Principal Geoscientist | BHP Chile

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About the role

The role of Principal Geoscientist will be core member of the Chile Discovery team, responsible for identifying, executing, and advancing the exploration of porphyry copper projects. The role ensures high-quality data capture, analysis, and interpretation to support informed business decisions. It also contributes to project evaluation, provides technical guidance, and supports the development and maintenance of a robust and healthy portfolio. By promoting technical rigor and high standards of work, the Principal Geoscientist collaborates with stakeholders to ensure alignment with overall plans and successful delivery of objectives.

Main Responsibilities:

• Selects target areas and appropriate methodologies for sampling and data collection to build ore body knowledge that enables value-driven decisions for BHP.
• Leads the assessment of third-party exploration opportunities, setting strategic priorities and driving the selection of projects with the highest technical and commercial potential.
• Designs and executes non-invasive data collection methodologies and interpretations to provide data-driven geophysical guidance for the organization.
• Performs geological modelling based on integrated datasets to analyse and interpret target areas, generating valuable orebody knowledge.
• Identifies, engages and manages a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Applies a scientific methodology to investigate various hypotheses or questions and draw inferences on possible solutions.
• Plans and oversees project delivery, ensuring value generation and achievement of defined outcomes.

About You

Requirements:

• Degree in Geology or related science from a reputable university.
• 10+ years of experience in geosciences (including in specialist field), and solid understanding of exploration workflow as applied to base metal exploration with a demonstrable track record of success.
• Proficiency in common industry software for geoscientific data (ArcGIS Pro, Leapfrog, Oasis Montaj, etc).
• Post-graduate studies highly regarded.
• Spanish and English fluency (Recommended).
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to safety, social value, and sustainability in all aspects of work.
• Demonstrates strong teamwork skills, fostering collaboration and motivating high-quality deliverables, with proven exposure to exploration success and discovery
• Sound understanding of porphyry copper deposits, geological features and mineral system frameworks, with particular application to successful discovery techniques.
• Deep technical understanding and a strategic view of how to accomplish results through influencing to accomplish successful performance of the role.

Location: Santiago

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.

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