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Specialist Tailings Planning

4 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia BHP Full time

**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 has an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Tailings Planner to join BMA’s Water Planning team, a group responsible for the planning of water and tailings infrastructure within BMA. As a Tailings Planner your role will support the BMA asset by forecasting the production of tailings at each BMA site and via developing and embedding the assets Tailings Master Plan.
Your work will support the business to plan facility upgrades, alternative disposal processes and technical studies.

**Reporting to the Superintendent Water Planning, key responsibilities include**:

- Collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders to development, maintain and support the implementation of BMA’s tailings master plan.
- Analysis of data from multiple sources including production forecasts, coal processing plant instrumentation, technical reports, and spatial data.
- Assessing data integrity to assess forecast accuracy.
- Visualising the data to assist the leadership team in interpretation and decision making.

This is a full-time role which requires occasional travel to our mine sites. There is significant opportunity for professional development and is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic, supportive and inclusive team.

The role also offers an attractive salary package with performance-based bonuses and BHP employee share program.

To find more about BMA click here

**About You**:
**You will ideally possess the following skills and experience**:

- An engineering degree.
- A background in processing, mining, water, energy or other heavy industry is desirable.
- Experience in analysis and reporting.
- Competent in communicating technical information effectively.
- Ability to compare large data sets to identify discrepancies and trends, to develop sound conclusions, and experience in reporting findings.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel for data analysis, and the ability to learn other tools as needed.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills including the ability to influence and build effective relationships with a range of internal stakeholders.
- Experience in the design and/or execution of mine site closure activities.
- Experience in the design and/or management of tailing storage facilities.
- Skilled in surface water hydrology and catchment management.
- Ability to project manage and coordinate technical studies.

**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.

**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.


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