Specialist Site Rehabilitation - 2 Year Fixed Term
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 Yandi Site Rehabilitation
Yandi’s Site Rehabilitation team engages Banjima specialist rehabilitation contractors and Banjima people through a work-ready traineeship program to deliver land rehabilitation activities at Yandi. Our activities include land preparation, planting, environmental management and the operation of an on-site tree nursery.
About the Role
The purpose of this role is to manage the daily operation of the native plant Tree Nursery and to contribute to the design and execution of our environment related initiatives for land rehabilitation, remediation and mine closure. This is a 2 year fixed term position and will either be a FIFO/DIDO to Yandi, on a 5:2 4:3 or 4:3 4:3 roster.
The Tree Nursery is located and BHPs Yandi Mine Site and specialises in native plants for the region. The Tree Nursery is an innovative project to maximise rehabilitation outcomes and is also a part of a larger program to engage Traditional Owners in land rehabilitation activities . You will be part of a high performing and diverse team with a good culture and your key duties will include:
- Provide specialist expertise to leadership on environment related programs/initiatives/controls to enable compliance with statutory requirements.
- Provide technical expertise to maximise the quality and quantity of native plant production and meet land rehabilitation goals
- Provide input into the design of execution work packs and monitoring and reporting mechanisms (e.g. database management, monitoring stations etc)
- Manage the daily operation of the Tree Nursery, including but not limited to:
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- Identification and execution of daily plant and Tree Nursery maintenance tasks
- Identification and execution of monitoring and reporting requirements in the Tree Nursery and across related activities
- Action repair and maintenance requirements
- Manage seed and plant stock inventory
- Design and implement production schedules to meet requirements
- Identify, engage and manages a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders
- Contribute to supporting the development of trainees and BHP personnel
About You
As the successful candidate you will possess the following:
Required:
- An demonstrated understanding of the social and economic issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- A commitment to positively influence and shape the culture to ensure a safe, productive, sustainable and disciplined approach to work
- A minimum of three years technical experience (e.g. environment, horticulture, site rehabilitation, land management, eco-systems management)
- Minimum valid HR Class Driver’s licence or ability to attain
- Post-secondary qualification/s in a relevant field or a minimum of five years relevant technical experience
Desired:
- Previous experience working with and mentoring with diverse personnel, especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Previous experience in working with Mining areas and with community and government agencies
- Previous experience in coordination of projects and/or programs
- Good oral and written presentation skills
- Good computer literacy
- Good project planning and coordination skills
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander personnel are strongly encouraged to apply
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.