Water Engineer | Nickel West | Head Office | Roster 5/2

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About You

Reporting to the Principal Water Engineer, the Water Engineer will complete / support conceptual assessments and design of hydraulic and/or hydrology related aspects on a wide variety of mining projects (throughout all design phases) and operations. The position is based at Perth Head Office, with regular travel to site (approximately 2 days per month).  Key accountabilities:

• Conceptual design and review of water supply, dewatering pumping systems and/or surface water diversions and associated infrastructure
• Update dewatering and surface water management plans to reflect changes to mine development and capital projects executed and planned
• Contribute to development of the life of mine water management plans and capital submissions 
• Facilitate, direct and review the work of Contractors and Consultants; and, 
• Provide input and guidance to site operational teams on dewatering infrastructure operation / design to ensure compliance to BHP Water Standards and Water Stewardship mandate
• Provide technical support and review engineering assessments for environmental approval submissions

Capabilities Required

• Demonstrable experience in mine dewatering systems, borefields, and mine site services (process, potable, wastewater systems)
• Demonstrable experience in surface water assessment, including water resource management, flood modelling, storage requirements, flood diversions, pipe crossings, drains, and culverts
• Strong project management and collaboration skills
• Good communication and engagement skills
• Stakeholder engagement, influencing and collaboration

Technical Competencies

Minimum 5 years’ experience in:

• Hydraulic Modelling Software – EPAnet, WaterGems or similiar 
• Hydrologic Modelling Software – HECRAS, TuFlow or similiar 
• Microsoft Excel
• GIS software – preferably ArcGIS or GlobalMapper

Desirable

• Experience working in a team with Hydrogeologists 
• Project Management across functional and operational teams
• Exposure across a broad spectrum of business activities and processes
• 5 years' experience working in a Water Engineering Role with proven development and delivery of hydraulic and/or hydrology assessments

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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. 

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