Specialist Mining Engineer

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.

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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 mid-2027. 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.

Purpose

Reporting to the Superintendent Mine Planning, the Specialist Mining Engineer builds mine production plans and schedules, contributing to design and coordinating infield execution, to deliver productivity targets in tactical time horizons for an underground potash mine site.

About the Role

In this role, you will:

• Develop and deliver 2-week to 3-month plans for mine development and continuous miner production in accordance with strategic or business objectives (aligned to 2-year plan), with roll out to stakeholders and coordination with infield teams.
• Analyze data to identify relevant changes, drivers and inputs critical to developing robust forecasting and estimating costs. Suggest corrections for risks impacting safety and compliance to plan.
• Interpret data from the outcomes and performance of mining operations, challenging inputs and suggesting iterations to the strategic mine plan to improve safety and target productivity, creating improved alignment between the tactical and strategic planning horizons.
• Deliver safe and geotechnical compliant underground mine designs in accordance with jurisdictional guidelines and functional/operational inputs to support safe mine progression. 
• Facilitate cross-functional integration of readiness activities across mine planning to ensure seamless transition into operations.
• Identify and manage readiness risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities through structured assessments and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure readiness deliverables are tracked, reported, and validated through structured tools and dashboards, enabling transparent progress monitoring and informed decision-making.

Work Location

Downtown, Saskatoon office, with frequent travel to the Jansen Mine Site. 40 hours per week. Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home) is standard for BHP. 

About You

• Post secondary degree in Mine Engineering, Geological Engineering, or similar discipline.
• Extended years of experience in underground mine engineering.
• Member of a Recognized Professional Organization, eligible for APEGS.
• Strategic thinker with a practical, execution-focused mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Proficient in leveraging digital tools and dashboards to track readiness progress, support data-informed decision-making, and ensure transparency across teams.
• Previous potash experience is considered an asset.

Application Deadline

This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on November 28, 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 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 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.

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 in mid-2027, 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.