Geotechnical Engineer

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.

Reporting to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer, you will play a role in managing the geotechnical risk of the Carrapateena operation, as we safely increase production from our deepening SLC operation while also building a brand-new block cave (and associated infrastructure). It is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience at an operating caving mine, that is also in the process of expanding to block caving.

This position is based at Carrapateena on an 8 days on / 6 days off FIFO roster from Adelaide.

In this role you will:

• Help manage geotechnical risks, and develop and verify ground support standards during the mining of a major chamber underground (transfer chamber)

• Ensure quality control & assurance (QAQC) of ground support systems

• Support the operation by continued geotechnical data collection and interpretation for update of geotechnical\structural models, major infrastructure design, ground control planning and long-term development\production plans

• Manage geotechnical monitoring databases. 

• Respond to geotechnical hazards including cave, seismicity, ground control and inrush/mudrush

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive value-add projects.

• Communicate to key stakeholders with respect to geotechnical hazard management

• Design & execute instrumentation programs to aid geotechnical hazard management

• Other geotechnical role functions as required.

You are a driven individual who works well in a team, likes to think outside of the box, and strives for technical and operating excellence.

You also have:

• Geotechnical Engineering experience in an underground metalliferous mine preferred
• Undergraduate qualifications in either Geotechnical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering or Earth Sciences (Geology, Geophysics)
• Ability to work in high pressure and dynamic environments
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships
• Ability to work independently in office and underground

Experience with the following:

• Implementation of geotechnical processes and systems
• QAQC of ground support systems
• Geotechnical mapping, monitoring systems, ground support calculations / designs and stability analyses
• Establishing and/or maintaining aspects of a geotechnical management system
• Collection & interpretation of geotechnical observations and geological data (structure)
• Experience using mining\geotechnical software (Deswik, MxRap, IMS suite, Leapfrog)

Please apply before 8 November 2025

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