Mine Development Engineer

Description:

As one of Australia’s largest mines and most complex minerals processing operations, it’s quite unique in that we produce Copper, Uranium, Gold and Silver. The local township of Roxby Downs is an active and progressive community offering a variety of modern, well-equipped housing, educational, health, sporting, leisure, shopping and cultural facilities.

Reporting to the Superintendent Mine Development Engineering, you will be part of a team supporting the integrity, safety, and performance of underground mine development at Olympic Dam. The Mine Development Engineering team supports the Mine Development operational team, providing specialist advice, analysis and benchmarking of the Development function's end-to-end performance. Through insight and innovation, you will identify and implement a portfolio of improvement initiatives that enable functional excellence and support business priorities for continuous improvement. It is essential you are able to develop and maintain effective working relationships with the operations teams, project teams, and other departments.

This position is being offered as 8/6 Wed-Wed Day Shift, FIFO from Adelaide to Olympic Dam or Residential in Roxby Downs.

In This Role You Will
 

• Identify and deliver improvement opportunities using the BHP Operating System (BOS) practices.
• Assess and manage execution, change and project risk.
• Liaise with operational Superintendents, Coordinators and Supervisors to implement improvement initiatives.
• Build and maintain close working relationships and provide expertise when required.
• Identify safe operational practices, including field leadership activities.
• Share knowledge, contacts, experience and expertise.
• Support BOS Managing Operational Performance and Managing Improvement Projects processes.
• Weekly reporting for Mine Development and Significant Event and Reportable Injury reporting for the Mine.
• Conduct data analysis & interpretation to support reporting requirements and improvement initiatives.
• Prepare inputs to form the development budget and provide forecast updates and budget analysis.
• Be an interface between operations and other functions, contractors, suppliers etc.
   

About You
 

• Bachelor degree in Mining Engineering or other closely related tertiary qualification related to mining.
• Underground mining knowledge and experience is preferred but not essential.
• You must be able to work independently and have experience meeting individual and team KPIs.
• Strong communication skills which allow effective engagement with all levels of management.
• Financial experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Thorough understanding of the mine development cycle is strongly preferred.
• Experience in managing and implementing improvement initiatives highly regarded.
• Attention to detail and the demonstrated ability to work with data.
• Experience with Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Webex, Deswik and similar is preferred.
• Uphold our values of ‘Do what’s right”, “Seek better ways” and “Make a difference”.