Mining Engineer

Date: 1 Oct 2025

Job Posting End Date:

Job Country:Australia

Job State/Province: South Australia

Job Location/Region: Roxby Downs

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

Working across our underground operation, you will provide specialist advice and execute analysis and benchmarking of end-to-end performance that support the integrity, safety, and performance of Prominent Hill. You will identify and implement a portfolio of improvement initiatives that enable excellence and support business priorities for continuous improvement.

This position is based at Prominent Hill, operating on an 8/6 FIFO roster.

In this role you will:

• Compile reports & provide expertise to other teams in analysis of production performance indicators and metrics.
• Analyse and determine equipment capability assumptions.
• Conduct data analysis & interpretation to support reporting requirements and improvement initiatives.
• Prepare inputs to form the budget and provide forecast updates and budget analysis.
• Identify and deliver improvement opportunities using the BHP Operating System (BOS) practices.
• Assess and manage execution, change and project risk.
• Identify safe operational practices, including field leadership activities.
• Working closely with contractors to ensure that new ideas are developed and practically implemented.

About You

• Degree qualification in Mining Engineering or other closely related tertiary qualification related to mining.
• Underground mining knowledge and experience is preferred
• Ability to work independently and have experience meeting individual and team KPIs.
• Strong communication skills which allow effective engagement with all levels of management.
• Financial experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Thorough understanding of the mine development and production cycle is preferred.
• Experience in managing and implementing improvement initiatives highly regarded.
• Attention to detail and the demonstrated ability to work with data.
• Experience with Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Webex, Deswik and similar is preferred.
• Uphold our values of 'Do what's right", "Seek better ways" and "Make a difference".

You will have the ability to effectively lead positive change and support continued improvement along with an absolute commitment to working safely, complying with all site safety standards, mine working procedures and ensure a safe and environmentally healthy workplace.

How to Apply

Please apply before 15 October 2025

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.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

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

At BHP, 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. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

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