Senior Engineer Dams | Olympic Dam |FIFO or Resi
BHP
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
As one of Australia’s largest mines and most complex minerals processing operations, it’s quite unique in that we produce Copper, Uranium, Gold and Silver. The local township of Roxby Downs is an active and progressive community offering a variety of modern, well-equipped housing, educational, health, sporting, leisure, shopping and cultural facilities.
Reporting to the Superintendent Dams, you will work within a team overseeing the integrity, safety, and governance of water and tailings storage dams at Olympic Dam. The Dams Team supports the operational teams for TSFs, Liquor and water dams, providing the technical skills and knowledge required for their safe and efficient operation. The team works on a range of continuous improvements projects and opportunities within the operations to improve dam integrity, work practices and procedures. It is essential you are able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with the dam operations teams, project teams, and other departments. This position is being offered as 5/2 4/3 FIFO from Adelaide to Olympic Dam or Residential at Roxby Downs with flexibility of working from home at times.
In this role, you will:
- Respond to dam integrity issues, support operations with remedial actions;
- Critical control ownership, activities & verifications;
- Interpret data related to the safe operation of the dam;
- Management of contractors & consultants to deliver value;
- Identify safe operational practices, including field leadership activities;
- Share knowledge, contacts, experience & expertise in order to provide for the safety of the dams;
- Ensure all statutory reporting requirements are met, and;
- Interface between operations & other functions, such as projects, planning, environment, risk.
About You
- Bachelor degree in Geotechnical, Civil, Mining, or other tertiary qualifications relating to water management such as Hydrology, Environmental Science or Environmental Engineering;
- Experience in Tailings or water dam management, dam assessment, general water management, or hydrological assessment;
- Previous mining experience; and
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills & the ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels and disciplines.
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.
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.