comes the responsibility and opportunity to have a significant impact on the performance, safety and culture of the operation.

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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 Mining Engineer
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

In This Role You Will:

• Provide planning, coordination and engagement for mine projects to enable Carrapateena expansion including ventilation, services (RAW water, power, dewatering, compressed air, hot water), pump stations and sumps, temporary facilities, operational technology and general mining infrastructure.
• Design, plan, logistics, budgeting, and scheduling of mining projects to an execution level of detail in project definition documents.
• Management of consultants and engineering services providers engaged to develop supporting engineering designs.
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to drive value-add projects.
• Provide mine projects inputs into the 13 week and quarterly schedules.
• Complete management of change documentation.
• Support management of consultants and engineering services providers.
• Assist site mining operations team where required.

About You:

• Previous experience in underground mining in either practical underground experience, mine scheduling, production, design, mine projects or equivalent.
• Experience in planning projects for an underground metalliferous mine. Sub-level or block caving experience high regarded.
• Experience in project estimating and scheduling
• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering or similar.
• Ability to interact successfully with multiple internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work to multiple deadlines
• Deswik.CAD experience an advantage.

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.

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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