Principal Air Quality Engineer
Australia
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 AQ team:
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join our inclusive and high performing Environment Air Quality team, responsible for ensuring WAIO’s compliance to our Environmental Licences. This position provides a unique chance to drive the implementation of dust management strategies in an operational environment, positively impacting our people and local communities. Safety and culture are of paramount importance to our team. We embrace inclusion and diversity, encourage flexibility, and strive to make our work purposeful and workplace exciting.
Location
You will be based out of our Perth Office with site travel as required to various mine sites within WAIO as required by business demand. The roster is 5 days on, 2 days off, based in Perth (combination of office and WFH).
What’s in it for you?
- World class development programs
- Employee Share Plan
- Employee recognition Program that really gives back
- Matched Super Contributions
- Employee Discounts and Novated Leasing
About the Role
We are looking for a skilled dust management expert or consultant with a proven track record in designing and implementing dust abatement strategies and solutions. In addition to deep technical expertise, this role requires exceptional collaboration, project management, and change leadership skills. This is an excellent opportunity to make a tangible impact by delivering high-value projects aligned with the Air Quality Roadmap.
In this role, you will:
- Collaborate with operational mine sites to identify, evaluate, and address dust emission and abatement opportunities, developing and implementing actionable remediation plans
- Coach and support operational teams in adopting and embedding dust management best practices and standards
- Manage a portfolio of projects to ensure successful delivery of initiatives aligned with the Air Quality Roadmap
- Evaluate and improve controls by leading internal audits and contributing to the development of new dust management technologies or processes
- Analyse environmental and operational data to inform decision-making and optimize the effectiveness of dust management strategies
About You
- Expertise in dust management practices and technologies, with a strong understanding of dust abatement controls and mitigation strategies (Dust suppression systems, ore conditioning systems, road conditioning applications etc)
- Knowledge of air quality regulations and compliance standards, particularly within the mining or heavy industry context
- Project management skills, with a proven track record of delivering complex environmental or operational improvement projects
- Change leadership capabilities, including the ability to lead stakeholders through the adoption of new processes and technologies
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a focus on building collaborative relationships across diverse teams and levels of leadership
- Experience in mining operations, with a solid understanding of plant infrastructure, site processes, and operational challenges
- Data analysis proficiency, including the ability to interpret environmental data and apply insights to improve performance.
Applications Close : Sunday, 23rd February 2025
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.