Mining Engineer
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Date: 31 Jul 2025
Job Posting End Date: 22-Aug-2025;14:29:59GMT
Job Country: Australia
Job State/Province: South Australia
Job Location/Region: Adelaide
About the Role:
Carrapateena is a large-scale, world class modern mine operated by world class people. This exciting role is now available, and we want the very best of the best on deck to lead the team and collectively deliver exceptional results.
At Carrapateena, we believe our greatest asset is our people and we are working hard to provide a wonderful mix of age, cultural and geographical backgrounds to further enrich our inclusive workplace culture. We truly value your ideas and encourage you to champion innovation and collaboration, we are here to unlock your value and offer opportunities that supercharge your career to go beyond what is possible.
As a member of the Medium-Term Planning Team, you will be uniquely placed to experience many different facets of a growing SLC/BC mine. With it comes the responsibility and opportunity to have a significant impact on the performance, safety and culture of the operation.
Location: Carrapateena, South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta)
Roster: 8 days on; 6 days off
Department: Technical and Technology
Manager: Senior Engineer – Mid Term Planning
Employment Type: Permanent
Applications close: 22 September 2025
In This Role You Will:
Assist with the delivery of the quarterly mine plans at Carrapateena. This will be achieved through close engagement with our wider Mining Technical & Technology team, Operations teams and our numerous mining contract partners.
Provide critical path tracking towards BC to ensure dates are understood and socialised across site and variance to LOA dates are understood and mitigated where possible.
Deliver quarterly mine plan compliance reports inclusive of P2P reconciliation, spatial compliance and success KPIs in a Plan>Do>Check>Act cycle.
Provide Internal BHP planning and reporting requirements for on cycle planning, budget generation and major project study support.
Analyse Threat mitigation and problem solving to find better ways to execute the schedule including trade off studies
Assist with Cave Flow runs for the SLC using PGCA and later runs for the BC using PCBC.
Provide shutoff analysis and scenario work as well as footprint finder and owning the plan for the SLC in the <2 year time horizon.
Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, drive a quality mine plan.
As Carrapateena enters a new phase of production ramp-up and operational readiness for the block cave, you will also be involved in the detailed mine planning of mass excavations, block cave footprint and associated infrastructure.
About You:
A commitment to developing safety leadership.
Experience in underground mining in either practical underground experience, mine scheduling, production, design, mine projects or equivalent.
Experience in cave flow or scheduling highly regarded.
Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering.
Ability to interact successfully with multiple internal stakeholders.
Ability to work to multiple deadlines
Deswik.CAD and Deswik.Sched experience an advantage.
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 ******* 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, ****** 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
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Offer ID: #1238863,
Published: 2 days ago,
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