Principal Ventilation Engineer

2 weeks ago


Australia BHP Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year
About the Role:In The Role You Will:
  • Ensuring that all legislative, internal, and best practice standards are met with respect to ventilation planning and OH&S.
  • Model Infrastructure demand over the 5 year mine plan to understand capital infrastructure project requirements.
  • Justify capital spend using the projects framework whilst optimising for capital efficiencies.
  • Education and coaching of personnel to improve understanding of ventilation systems, plans, and practices.
  • Timely delivery and review of ventilation design for development, production, and project activities; complying with legislative and internal standards.
  • Consultation in monthly, stope & mine block, and 5YP/LoA planning processes with attention to safety, schedule, reliability and costs.
  • Liaising between stakeholders to support a comprehensive integrated mine plan.
  • Develop and deliver opportunities to step-change project delivery.
  • Integration of associated planning and schedule software to support operations.
  • Contribute / Subject Matter Expert to Ventilation modelling and major projects (eg Circuit performance optimisation, Ventsim model calibration, Ventilation system surveys).
  • Quarterly and monthly monitoring and reporting on health & performance of ventilation circuits.
  • Build and maintain close working relationship with a wide range of stakeholders across CuSA including Engineering and Projects sub-functions.
  • Demonstrate an overriding commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility and sustainable development.
About You:
  • Mining Engineering degree or similar.
  • Professional qualification in Mine Ventilation is highly desirable.
  • Significant mining experience and detailed understanding of the underground mining cycle in sub level open stoping.
  • 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 work collaboratively across different work groups and proactively engage with a range of stakeholders including senior levels of management.
  • Experience in Mine Ventilation (e.g. ventilation execution, ventilation planning / scheduling, ventilation officer).
  • Experience in Lean Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints will be advantageous.
  • Olympic Dam experience will be advantageous.
  • Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems with minimal direction.

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