Hydrogeologist | WAIO | Perth CBD | Monday to Friday
BHP
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About the Role
We are currently looking for Hydrogeologist to join the WAIO Water Stewardship and Approvals team within our Water Planning team in Perth. In this role you will use your technical expertise to maintain and secure access to below water table resources, through hydrogeological impact assessment, eco-hydrological knowledge development, hydrological data management and compliance.
As a key member of the Water Planning team you will play an instrumental role in developing world-class water management practices that align with BHPs Water Stewardship position. This role will involve supporting mines, studies and projects with licensing due diligence and advice, developing applications and maintaining existing licenses.
To achieve this you will need the following:
- Have exposure to water management and experience working with the WA approvals and licensing framework.
- Clearly communicate water stewardship and approvals considerations for stakeholders including management, mine planning and environmental teams
- Deliver approvals and licensing products including impact assessments, management plans and annual reports aligned to mine planning critical path and business risk
- Support integration of water stewardship and approvals activity into business processes and systems
- Identify long-term strategic risks associated with water licensing and approvals and develop work plans and controls to manage the risks.
- Plan and support regional water management plans and groundwater operating strategies
- Design and deliver monitoring plans and reporting in alignment with regulatory obligations, risk management and internal BHP reporting requirements including consideration of environmental triggers and thresholds.
About You
- Degree in Geoscience, Engineering, or Environmental Science.
- Knowledge of WA regulatory framework to obtain and maintain required environmental approvals and water licenses.
- Knowledge of mine water management associated with mine dewatering.
- Using knowledge of groundwater occurrence, flow and chemistry to develop and communicate hydrogeological conceptual models which support approvals, impact assessment, dewatering, surplus water management, and mine water supply.
- Use of databases and procedures to store and extract high quality water data to support compliance reporting, trend analysis and data-based decision making.
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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.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people, BHP requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in line with BHP’s Covid Policy and any relevant State health directives. If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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.