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 the Dam Engineer, you will be providing technical governance and oversight on the operation, maintenance, and surveillance of the water storage, tailings facility, and levee structures on a BMA operational site.

You will provide operational support to enable the safe management of dam and levee structures. As an industry leader, be a part of the direct application of internal BHP and external industry standards in relation to dam management.

This role is based at Goonyella Mine on a 5/2 roster, with a range of flexible travel arrangements on offer and flexible work options available.

Responsibilities Include but not limited to:
 

Direct interaction with site leadership & general manager, influencing from the ground up from operational personnel, to leadership team members (advising on dam safety matters); Lead the establishment, embedment and governance of the Dam Engineering, Operation, Maintenance & Surveillance activities for tailings, water, & levee facilities; Govern work from planning & field investigations on tailings & water structures through to desktop, design, execution & handover; Undertake In field dam integrity inspections and instrumentation monitoring, & experience the validation of technical desktop work, a role where you can see the outcome of your work in the field; Coordinate & govern dam safety inspections, reviews, & resulting recommendations; Opportunity to undertake risk management activities, control ownership, critical control verifications, & control effectiveness tests for managing our water & tailings facilities; Working with industry recognised Engineer of Record teams, Independent Tailings Review Boards & tailings consultants; Interact with a team of dam engineers across the Bowen Basin (and centralised Principal technical support) with diverse disciplinary backgrounds; and Opportunity to work across the portfolio of storage facilities throughout the Bowen Basin & interact with tailings professionals across BHP.

 

Take a look at what it’s like to work with BMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh125FQZSSg

About You

You will have:
 

Bachelor degree in Geotechnical, Civil, Mining, or Environmental Engineering, or other tertiary qualifications relating to earth sciences such as Hydrology, Geological engineering, Environmental Science; Ability to problem solve & take action; Strong stakeholder communication\interpersonal skills & the ability to adapt to target audience; Understanding of the foundations or risk management; Understanding of relevant coal mining legislation (desirable); Ability to continuously learn & develop in the dam management field; and Able to work in field & undertake field work in conjunction with technical understanding.

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.

Please note as part of this recruitment process the successful applicant will need to conduct a Queensland legislated coal mine workers’ health assessment.

From 1 April 2023, ResHealth will be mandatory for the completion of coal mine workers’ health assessments, allowing you to submit, monitor and review the progress of your health assessment in a secure online environment. For more information please go to the ResHealth website.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal. 

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. 

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.