Manager Tailings & Dams MinAus | Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth
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
The Manager Tailings and Dams MinAus provides governance, technical assurance, and specialist support for BHP’s tailings storage facilities in Australia. The role supports improved performance and greater standardisation to the Assets, in line with industry best practice, advises operations on the safe management of tailings risks across the TSF lifecycle, and supports tailings projects by ensuring the consistent application of internal and external standards from initial design through to safe closure.
This critical leadership role is responsible for:
• Executing the aligned assurance plan for tailings across MinAus’ assets.
• Engaging with operations across MinAus to ensure the timely collection of data and information for industry conformance, Sustainability Committee, insurance reporting, and KRI updates.
• Coaching, developing, and leading a high-performing technical team.
• Managing resources effectively to ensure prioritised team tasks are completed on time and to a high standard.
• Identifying and implementing systems that support the capability development of tailings professionals globally.
• Driving continuous improvement in internal standards and guidance documents, and supporting their adoption and implementation.
• Maintaining and strengthening a global tailings working group to connect BHP’s tailings discipline, share knowledge and ideas, and keep the community informed of emerging trends and innovation.
• Providing technical governance across BHP’s major projects through IPRs and EPRs, and overseeing key governance forums and roles such as ITRB, RTFEs, DO/RO, EoR, and AEs.
• Providing technical support to assets as needed to maintain robust tailings management systems.
• Contributing to the search for innovative tailings management solutions through participation in tailings innovation consortia and technology partnerships with peers from other companies, and OEMs.
• Collaborating with other areas within the RCoE and Technical function on special projects, M&A initiatives, due diligence, and related priorities.
About You
Qualifications:
• Civil, Geotechnical Engineering or Geological Engineering Degree.
• Master of Science or Master Engineering Degree in Mining, Civil or related Geoscience (Preferred).
• Professional Accreditation or on pathway to obtain Professional Accreditation
Skills:
• Strong knowledge of geotechnical engineering and modelling
• Strong knowledge of geology and hydrogeology including mapping and modelling
• Strong knowledge of Capital, Finance and Risk systems
• Strong knowledge of projects, studies and scheduling discipline
• Strong Facilitation skills, Networking and Engagement skills
• Strong Communication Skills (at all levels of the business)
• Strong understanding of tailings processing and rheology
• Strong understanding of risk management and evaluation related to tailings
• High level subject matter / practice stream expertise – In relation to specific technical field(s)
• High level customer / Relationship management skills
• High level project management skills
• High level understanding of tailings operations
• High level understanding and application of best available industry practices in tailings
• High level understanding of related disciplines (related Geosciences, Civil Engineering, Metallurgy and Processing)
• High level understanding of solution costing and cost benefit analysis
• Understanding of project economic principles and methods
Experience:
• 15+ years of industry experience in tailings engineering, covering operations, technical and projects across various techniques, technologies, commodities, and jurisdictions (desired).
• Experience coordinating and working in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Demonstrated experience in reducing material risk profiles within the business (Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth).
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, and to develop and communicate strategic plans
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.
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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.