Senior Engineer Instrumentation & Control

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 kilometres 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.

Purpose

The Senior Engineer Instrumentation & Control supports Asset capital projects, management of change, and the basis of design required for its outlined engineering discipline. This position works as part of the Modifications and Operational Projects team to ensure project Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are in line with the business targets. Managing and ensuring the implementation of Sustainability in Design (SiD) Process in projects at all phases is also a core responsibility.

The role will collaborate with the team of Discipline Engineers and Project Engineers as part of the Modifications and Operational Projects Team. The team is part of the Asset Engineering team which works closely with the Operations, Integrated Operations, Planning, Technical & Environment (PT&E), and Health, Safety and Security (HSS) teams to deliver on our Asset priorities.

About the Role

In this role, you will:

• Apply an understanding of discipline specific engineering related terminology, theory, key processes and activities (e.g. civil, structural, process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & control etc.).
• Determine minimum quality requirements, execute quality management plans and review quality control activities to enable the achievement of quality objectives across BHP projects.
• Conduct engineering tasks, verify construction methodologies and advise on engineering decisions for projects in alignment with Project/Construction/Commissioning Engineering Standards.
• Employ specific/relevant discipline engineering expertise and leadership to meet BHP's technical expectations.
• Determine the underlying cause of problems and evaluates multiple solutions to ensure a planned and structured approach to solving complex problems.
• Identify, engage and manage a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify and assesses risks, make risk informed decisions, use BHP's risk management framework and build a risk aware culture to.
• Support safe and productive performance outcomes.

Work Location

 This position will be based in Saskatoon. The associated work schedule will be 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home) is standard for BHP.

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 resettlement allowance.   

About You

• Technical degree in engineering (Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical or related discipline).
• Demonstrated experience in the potash industry, with the aptitude to support both surface and underground operations.
• Relevant instrumentation experience within a processing environment is a must.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage, influence and build solid working relationships with peers, stakeholders, vendors and engineering contractors.

Application Closing Date

This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on April 18, 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 several 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 or whether or not BHP decides to make an offer of employment. 

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

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 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. 

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. 

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.