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Water Programs Lead | Dam Responsible Engineer – RDE (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.
About the Role
BHPIO owns, operates and maintains a water and tailings dam infrastructure that is integral to the mining operations. This infrastructure is part of our Group Priority Risk framework.
The Water Programs lead is a key role in aligning, focusing and accelerating our improvement towards significantly reducing the Group Priority Risk for Dams and supporting the implementation of the WAIO Surplus Water Program.
You will be working in a diverse, outcomes focused, inclusive team of professionals reporting to the Superintendent Water – Operational Technical and Compliance, success in this role will be achieved by:
• Providing technical expertise in the area of Dam engineering
• Taking a business perspective to accelerate key priorities
• Operating collaboratively and building partnerships both internally and externally
• Complying with our regulator requirements and program objectives
• Driving Best Practice Principals
About You
To be successful in this role you will be a highly collaborative and technically experienced professional who possesses extensive operational experience in managing Dams.
You are team oriented and safety focused with a demonstrated track record in working with others to achieve results.
In addition, we are ideally looking for the following skills and experience:
• Degree qualified in Engineering (Civil or mechanical preferred)
• Experience with operating, maintaining and managing dam assets in a mining environment.
• Sound understanding of the water utilities and dams regulatory environment and requirements.
• Industry experience in projects and /or program management.
• Continuous Improvement focus
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.