Specialist Surface Permit to Work

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.

Our Operations - Olympic Dam

One of Australia's largest mines and a complex minerals processing operation, Olympic Dam, is unique in that we produce Copper, Uranium, Gold and Silver. The local township of Roxby Downs is an active and progressive community offering a variety of modern, well equipped housing, educational, health, sporting, leisure, shopping and cultural facilities.

Please note this position is based at Olympic Dam, operating on a 7/7 roster pattern arrangement. Residential Roxby Downs, Regional DIDO or FIFO from Adelaide.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role

We are now inviting applications for the role of Specialist Surface Permit to Work – Mine Fixed Plant. In this position you will provide key support in coordinating isolations and permits to work for Maintenance personnel. You will also plan the required permits and clearances for major outages and down-days, while also providing coverage to the Fixed Plant Operations Technicians when needed. Another key aspect of the role is ensuring compliance to Permit to Work auditing, document updating and delivering relevant training to department personnel.

In this role you will:

• Promote and consistently follow the standards and procedures designed to enable you to work safely and effectively every day
• Ensure all safe work systems, procedures and standards are adhered to through frequent inspection of the workplace
• Coordinate the ramp up of plant to ensure plant is handed back from work groups as soon as practical
• Coordinate the ramp down of plant so work groups can start work when planned
• Ensure all safe work systems, procedures and standards are reviewed and updated periodically
• Coordinate the hand over and the handing back of the permits to work for the area and planned outages
• Prepare isolation and permit documentation (including tags and job scopes) for planned work
• Determine permit requirements for the following day (or further in advance for major outages)
• Ensure all documentation associated with the Permit to work and management of Isolations systems are archived in accordance with site standards
• Provide continual feedback to the Shift Maintenance Supervisors on job progress

About You

• Proven commitment to look after your own wellbeing and the confidence to speak up when others put themselves in harm's way
• Self-motivated, driven and focused on achieving high performance targets whilst always prioritizing safety first
• Level 2 Authorised Isolator
• Job and Area Owner qualified
• Ability to communicate across multiple levels and disciplines
• Previous similar experience in an operational area is essential

APPLICATIONS CLOSE:  Friday 12 September 2025 at Midnight SA TIME

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.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us