Senior Structural Engineer - GTS | WAIO | Newman | Res or FIFO 5:2 4:3
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
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Structural Engineer to join our Newman Engineering team, which supports our WAIO Newman Operations.
Reporting to the Superintendent Engineering Governance & Technical Stewardship (GTS), you will provide guidance and technical expertise to a team of engineers with a large stakeholder group across the business with a particular focus on all aspects of fixed plant processing equipment.
As a Senior GTS Engineer, you will support the team in identifying and realizing opportunities for improvements whilst building on existing capability.
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Providing technical expertise to a broad range of stakeholders including Project, Production and Maintenance teams in both planned and breakdown environments
- Providing support to the ongoing asset integrity program at the operation through remediation plan development and identification of improvement initiatives
- Managing and governing structural standards
- Monitoring and ensuring compliance to all regulatory requirements and internal policies, procedures and standards with respect to fixed plant structures
- Identifying opportunities for technical improvements and the use of new technology to support the delivery of capital projects
- Controlling and maintaining the blueprint (e.g. standards, specifications, procedures and drawings)
- Reviewing and approving structural engineering requests to support our Management of Change process
- Providing technical advice to address safety incidents and/or root cause analysis investigations
- Reviewing consultant structural engineering work against the appropriate standards and auditing technical changes on site for compliance.
- Coaching and mentoring junior, graduates and interns structural engineers.
About You
The successful candidate will have the following skills and attributes:
- A current Australian Drivers Licence.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence a range of stakeholders across the business.
- Degree in Structural Engineering or equivalent
- Previous experience reviewing and signing off drawings
- Previous extensive experience within a Mining environment, preferably working with structures supporting conveyors, crushers and buildings.
BHP Support flexible working and as such rosters are flexible!
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.