Principal Maintenance Readiness (24 month term role)

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 Potash

The Jansen project in Saskatchewan, Canada is set to become one of the largest potash mines in the world and is located approximately 140 kilometers east of Saskatoon.  BHP’s CAD$14 billion (US$10.5 billion) investment in the Jansen project will deliver a potash mine in Saskatchewan designed to maximize sustainability. As the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, Jansen is expected to generate approximately 5,500 workforce opportunities during construction and 900 long-term roles.

Jansen's construction will take place over several years with first production planned for late 2026. Once fully ramped up, Jansen is expected to have an initial production capacity of approximately 8.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), with the potential to produce 16 to 17 Mtpa in future stages. To find out more about Potash and the Jansen project, click here.

BHP has recently been named one of Canada's top 100 employers for 2025.  This formal recognition is a testament to our dedication to fostering a positive, diverse and rewarding work environment.

Work Location

Downtown, Saskatoon office. 40 hours per week. Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home) is standard for BHP.   This is a 24 month term role.

BHP offers relocation assistance to support the successful incumbent in transitioning, if required. Benefits offered as part of the relocation program include (but are not limited to) new home purchase assistance, temporary accommodations, home finding trip and a relocation allowance.

Purpose

The Principal Maintenance Readiness Provides technical expertise in developing mining and processing equipment hierarchy technical object structure (TOS) in accordance with BHP standards and Jansen Reliability analsyse requirements. This role will work closely with the internal and external MR project teams to preserve Jansen operational key value drivers.

About the Role

In this role, you will:

• Responsible to define the battery limits of physical system by using engineering artifacts i.e. P&IDs, Data Sheets, General Arrangement drawings to complete the high quality 1SAP asset hierarchy battery limits for the asset classes including; Underground Mine, Hoists, Mill & NPI
• Actively collaborate and align with other Maintenance Readiness team membersto deliver a successful product in alignment with customer timelines
• Assist the TOS templates governance and QA/QC process for 1SAP upload
• Develops, optimises and governs master data and replication of best practices across assets and equipment while optimising value for the long term
• Determines the underlying cause of problems and evaluates multiple solutions to ensure a planned and structured approach to solving complex problems
• Prioritises work effort per schedule and details according to relative importance
• Ensure TOS development procedure remain upto date and serve as the basis of hierarchy development rules and guidelines 

About You

• Post-Secondary degree in engineering and/or equivalent.
• Experince with interpreting P&ID tracing, schematics, and data sheets
• Experience with maintenance master data development process  
• Experience in asset hierarchy development process 

Application Deadline

This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on August 12, 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.  The outcome of these checks is not determinative of whether or not BHP decides to make an offer of employment.

Supporting a Diverse Workplace

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 is 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 recognize 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.

At BHP, we aim to unlock the enormous potential that diverse and inclusive teams bring to the workplace, to leave a strong legacy within and beyond our operations for the generations to come.

Based on existing demographics in our Potash project preference in hiring will be given to qualified women and Indigenous peoples who self-identify as such in the application process. This reasonable and justifiable measure has been implemented pursuant to section 56 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2018.

As part of our Potash culture, all employees have access to cultural leave, on-site ceremonial events and spaces, cultural and Indigenous celebrations, reconciliation and educational events, and on-site elder support. In addition, the Potash team also offers free participation to two employee resource groups namely Indigenous at BHP which is our online platform that is used to share ideas, files and important dates; and the Indigenous Action Team (IAct) which consists of Indigenous and non-Indigenous volunteers partnering together to further understand Truth & Reconciliation.

The BHP Jansen project marks the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, and with that growth will come significant employment opportunities. With first production projected to occur late in 2026, from now until the project fully ramps up there will be significant recruitment requirements over the coming months and years. To find out more about the project, hints and tips on our process and where a career with BHP Potash can take you, sign up to our talent updates here.