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Senior Engineer Mine Development - Olympic Dam

BHP -
Olympic Dam SA

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Job Details

14 hours ago

Benefits

Parental leave

Qualifications

Microsoft Powerpoint
Power BI
Bachelor's degree
Leadership
Communication skills

Full Job Description

Date: 16 Jul 2026 Job Posting End Date: Job Country: Australia #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Job State/Province: South Australia Job Location/Region: Olympic Dam

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.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

Reporting to the Superintendent Mine Development Engineering, you will be part of a team supporting the integrity, safety, performance and improvement of underground mine development at Olympic Dam. The Mine Development Engineering team directly supports the Mine Development operational team, providing specialist advice, analysis and benchmarking of the Development function's end-to-end performance. Come and help us deliver 40km of mine development in FY27!

Through insight and innovation, you will help 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, other departments, contractors, suppliers and customers.

This position is being offered as 8:6 Wed-Wed Day Shift only, FIFO from Adelaide to Olympic Dam or Residential in Roxby Downs. A 5:2/4:3 FIFO roster may be open for discussion dependent on candidate skill set and experience.

In this role, you will:

Mentor team Specialists and Engineers and support the Superintendent.
Prepare inputs to form the development budget and provide forecast updates and budget analysis.
Identify and deliver improvement opportunities using the BHP Operating System (BOS) practices.
Assess and manage execution, change and project risk.
Liaise with stakeholders at all levels to implement improvement initiatives.
Provide inputs and feedback to improve future execution plans, designs, schedules and forecasts.
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.
Be an interface between operations and other functions, contractors, suppliers etc.

About You

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

As an ideal candidate you will have the ability to effectively lead positive change and support continued improvement. You will have an absolute commitment to working safely, complying with all site safety standards, mine working procedures and ensure a safe and environmentally healthy workplace.

How to Apply

Please apply before 2 August 2026

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.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

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 [email protected]

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