Project Engineer | Adelaide - Olympic Dam | 5/2 4/3 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 Olympic Dam

It’s an exciting time to be at Olympic Dam, we are accessing 70% of the orebody that hasn’t been touched in the first 25 years of operation, in one of Australia’s largest mines within a complex minerals processing operation.

About the Role

The Surface Asset Integrity Remediation Team, part of Olympic Dam’s Integrated Operations group, is accountable for remediating Olympic Dam’s critical assets to ensure they provide a safe and reliable platform for ongoing production and for future growth. As a member of this team you will be accountable for the successful delivery of the portfolio of remediation projects. 

This role is an Adelaide based 5/2 4/3 Roster with weekly site time required or 8/6 FIFO from Adelaide. 

In this role you will:

• Be first and foremost focused on creating a culture of care by being a visible safety leader

• Utilise engineering reports to identify structural remediation requirements

• Partner with Structural Engineers to develop engineered remediation solutions

• Engage Operational stakeholders to ensure the remediation solutions are clearly defined and analysed for minimal disturbance to Production

• Partner with Governance & Technical Stewardship stakeholders to ensure solutions meet safety and design standards

• Maximise project value by identifying options through creative thinking processes

• Develop packages of work, tendering and bid evaluation process and the selection of contractors

• Monitor, manage and setup report your project’s adherence to work plans, schedule and budgets

• Support  the planning, safe execution, and commissioning of Asset Integrity Remediation packages according to agreed scope, budget, schedule, and relevant standards and specifications

• Provide input to the reporting requirements for the execution of Asset Integrity Remediation work packages

• Ensure projects are successfully executed by working corroboratively to determine the appropriate Execution Strategy, manage risks well, complying with requirements and maximising safety & constructability through design

• Adherence to BHP Charter Values, Leadership Model and Code of Business Conduct

About You

• Degree qualifications in structural engineering discipline is essential

• Degree qualifications in project management and civil discipline is desired, but not essential

• Understanding of mining, processing, heavy industry or construction projects, with experience working with Structural / Steel and Concrete advantageous

• Skills in delivering projects or studies

• Effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration and problem-solving abilities

• Organisational skills for managing a functional teams, contractors and multiple tasks simultaneously

• Demonstrated technical and commercial acumen with problem solving skills

• Communication and influencing skills, including the ability to produce concise reports and presentations to senior managers

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 inclusion@bhp.com.