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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.
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About the Site
Goonyella Riverside Mine is an open pit coal mine located near Moranbah on the traditional lands of the Barada Barna people. It possesses the largest autonomous fleet on any coal mine site in the world and is also BHP’s biggest metallurgical coal mine in Queensland's Bowen Basin.
About the Role
Reporting to the Mine Planning Superintendent, you will be responsible for developing pit strategies within the 5 year plan and beyond, producing reserves to support the 1-10 year scheduling model, identifying and analysing improvement opportunities, elevating and standardising the design processes, and mentoring junior design engineers in the broader Mine Planning Team. The role is critical in guiding the success of one of the largest operations in Australia.
This is role is offered on flexible work patterns depending on work location with FIFO/DIDO or residential living arrangements also available. Work-life balance is an important element in the Goonyella Planning team, which focuses on work complete rather than hours worked. The development opportunities available through a large organisation like BHP are second to none in the mining industry with structured development plans in place for all team members.
At BMA we pride ourselves on culture and you can expect to be supported through a genuine culture of care by your peers and leadership. It is essential that the successful candidate can demonstrate that they are a team player and can align themselves to BMA’s purpose of "Think Steel: Building a better world from Queensland”.
About You
As the successful candidate, you will preferably have a tertiary education background in Mining Engineering (or similar) with a minimum 8+ years experience working in open cut mining operations within mine planning teams.
As well as your strong communication and interpersonal skills, you will have demonstrated ability to build relationships across departments and able to communicate at all levels. A strong working knowledge of design tools (Deswik/Vulcan), Microsoft Office, with experience in scheduling software packages such as SPRY and XACT also desirable.
You will be a performance and achievement oriented professional, who is motivated by exceeding expectations and providing excellent results.
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.
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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.
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.