Specialist Control Systems Engineer-Expression of interest

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 roles:

We are currently seeking expressions of interest for Control Systems Engineers to join our WAIO Control Systems Team. Whether you’re looking for FIFO, residential, or Perth-based opportunities in our award-winning City Square office, we offer a variety of roles that can suit different lifestyles and career goals.

The rosters for these roles are: 

• Perth based 24x7 team – family friendly lifestyle roster with a pattern of 3D2N5O 2D2N5O 2D3N4O over 28 day cycle
• Site based in BHP mines, port or non-process infrastructure teams – 5D2O 4D3O or variation of (e.g. 4D3O or 1 day a week working in Perth)

You’ll be joining a collaborative and technically capable team that values fresh perspectives and a willingness to learn. This is a dynamic and exciting opportunity where you can make a real impact—whether you bring years of experience or are looking to grow into the role.

We’re looking for individuals who are committed to safety, eager to solve problems, and ready to contribute to continuous improvement. If you have a strong interest in control systems and a desire to learn, we encourage you to apply—even if you don’t meet every technical requirement listed. We’ll support your development and help you build the skills you need to succeed.

You will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Demonstrate an overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility and sustainable development.
• Provide control systems support to breakdowns and production critical issues. The Perth role provides first response investigation and resolution of control systems breakdowns to the operation to ensure business continuity and minimise downtime
• Investigate and identify the root cause of related downtime caused by control systems and identify and execute solutions to prevent repeat events from occurring.
• Initiate and implement control systems improvement work to achieve safer and more reliable plant, thereby maintaining and improving process efficiencies, in line with our business plan
• Design, review and execute PLC and SCADA changes.
• Execute control systems design and commissioning for plant modifications and new equipment installation.
• Provide technical stewardship through a variety of work in the electrical and control systems space.
• Provide governance on proposed control systems changes on site including critical control effectiveness test and verification.
• Overriding commitment to achieve the best outcome for control systems safety, design and execution.

About You:

We’re looking for individuals who are passionate, eager to learn, and committed to making a positive impact. Whether you’re an experienced Control Systems Engineer or someone with transferable skills and a strong desire to grow in this field, we want to hear from you.

You may have qualifications such as a degree in Electrical, Mechatronic, or Control Systems Engineering, or trade qualifications in Electrical or Instrumentation. Experience with PLCs (particularly Allen Bradley RSLogix5000 or Studio5000) and SCADA systems like Citect is valuable.

Additional experience that would be beneficial (but not required) includes:

• TÜV Functional Safety Engineer qualification or equivalent
• VSD (VVVF) configuration and diagnostics
• Familiarity with field communication protocols (e.g., DeviceNet, EthernetIP, Profibus, Modbus)
• Previous control systems experience with Balance Machines (Reclaimer, Stacker & Shiploader), Car Dumper/Load Out, Conveyors and Shuttles.
• Experience in power transmission, utilities and water treatment plants technologies like RTU’s, XTRANS, Panelviews, WinCC HMIs and Siemens products
• Previous experience with design and commissioning
• Exposure to sensors and actuators (variable speed drives, analogue and discrete sensors)

We understand that great talent comes from many backgrounds. If you bring curiosity, a collaborative spirit, and a commitment to safety and innovation, we’ll help you build the rest.

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.