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About the Role
At Carrapateena, our geology team plays a critical role in delivering safe, reliable and value-focused outcomes across mining operations, exploration and resource growth. We are seeking an experienced geological leader who combines strong technical capability with a passion for developing people, fostering collaboration and delivering operational value. As a senior leader, you'll support and empower a team of Mine Geologists and core processing technicians to deliver safe performance, high-quality geological interpretation and operational value, every day while continuously improving geological practices across the operation.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a Lead Geologist who is passionate about technical excellence, developing people and contributing to the ongoing success of a modern underground mining operation.
About the Role
As Lead Geologist, you will provide day-to-day technical leadership to the geology team and support the delivery of geological outcomes that underpin safe and productive mining operations.
Working closely with Mining, Technical Services, Ore Body Knowledge (OBK) and Resource Development teams, you will play a key role in geological interpretation, resource confidence, operational support and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead and coach a diverse team of Mine Geologists and technicians, building capability through feedback, mentoring and technical guidance.
- Set and uphold high standards in data quality, logging, mapping, drilling optimisation and reconciliation.
- Apply geological insight to inform strategic decisions, reduce risk, improve ore definition and maximise value.
- Build strong relationships with operational, technical and external stakeholders to deliver shared outcomes.
- Champion continuous improvement, structured problem-solving and safe, efficient work practices.
- Support succession planning and build capability across the geology team through coaching, mentoring and development opportunities.
We're seeking a leader who brings curiosity, authenticity, integrity and accountability, and who is ready to play a key role in defining the strategic direction of Mine Geology at Carrapateena while helping others succeed and grow.
About You
You are a respected geologist who combines technical expertise with the ability to develop others, influence outcomes and build strong working relationships through collaboration and credibility.
You will bring:
- Tertiary qualifications in Geology, Geoscience or Earth Sciences.
- Demonstrated experience within mining geology, preferably within large-scale copper or copper-gold operations, demonstrating strong capability across production geology, geological interpretation, drill design, logging, mapping and grade control.
- Experience leading, coaching and developing a geological team.
- Strong technical expertise, effective problem-solving capability, and a leadership style that fosters inclusion, engagement and high performance.
- Demonstrated ability and confidence to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
- A commitment to safety, operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Desirable
- Exposure to sub-level cave and block cave mining methods.
- Experience with Leapfrog, Vulcan, Datamine, or similar geological software packages.
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.