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Senior Geologist | Nickel West Exploration | Leinster | 7/7 (Australia)
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.
Nickel West
Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market business. Our culture is rich with technical know-how, highly efficient and focused on innovation. The business employs over 2500 people from five operations across Western Australia comprising of nickel underground and open-cut mines, concentrators, a smelter and a refinery. We also have plans to expand our operations with new mines in the northern Goldfields and a large nickel sulphate plant in Kwinana.
About the Role
Reporting to the Superintendent Exploration, in this key role, you will join a committed team motivated to deliver the next Nickel-Sulphide deposit to Nickel West. The position of Senior Geologist will be responsible for geological data collection, QAQC, drill hole tracking, lab liaison, target generation and geological modelling. This opportunity provides the chance to develop your exploration skills within the Agnew-Wiluna Belt – a world class nickel-sulphide province that is highly prospective. Located at Leinster on a FIFO basis or residential and forms part of a growing Exploration team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Overseeing the safe execution of exploration geoscience activities;
- Delivery of live models that feed back into the Exploration Targeting workflow;
- Training, mentoring and coaching Geologists in multiple technical disciplines including; geochemistry, mapping modelling workflows, and project delivery;
- Delivery of Drill hole designs and Driller instruction sheets for both Surface and Underground programs;
- Overseeing the integrity of logging and downhole survey data (through IMDEX and acQuire);
- PoW and internal project approval submissions as required;
- Reporting of exploration activities in the form of daily, weekly and monthly reports.
About You
- An overriding commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility and sustainable development.
- Bachelor of Science majoring in geology;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team oriented environment;
- Exposure to 3D software and modelling processes, in particular Leapfrog Geo;
- Exposure to ArcGIS and acQuire highly regarded;
- Exposure to Kalgoorlie Terrane geology highly regarded;
- A full current manual driver’s license
Location
Nickel West Leinster is located 375 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. The operation sources nickel ore from the Leinster Underground complex and Cliffs Underground Mine before crushing and processing to produce a concentrate. The Leinster Village and Township offer a unique lifestyle with all the modern conveniences – an Olympic size swimming pool, health and fitness centre, race-course and even an 18 hole golf course. As part of our commitment to health and safety Nickel West Leinster.
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.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people, BHP requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in line with BHP’s Covid Policy and any relevant State health directives. If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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.
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