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Responsible tailings facility/dam engineer, newman operations - 5:2 residential or 5/2 4/3 fifo

Sydney
BHP Group
Posted: 15 April
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Responsible Tailings Facility/Dam Engineer, Newman Operations - 5:2 Residential or 5/2 4/3 FIFO

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Newman Operations team as Responsible Tailings Facility Engineer and Responsible Dam Engineer within the Site Support team. This full‐time, permanent role can be offered as 5 days on, 2 off Residential or FIFO 5 days on, 2 off, 4 days on, 2 off.

To support your career growth, you will have the opportunity to undertake the Future Tails program, an industry‐leading global tailings management program developed through a partnership between the University of Western Australia, Rio Tinto and BHP.

You will be responsible for:

* Accountable for operation‐level activities for the safe design, construction, operation, maintenance, and closure of the TSF and ARDF
* Interacting with the Dam Owner, Risk Owner and the Engineer of Record (EoR) on all significant TSF and ARDF management activities and informing the Dam Owner of the status of the facilities
* Responding to dam integrity issues and supporting operations with remedial actions
* Ensuring compliance with risk management practices through critical control ownership, activities & verification
* Managing contractors & consultants to deliver value
* Providing subject‐matter expert input for TSF and Dam designs and projects as required (e.g. wall raises and remediation works)

About You

As the successful candidate you will ideally possess the following:

* Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Geotechnical, Civil, Mining or other tertiary Engineering qualifications)
* Experience in Tailings or water dam management and managing operational upstream raised TSFs
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills & the ability to communicate effectively and influence across multiple levels and disciplines
* A continuous drive for improvement and the ability to identify, develop and implement improvement opportunities
* Familiarity with SAP and Risk management tools

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

For any questions about the application process or to discuss how we can accommodate your situation, please contact us at inclusion@bhp.com.

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