Superintendent Raisebores, Projects & Infrastructure - Prominent Hill

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About the Role

Reporting into the Mining Operations team, this role is a key enabler for underground infrastructure delivery at Prominent Hill. You will work closely with our embedded Raisebore Contractor to ensure raiseboring activities are executed safely, efficiently and to plan, providing high-quality outcomes that enable downstream construction activities including grizzlies, truck loading chutes and associated infrastructure, and collaborate closely with the site operational and technical teams.

This is a hands-on leadership role that balances contractor management, safety leadership, planning discipline and quality assurance in a complex underground mining environment.

This role is based at Prominent Hill, FIFO from Adelaide or Pt Augusta. Flexibility for either a 4/3 or an 8/6 roster is offered.

In this role you will:

• Provide strong safety leadership and ensure all raiseboring activities are executed in line with BHP safety standards and site requirements

• Lead and manage contractor performance, including contract compliance, commercial awareness and relationship management

• Oversee the delivery of ore passes and ventilation raisebores to schedule, cost and quality expectations

• Coordinate closely with project, engineering and construction teams to ensure seamless handover to downstream works

• Provide input into project planning, scheduling updates and progress reporting

• Identify, assess and manage operational and project risks, ensuring effective controls are implemented and maintained

• Maintain a strong focus on quality assurance to ensure infrastructure is delivered fit-for-purpose and to specification

• Assist with Operational Readiness delivery activities, to ensure that the package of works being undertaken is operational upon completion.

About You

You will be a motivated and experienced underground mining or projects professional, with a strong focus on safety, delivery and collaboration.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated contract management experience, ideally within underground mining or infrastructure projects

• Experience contributing to planning and scheduling, including progress updates and coordination with project teams

• Strong capability in risk identification, safety leadership and control implementation

• A proven quality-focused mindset, ensuring work is delivered to specification and ready for downstream construction

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively with contractors and internal teams

How to Apply

Please apply before 3 March 2026

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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. 

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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.  

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