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.
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About WAIO Asset Engineering
WAIO Asset Engineering is the centralised technical authority within Iron Ore providing engineering expertise to ensure our assets are safe, compliant, reliable and efficient. The multidisciplinary team works collaboratively with the operational and projects team to manage equipment throughout its entire life cycle. We are committed to continuously improving our performance and delivering value to enable a safer, smarter, better WAIO.
About the Role
We are currently recruiting a Principal Structural Engineer to work within our Asset Engineering Governance and Technical Stewardship team. You will be the structural Subject Matter Expert for BHP’s fleet of Fixed Plant and Infrastructure focusing on reducing business risk, improving reliability and performance through the use of best-in-class technical support and engineering practices.
Reporting to the Manager GTS Fixed Plant & Infrastructure, you will be responsible for:
- Providing technical leadership to the structural community and setting the direction for the discipline, including management of ageing assets
- Undertaking fatigue and end-of-life assessments on supply chain-critical assets
- Governing and improving key engineering documents and processes
- Leading and/or guiding design activities to support operational improvements
- Providing engineering support, diagnostics and risk management during breakdowns
- Assisting operations to manage asset integrity concerns
About You
You will be a highly skilled engineering professional with expert knowledge across multiple fixed plant mining assets. You thrive on delivering positive business outcomes focused on safety management, technical governance and continuous improvement.
You possess the following:
- Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Structural)
- Demonstrated experience in a structural engineering leadership role supporting fixed plant, mining or heavy industrial assets
- Extensive experience in structural engineering design and assessment, including:
- Finite Element Analysis (Femap/Nastran/ANSYS)
- Fatigue and end of life assessments
- Working knowledge of Australian Standards (AS4100, AS3990, AS3600, AS1170, AS1657, AS4991, AS/NZS 1554)
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.