Track Condition Monitoring Lead | Resi or FIFO | 5:2, 4:3

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About BHP Rail
BHP Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) operates and maintains approximately 1380km of track, including over 425 turnouts. The rail asset is critical to the WAIO operation. It serves as the sole means of transporting iron ore from mine to port via trains in excess of 2.5km long, comprising 264 ore cars. In FY24 the network transported 260Mt of iron ore. Managing the condition of the track asset is therefore of fundamental importance to BHP's WAIO operation.

At the heart of the condition monitoring team is our Track Recording Vehicle which measures our track asset. The Condition Monitoring team is responsible for the processing, analysis and publication of this and other sources of condition data. They integrate this with execution data, asset records to inform meaningful and actionable outputs, enabling our maintenance and renewal teams to execute our business strategies.

About The Role
Working across the full breadth of BHP's rail network you will lead a team of engineers, data analysts and systems specialists, to ensure that the rail track asset it adequately monitored and conditions appropriately managed. You will develop and retain effective relationships across the RNM team, serving as a trusted track expert with maintenance, renewal, reliability and inspection teams.

The Track Condition Monitoring Lead will lead the implementation of generational change to BHP's approach to monitoring our track asset. The role will bring to life our condition monitoring vision and strategy that explores, develops and implements new technology to BHP's rail operation.

The role will be based at Port Hedland, on a 5/2 residential or 5/2/4/3 FIFO roster.

You Will Have The Following Responsibilities

• Ensure the rail network is adequately monitored.
• Ensure that track condition data is and processed in a timely and effective manner.
• Ensure that data systems are available and accurate.
• Enable and deliver the BHP condition monitoring strategy, directing the development and implementation of new condition monitoring systems.
• Lead the development, embedment and refinement of systems and practices to capture, process and analyse asset condition data.
• Lead and undertake technical analysis of asset data, enabling the business to make optimal decisions.

About You
You will have highly developed critical thinking skills, with a natural curiosity to challenge the status quo and an unquenchable thirst for continuous improvement.

You will be highly personable with able to develop deep and effective working relationships with our various rail teams. You will have highly attuned communication skills to break down complex matters to non technical team members and other stakeholders and enable the delivery of exceptional outcomes that achieve organisation objectives and provide legacy improvements.

You Will Have

• Tertiary/ Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering.
• Expertise in rail Track Engineering is essential.
• Experience in the Track Renewals, Maintenance or Inspection would be preferable.
• Experience in Track Reliability engineering will be highly regarded.
• Experience and exposure to utilising Track Quality data for the purposes of condition based decision making.
• Understanding of reliability and asset management principles will be beneficial.
• Experience developing, documenting, implementing and refining new processes.
• Ability to influence, engage with & communicate effectively across multiple levels, business units, functional areas and external stakeholders.
• A high commitment to safety, quality, attention to detail and procedures.

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