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
Prominent Hill is a copper-gold mine, a long-life asset, that is part of the BHP South Australia copper province. BHP is a global company with operations in Australia, North and South America across 5 different commodities.
Being a modern mining company is about our ability to adapt to the changes around us, harness the innovative ideas of our people and collaborate internally and externally to leverage the experience and knowledge of others. This is where you will play a pivotal role – in the improvement and execution of Prominent Hill’s mine development and production.
In This Role You Will:
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of surveyors
- Conduct regular time in field and Field Leadership activities to ensure critical controls are in place and effective
- Review, develop and maintain safe and effective working practices and standards for the survey department
- Ensure accurate and timely completion of survey requirements within the underground mine.
- Maintain survey control infrastructure and conduct necessary check traverses.
- Manage adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements related to mine surveying activities.
- Update and maintain mine plans for both internal and external regulatory use.
- Undertake incident investigations as required and implement actions leading to continuous improvement of the site’s safety performance
- Manage survey inputs into the End Of Month reporting process
About You
- Tertiary qualification in Surveying
- SA Drivers Licence (or equivalent)
- Significant experience in underground mine surveying, demonstrating a strong understanding of underground mining methods and survey systems.
- A team-oriented mindset with the ability to integrate well into a collaborative team.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively coordinate survey activities and communicate with stakeholders.
- Passion for mine safety and the ability to be a safety leader.
- Experience with Deswik software (including MDM) and end-of-month processes and 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.