Superintendent Facilities & DRS
Australia
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 Role
Based in our Brisbane office, this Superintendent DRS and DC Facilities role offers a diverse range of opportunities and experiences in managing BHP’s critical two communication via Digital Radio Systems (DRS) as well as infrastructure in Data centers and associated Disaster Recovery Services and Data Center (DC) Facilities across our mine sites and Integrated Operations Center.
Reporting to the Manager Connectivity and Infrastructure, this role provides specialist management capabilities to ensure robust operations, high availability, reliability, and continuous improvement of DRS and DC platforms with a product ownership mindset.
In this role you will:
- Lead and manage DRS and DC Facilities engineers, overseeing work execution, personal development, and annual performance plans.
- Champion field leadership and safety/risk management activities within DRS and DC environments.
- Develop roadmaps and manage budgets related to DRS and DC Facilities.
- Oversee the design, implementation, and commissioning of DRS and DC infrastructure for modifications and new installations.
- Manage support and technical assistance personnel for addressing critical incidents and ensuring rapid recovery.
- Investigate and identify root causes of downtime, implementing solutions to prevent recurrence, maximize uptime, and minimize recovery time.
- Deliver initiatives focused on increasing safety, reliability, and efficiency, while reducing risks associated with DRS and DC operations.
- Govern and maintain standards, specifications, drawings, processes, and procedures for DRS and DC Facilities, including Disaster Recovery & Service Continuity Plans.
- Lead vendor management, service contracts, and lifecycle upgrades for DRS and DC platforms.
- Establish and maintain close working relationships with Technology, Site/Asset stakeholders, and external vendors.
- Provide technical expertise to assist with projects associated with DRS and DC Facilities.
About You
You are a motivated and passionate professional committed to technical excellence, operational support, and sustainable improvement. Your management skills and collaborative approach will enhance the contribution of DRS and DC Facilities to the business.
You will have:
- Relevant industry experience with a practical, hands-on approach in managing Industrial Digital Radio Systems, Tier-I Data Center and Disaster Recovery environments, preferably within mining or similar industries.
- Strong leadership, and problem-solving skills with experience demonstrating managing budgets and project portfolio.
- A demonstrated commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility, and technical regulatory compliance.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and effectively address high-value, high-risk issues.
- Strong relationship-building skills across all levels of the business.
Technical Experience/Proficiencies:
- Understanding of DRS systems, RF planning, Commissioning or upkeep of tier-I Data Center.
- Experience with Disaster Recovery planning, testing, and execution and IT/OT Service Management
- Strong vendor and contract management experience.
- Experience managing large, geographically distributed technology infrastructure environments, including Master Data Management & Reporting.
- Tertiary qualifications in STEM, is preferred.
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.
Please note as part of this recruitment process the successful applicant will need to conduct a Queensland legislated coal mine workers’ health assessment.
From 1 April 2023, ResHealth will be mandatory for the completion of coal mine workers’ health assessments, allowing you to submit, monitor and review the progress of your health assessment in a secure online environment. For more information please go to the ResHealth website.
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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.