Principal Discipline Engineer-Civil/Structural

Principal Discipline Engineer-Civil/Structural at BHP

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Reporting to the Manager Technical Assurance, the Principal Discipline Engineer will support BHP's Copper South Australia Major Projects team with Civil and Structural technical expertise in leading engineering strategies, standards and frameworks. This role will ensure the engineering process and design is optimised and enables safe, efficient construction, commissioning and operation. This position will be full-time (Monday to Friday) based in Adelaide.

• Review the engineering design for effectiveness and efficiency, including integration into the broader project portfolio and asset.
• Assure the engineering design meets operational, maintenance, construction, and commissioning requirements through participation in risk-based workshops.
• Assure the quality of engineering design resources, processes and tools are fit for purpose through risk based technical audits with engineering service providers.
• Provide technical input to the engineering project framing documents by collaborating with peers from other engineering disciplines, project managers and other engineering leaders.
• Ensure the required legislations, engineering standards and asset engineering standards are adopted in the project scope.
• Optimise asset standards with the asset engineering team where required.
• Identify and implement cost efficiencies into the design.
• Integrate internal lessons learned and external best practices across the project.

• Relevant experience with major projects, EPCM project delivery and site operations.
• Extensive experience in mechanical engineering design and ability to work autonomously for the project owners' team.
• Strong experience with design of process plants.
• Ability to engage and influence internal and external stakeholders, consultants, and contractors.
• Good technical and communication skills, including the ability to analyse data and produce concise reports and presentations.
• Solutions focused with a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills including the ability to work collaboratively.
• Tertiary qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering.

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. Recruitment may include police/criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and 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.

The size and scope of our business offer opportunities for professional development along with competitive salary packages, performance-based bonuses and an employee share program. We provide benefits to help work fit with life, including flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and are committed to a safe, inclusive workplace. True diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and more. If you would like adjustments to the recruitment process due to a disability, please email inclusion@bhp.com.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Mining

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia