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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
Reporting to the Head of Resourcing Engineering, we are actively seeking the talents of a collaborative and engaged professional to provide technical leadership and excellence to the WAIO Geotechnical Engineering team.
In this pivotal leadership role, you will draw upon your excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills to foster effective and mutually beneficial relationships with key Operational Managers across the business.
In addition, this position will focus on the following:
• Material Risk Management as it applies to Geotechnical Risk exposure, ensuring excellence in risk management processes that are the responsibility of the Geotechnical team.
• Continuously improve internal processes within the Geotechnical Engineering team to enable productivity and cost efficiency.
• Continuously improve Geotechnical Engineering processes to maximise value and preserve cost position for WAIO.
• Lead, coach and foster a high performing culture within the Geotechnical Engineering team.
Regular travel to the operational sites to support leading the team and enable understanding of the operations and maintain relationships with operational personnel will be required.
Your experience managing high performing teams in a complex multi-faceted environment will be key to your success as you influence a positive, productive and collaborative team environment.
About You
To be successful in this role you will be degree qualified with excellent technical knowledge combined with outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Complimenting your technical expertise, you will be team oriented and relationship focused with a demonstrated track record in mentoring and coaching others to achieve results.
Your passion for risk management and continuous improvement will be evident in how you engage and influence others and drive effective business outcomes.
Your demonstrated ability to nurture cohesive, high performing teams who search for ways to innovate and add value will further contribute to your success in this role.
In addition, we are ideally looking for the following skills and experience:
• Degree qualified preferably in Geotechnical engineering (ideally with chartered status) or Mining Engineering / Geoscience degree preferably holding statutory qualifications (SSE, Quarry Manager, UG Manager) with significant experience managing geotechnical risk on site.
• Demonstrated experience working within a matrix organisation with proven ability to influence SSE and mining stakeholders.
• Experience leading internal improvement teams
• Highly engaged with the skills and desire to work persuasively
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to turn complexity into simplicity in order to problem solve at the right level
• Strong focus on risk management and safety verification.
• Improve productivity and disciplined application of the BHP Operating System (or other lean / continuous improvement systems)
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.
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 .