Senior Ventilation Engineer

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:

As an experienced Senior Ventilation Engineer you will play an integral part in leading the planning phase of site ventilation design which supports the construction of the mines underground infrastructure. You will monitor and oversee the maintenance of underground and surface ventilation, equipment maintenance and other systems to meet statutory requirements across our Prominent Hill Operations.

Your new role will require you to lead, coach, and mentor a team of mine ventilation engineers and technicians, where you will be able to share and impart your knowledge.

Location: Prominent Hill, South Australia (60-minute flight from Adelaide / 30-minute flight from Port Augusta)

Roster: 8 days on; 6 days off, 4 days on; 3 days off

Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time

In this role you will:

• Input and management of Ventilation Management Plans, Site Radiation Management Plan with the Occupational Health & Safety team.
• Lead the development, review, and maintaining any risk-based hygiene management plan.
• Control the underground ventilation system in line with budgeted physical targets in a safe and sustainable manner.
• Control and monitor all underground ventilation systems to ensure ventilation standards and regulations are achieved.
• Manage the contractors undertaking the ventilation works so they meet safety, cost, and improvement targets.
• Conduct documented underground environmental hygiene checks and surveys for temperature, gas, dust, air flows, and other contaminants.
• Implement corrective action plans in consultation with Technical Services and Mine Operations teams.
• Time in the field to ensure ventilation activities are achieved in a safe and effective manner.
• Complete hazard identification, rectification and reporting in line with site requirements.

About You:

• Sound experience working in underground, hard rock, metalliferous mining environment.
• Demonstrated experience working in underground mine ventilation environment.
• Proven experience in mine ventilation design, infrastructure commissioning and monitoring.
• Proven experience leading a team of Engineers to deliver safe mine ventilation project / outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to be motivated and self-directed to achieve project outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to work in high pressure and dynamic environments.
• Previous experience developing and maintaining strong relationships.
• Proven ability to work independently in office and underground.
• Strongly developed Microsoft Office, Ventsim, INX and Deswik suite software experience.

To apply for this role, you require the following qualifications, accreditations, and licenses:

• Tertiary qualifications in Mining, Ventilation or Civil Engineering
• Current National Police Check (NPC)

The following qualifications, accreditations, and licenses are desirable for this role:

• Valid Authority to Operate a Light Vehicle, Provide First Aid inc CPR & Drivers’ license

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.

Applications close: 23rd March 2024

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