Job Title:  Engineer - Tailings

About BHP:

OZ Minerals is now proudly part of BHP, with the acquisition strengthening BHP's portfolio in copper and nickel, helping to meet the worlds increasing demand for the critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels, to supporting the energy transition to a cleaner and more sustainable future.

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.

Location: Carrapateena, South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta)
Roster: 4 days on; 3 days off, on site at Carrapateena
Reporting to Senior Engineer- Tailings & Water
Permanent role

How You Will Create Impact

The Engineer – Tailings will be responsible to ensure compliance of our tailings management system, and with all necessary corporate and legal requirements as they evolve. The successful candidate will be responsible for working with various site departments, corporate tailings personnel and the engineer of record towards the safe operation, surveillance and ongoing construction of the tailings facility and wellfields.

• Fulfil the role of Site Responsible Tailings Engineer (SRTE) as outlined in the ICMM GISTM and ANCOLD guidelines.
• Perform or oversee routine dam inspections of the tailings facility.
• Develop and refine tailings plans, monitoring and systems that will achieve regulatory compliance
• Work with the site teams and design engineer to develop and execute short and long term construction and maintenance plans and schedules
• Work with the engineer of record to continuously improve and implement the quality assurance and control, construction monitoring, and dam surveillance programs
• Provide technical guidance and leadership on tailings management related issues
• Provide necessary reporting to site, corporate, and government agencies
• Maintain an action log of required tasks and their current status to ensure compliance and adherence to delivery of these tasks.
• Assist with any required public consultations
• Coordinate activities with Consultants, Project Engineering, Processing, Environmental, contractors and Government Regulators as required.
• Oversee the engagement of various contractors for the purposes of field investigations at the TSF.
• Provide updates to operating, maintenance, and surveillance manuals, along with emergency preparedness and response plans, and other management system documents.
• Work to achieve and maintain compliance to GISTM in line with corporate objectives.
• Manage and track the site water balance and report to the water steering team. 
• Work with the various teams in tracking and monitoring wellfield health and capacity.

What We Value

• Bachelor degree in Geotechnical, Environmental or Civil Engineering (or related discipline). Significant on the job experience may negate this requirement 
• Minimum three years of experience with mine tailings management and/or water dam management
• Project Management experience, including budgeting and costing.
• Familiarity with ANCOLD, ICMM and other relevant tailings standards. 

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.
 

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Applications close 26 of May 2024
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