Geotechnician | Leinster | FIFO 7/7 Roster

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

This Geotechnician role will be based within the Technical Services team at Nickel West Leinster underground mine.

Working autonomously within a small team, the Geotechnician will be responsible for UG grade control processes, sampling and associated lab dispatches. Responsibilities will also encompass daily drill rig checks and required data entry.

Reporting to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer, your key accountabilities will include:

• Acquiring and processing Sirovision images
• Face mapping and sampling
• QAQC of Shotcrete, grout and bolt installation
• Instrumentation installation and data collection
• Systems development and implementation as required.
• Testing work and data interpretation as required
• Assist the Geotechnical team as required

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About You

As the successful candidate, you will possess the following:

• Computer literacy and/or experience with MS Office and 1SAP (advantageous but not essential);
• Able to work underground. Previous underground mining experience highly advantageous.  
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to significantly contribute to a high performing team.  
• Minimum C class Driver’s Licence essential
• Tertiary level qualification favourable but not essential (e.g Geotechnical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Engineering Geology or Civil Engineering). 
• Familiarity with Sirovision package advantageous

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 [email protected].