Principal Geomatics

**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 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**:
In your role of Principal Geomatics you will have the following key responsibilities:

- Create web app-based products and database management, maintenance, improvements, and scalability.
- Development of standards and procedures to support our people and complement systems of work, security and accessibility.
- Manage systems, datasets, and server-side software such as the ArcGIS enterprise environment: ArcGIS Server, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, Data store, and Enterprise SDE
- Excellent communication skills, builds and fosters effective relationships with others.
- Engage with customers to understand their needs and challenges and formulate smart GIS solutions with emphasis on automation.
- Provide GIS support to customers by way of coaching, but also to work on improving their way of working, through use of our GIS platform, standards, and procedures.
- Actively seeks continuous improvement opportunities and improving our work effectiveness.

**About You**:
To be successful in the role, your experience and skills should include the following:

- A demonstrated experience with ESRI enterprise GIS environment
- A demonstrated ability to create, manage and deliver spatial data products (front and back-end) and improvement projects.
- Proficient in coding with some of the following languages as desirable (Python, CSS, C#, HTML and Java).
- A demonstrated ability to develop web-based apps and back-end processes to support the effectiveness of the product and service.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- A tertiary level qualification in a Spatial sciences discipline such as GIS or Surveying is preferred but not mandatory, with relevant skills and experience being considered more important.
- Proven experience in both front-end and back-end aspects of web-based products
- Web app creation via ESRI’s ArcGIS Online, Web AppBuilder and Geocortex
- Experience with online data management via Geocortex
- GIS Analytics and Insights
- SAFE Software FME Desktop and Server

**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.