In-Demand Operations engineer Jobs in South Australia

Tailings Facility Engineer (RTFE) / Senior Tailings Dam Engineer
BHP —South Australia
- Management
- Construction experience
- Communication skills
- Parental leave
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Computer Network and Systems Engineer
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- $90,000 - $120,000 a year
- Full-time
- Research
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Asset Maintenance Engineer - Electrical
Adelaide Airport —Adelaide Airport SA
- Full-time
- Management
- Data analysis skills
- Microsoft Office
Network Development Engineer, Network Core (Relocation support available)
Amazon Support Services Pty Ltd —Greater Adelaide SA
- Full-time
- AWS
- Health insurance
- Employee assistance program
Production Engineer
Reddy's Packaging and Engineering Private Limited —Lonsdale SA
- From $80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- In-person
- Manufacturing
Quick Apply
Grid Engineer (m/f/d)
BELECTRIC GmbH —Brinkworth SA
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- No degree
- Health insurance
Senior System Development Engineer, Core Networking (Relocation support available)
Amazon Support Services Pty Ltd —Greater Adelaide SA
- Full-time
- Systems design
- AWS
- Software development
- Health insurance
- Employee assistance program
Engineer - Block Cave Execution
BHP —South Australia
- Administrative experience
- Time management
Production Planner (Production/Industrial Engineer)
Kinetics Engineering Pty Ltd —Norwood SA
- $75,000 - $85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Supervising experience
- Bachelor's degree
Quick Apply
Beach Energy Summer Vacation Program - Mechatronics
Beach Energy —Greater Adelaide SA
- Seasonal
- SQL
- AI
- Communication skills
8d
Process Engineer
The Arnott's Group —Marleston SA
- Microsoft Excel
- PMP
- Manufacturing
- Parental leave
- Gym membership
Drafter - Civil (Renewable Energy and Utility Projects)
Consolidated Power Projects Australia —Greater Adelaide SA
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Construction experience
- In-person
- Work from home
- Parental leave
Quick Apply
Storeperson Olympic Dam
Quattro Project Engineering —South Australia
- Full-time
- Forklift
- Microsoft Office
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Parental leave
Aftermarket Sales Engineer – Sundyne API Pumps
Hudson Manpower —South Australia
- $6,000 - $8,000 a month
- Full-time
- Sales
- Bachelor's degree
- Communication skills
Quick Apply
Electrical Engineer
BAE Systems —South Australia
- Full-time
- Electrical experience
Senior Engineer - Protection (Substation and Renewable Energy Projects)
Consolidated Power Projects Australia —Greater Adelaide SA
- Full-time
- In-person
- AI
- Work from home
- Parental leave
Quick Apply
DevOps Engineer
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission —Greater Adelaide SA
- $99,784 - $112,571 a year
- Call employer
- Azure
- AI
13d
Senior Backfill Engineer - Prominent Hill
BHP —Prominent Hill SA
- Analysis skills
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Parental leave
11d
Mechanical Engineer – Onshore Reliability
Hudson Manpower —South Australia
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
Quick Apply
Senior Logistics Engineer: ILS
BAE Systems —Osborne SA
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Maintenance
- Leadership
- Communication skills

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Tailings Facility Engineer (RTFE) / Senior Tailings Dam Engineer

BHP -
South Australia

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Job Details

8 days ago

Benefits

Parental leave

Qualifications

Management
Construction experience
Communication skills

Full Job Description

Date: 14 Aug 2026 Job Posting End Date: Job Country: Australia #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Job State/Province: South Australia Job Location/Region:

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

BHP Copper South Australia operates one of Australia’s most significant Copper assets, supporting global demand for critical minerals. We are seeking a Responsible Tailings Facility Engineer (RTFE) / Senior Tailings Dam Engineer to join our site-based team. This role is pivotal in ensuring the integrity, safety, and governance of our Tailings Storage Facilities (TSFs) in line with industry-leading standards, including GISTM compliance.

As RTFE, you will be accountable for the safe design, construction, operation, maintenance, and closure of TSF. You will act as the key interface between site operations, corporate governance, and external stakeholders, ensuring that all management activities are coordinated and integrated. This position offers exposure to complex tailings systems and opportunities to contribute to innovative water and tailings management strategies.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

Fulfil the RTFE function for assigned TSF, ensuring compliance with GISTM and internal governance requirements.
Maintain records and documentation associated with design, construction, commissioning, and operation of TSFs.
Own and maintain critical documents such as the Tailings Management Plan (TMP), Operations, Maintenance and Surveillance Manual (OMS), Trigger Action Response Plan (TARP), and Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP).
Oversee dam integrity, respond to issues, and support operations with remedial actions.
Implement Management of Change processes for deviations from design intent.
Provide technical input to contractors and consultants for investigations, design, and construction activities.
Facilitate assurance activities, inspections, and audits to verify conformance to regulatory and GISTM requirements.
Develop and maintain risk registers and ensure regular updates to risk assessments.
Interface with Accountable Executive, Dam Owner, Engineer of Record, and Risk Owner on all significant TSF management activities.
Oversee wall raise planning, water balance strategy, and stability programs.
Lead and guide TSF Team
Provide technical training and guidance to operations personnel.
Ensure statutory reporting requirements are met and maintain accurate records.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

A tertiary qualification in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering.
Proven experience in tailings or water dam management, including design, construction, and operational phases.
Strong knowledge of slope stability, geomechanics, and water balance principles.
Familiarity with upstream-raised TSFs and associated operational challenges.
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence across multiple levels.
Highly organised, adaptable, and capable of managing competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

Why Join Us?

Work on world-class tailings facilities within a critical minerals operation.
Opportunity to contribute to global best practice in tailings management and governance.
Professional development through exposure to complex projects and industry-leading standards.

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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