Principal Ventilation Engineer

6 days ago

Roxby Downs, Australia BHP Group Full time
About the Role

The Principal Engineer is responsible for the tactical and strategic mine ventilation across a number of planning horizons for one of the largest and complex underground ventilation circuits in the world.

This role is a permanent position offering flexibility to work from a remote location or on-site at various potential rosters to meet the role requirements and lifestyle of the individual.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensure that all legislative, internal, and best practice standards are met with respect to ventilation planning and occupational health and safety.
  • Education and coaching of personnel to improve understanding of ventilation systems, plans, and practices.
  • Timely delivery and review of ventilation plans for development, production, and project activities, complying with legislative and internal standards.
  • Consultation in monthly, stope & mine block, and 2YB/5YP planning processes with attention to safety, schedule, reliability, and costs.
  • Liaising between stakeholders to support a comprehensive integrated mine plan.
  • Integration of associated planning and schedule software to support operations.
  • Contribute / Subject Matter Expert to Ventilation modelling and major projects (e.g. Circuit performance optimisation, Ventsim model calibration, Ventilation system surveys).
  • Quarterly and monthly monitoring and reporting on health & performance of ventilation circuits.
  • Demonstrate an overriding commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility, and sustainable development.
About You
  • Tertiary/Technical qualifications in Mining, Civil, Electrical, or other relevant engineering field, in which a substantial component of the curriculum was in ventilation engineering.
  • Experience in mine or project scheduling is highly desirable.
  • Competency in mine ventilation and design software platforms (VentSim, Deswik, MS Office).
  • Ability to interpret limited measured / monitoring data, identify potential issues and causes of change, and develop processes to validate assumptions.
  • Able to develop preferred and alternate ventilation strategies, identify and escalate potential risks and mitigating actions.
  • Excellent communication skills including the ability to influence others, communicate complex concepts, and document clearly and concisely.
  • Ability to operate across disciplines where required.
  • Experience in Mine Ventilation (e.g. ventilation execution, ventilation planning / scheduling, ventilation officer) is highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems with minimal direction.
What We Offer

The BHP Group 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.

The size, stability, and magnitude of our business not only provide 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.

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.

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