Mine Planning Engineer - Adelaide
Mine Planning Engineer - Adelaide
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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 Superintendent Production Planning & Services you will be integral member of a dynamic and results driven team. This roles primary focus is providing mining schedules for the three month to two-year time horizon including sequencing out to five years for the medium-term plan. You will be responsiblefor creating mine plans that consider all aspects of the mining cycle and are optimised to create maximum value for Olympic Dam.
This role will see you develop influential relationships with multiple functions and stakeholders including senior leadership. You will be required to work directly with site leadership and planning professionals in order to ensure long termstrategicvalue is captured once executed in the near term.
You will also have access to excellent career opportunities as this role has beendesignedto broaden appreciation of the entire value chain through interaction with processing finance projects operations marketing geoscience and geotechnical disciplines. These interactions will enable you to demonstrate your commercial acumen andstrategicthinking skills through delivery of high-qualityplanning. The team has various roles such as mine area planning and functional activity planning to facilitate growth and diversity in work scope.
This position is based in Adelaide offering flexibility and hybrid site travel to Olympic Dam is required.
In this role you will:
- Produce monthly/quarterly/budget plans that have had been optimized to meet all required safety mining and business constraints.
- Provide and communicate risks and opportunities from the executable plans you have produced to functional and mine leadership teams.
- Drive continuous improvement through plan on plan compliance tracking and communication of mitigating strategies where required.
- Mentor and coach junior engineers to enable a high performing team and a culture of care.
- Participate in field leadership activities to drive improvements within our safety culture and to build cross functional relationships.
About You
Ideally you would have tertiary qualifications in Engineering (e.g. Mining/Civil) and relevant mining industry experience with a deep understanding of the key value drivers and mine planning strategies across a range of commodities and geographies.
You will also demonstrate:
- A solid background in underground mine planning scheduling and/or design.
- Abilityto develop planning strategies identify escalate potential risks and mitigating actions.
- Competency in appropriate mine planning software platforms including Deswik Suite.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence.
How to Apply
Please apply before 22 June 2025
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 thats more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included treated fairly and with are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includesgenderage 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 .
Employment Type
Full Time
