Specialist GIS | Adelaide
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
One of Australia’s largest mines and a complex mineral processing operation, Olympic Dam, is 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.
The role will be based at the Adelaide Office on a 5:2 roster with options of flexible work arrangements.
Reporting to the Manager Functional Performance in the Planning and Technical team, this role plays an integral part in supporting a number of exploration and mine site teams in SA and NT, including the world-famous Olympic Dam Mine.
In this role you will:
- Use of GIS software to capture, edit, transform, and analyze geographic data
- Source GIS, demographic, and other relevant data.
- Provide timely system administration.
- Manage geospatial data and its analysis, integration, and dissemination.
- Use our BHP Operating Systems to identify, problem solve and rectify system issues and implement improvement opportunities by determining the root cause, evaluating solutions and countermeasures, and managing implementation of actions to improve productivity, efficiency, and cost effectiveness in collaboration with the teams.
- Collaborate with your peers in other BHP assets to pursue excellence in all things GIS.
- Initiate and participate in Management of Change and RRRAs as required for new software deployments.
- Collaborate with Technology to manage software lifecycles and coordinate deployments.
- Support and contribute to 2BP and 5YP budget forecast processes to ensure inclusion of longer-term GIS business requirements.
- Seeking regular feedback from customers/stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
About You
We have a strong focus on finding individuals with the right values and communication skills. In addition, demonstrated ability to consolidate and analyze information, you will have the skills and knowledge to provide critical thinking and a solution-focused attitude.
Your success will be driven by experience in the following areas:
- Your success will be heavily influenced by your strong communication, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, coupled with your ability to identify and raise issues, find solutions in complex situations, and decision-making abilities.
- Ideally you will hold a tertiary STEM qualification (diploma or degree).
- Previous experience in management of enterprise applications will be highly regarded.
- A broad understanding of GIS concepts including data formats, coordinate systems, and analysis techniques.
- Coding and scripting experience highly desirable.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, self-motivated, initiative, and an ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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.