Principal Mining Engineer

6 days ago


Bowen, Australia BHP Full time

About BHP

BHP is a leading global resources company that operates in the coal mining industry. We are committed to delivering exceptional results and creating a safe and inclusive work environment for our employees.

About the Role

As a Principal Mining Engineer - Scheduling, you will be responsible for the completion and optimization of the 3-month to 2-year schedule and ensuring delivery against business targets and supply chain demands.

This role will enable you to improve the productivity and alignment of operational activities, as well as challenging plan inputs to drive benchmark performance. The plans you develop will be used by senior leadership to drive decision-making and ensure alignment to overall business strategy and commitments.

Your Responsibilities

  • Completion of monthly forecasts of the mine schedule ranging from 3 months to 2 years, including formulation of the budget plan.
  • Review and optimization of planning-related inputs.
  • Completion of schedule-related outputs and presentation of outcomes to relevant stakeholders.
  • Providing advice on optimization of equipment strategy, infrastructure plan, and overall pit layout.
  • Developing strong working relationships with operational teams and mine planning functions.

About You

  • You will have a tertiary education in Engineering (Mining/Civil) and at least 5 years' experience in mine planning at coal mining operations.
  • You will have previous experience in a scheduling-based role as well as experience across multiple disciplines of mine planning with a deep understanding of production processes.
  • You have strong communication and interpersonal skills, allowing you to build relationships across departments and communicate with disciplines at all levels.
  • You can operate in a fast-paced environment and manage demands of multiple stakeholders.
  • A strong working knowledge of Deswik and SPRY is essential.

About Our Process

BHP is 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.

Please note that as part of this recruitment process, the successful applicant will need to conduct a Queensland legislated coal mine workers' health assessment.

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 contact us.



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