Technical Entry Program: Geosciences

**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.

The BHP Technical Entry Program (TEP) is a recruitment program offering permanent part-time and full-time job opportunities for new-to-industry talent with relevant experience OR experienced professionals returning to the workforce after a career break or extended absence.

The program offers flexible work options and career return support including dedicated on the job coaching, mentoring and specialised development that will enable you to put your best foot forward.

Program eligibility is for individuals who:

- Are new to industry with relevant experience
- Have been on a career break, extended absence or looking to transition into a new area
- Have experience at Specialist, Principal or Leadership level
- Are open to intensive on the job learning
- Have experience in, or have exposure/interest in the advertised skills
- Are based in Perth or Brisbane and have full working rights in Australia

At BHP we believe in seeing the potential in people and supporting them to grow - particularly those re-entering the workforce after a career break or wanting to re-skill or cross-skill in other areas of interest. Use your previous professional experience to kick start your career with us.

**About the Roles**

Multiple part-time and full-time roles are offered with positions based in either Perth, or Brisbane.

You will work within a team relative to your experience over the course of 6 months whilst completing the development program with intention to then transition into a “Business as Usual” role mutually benefiting your skills, passion and fit within our teams.

The roles will leverage and build upon skills, capability & excellence for our future professionals within the Technical function by creating experience, exposure, and education opportunities for applicants to work in one of the various sub-functions that support our operational assets and global business. Participants will develop on skills that enable them to be a performing member of these teams:

- **Value Engineering**
- Process or mechanical engineering
- Data science***
- **Projects Centre of Excellence (PCoE)**
- Project Management, Reporting & Governance
- **Metals Exploration & Resources Centre of Excellence (RCoE)**
- Geoscience, Geophysics, Geology
- **Maintenance & Engineering Centre of Excellence (MECoE)**
- Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
- Engineering Information Management

You will work within one or more of these teams over the course of 6 months with intention to then be placed into permanent business as usual roles mutually benefiting your skills and fit within our teams.

**About You**

We are looking for experienced individuals with a range of different backgrounds in the following areas:

- Project Management
- Resource Exploration
- Engineering or Operations
- Geoscience

You’ll join one of the teams in BHP’s Technical function where your skills and experience will be valued and welcomed. Prior mining experience is not essential.

Your ability to build and maintain positive, caring work relationships through communicating with impact to influence and drive positive outcomes, will see you be successful in these roles. You will have exceptional organisational skills and the focus to deliver quality, timely outcomes and demonstrate a willingness to learn and develop. You will possess the ability to adapt rapidly to a changing work environment and respond positively to ambiguous situations.

**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.