Principal Generative Geoscientist - Porphyry Copper | Perth
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About the Role
The Principal Generative Geoscientist will be responsible for identifying and advancing the exploration of new concepts for porphyry copper deposits, with the objective of reducing the search space and delivering high‑quality exploration options to the Discovery team. The role ensures high‑quality data capture, analysis, and interpretation to support informed business decisions, with a strong Mineral Systems foundation. It also contributes to project evaluation, provides technical guidance, and supports the development and maintenance of a robust and healthy portfolio.
Main Responsibilities
* Act as a core member of a highly specialized team of experts responsible for identifying, assessing, and recommending new exploration opportunities for porphyry copper deposits globally.
* Deliver on the long‑term Exploration Strategy (2‑5 years), contributing to building and maintaining a high‑quality and healthy portfolio of porphyry projects for the global exploration pipeline.
* Recommend, generate, and progress new exploration concepts from large‑scale reconnaissance to high‑quality porphyry prospects within a 1–2‑year time frame.
* Apply Mineral Systems thinking to design critical work programmes for the assessment of prospectivity, efficient area reduction, and prediction of favourable areas for the formation of large‑scale, high‑quality porphyry systems.
* Carry out high‑quality data capture, analysis, and interpretation leading to ground capture to continually replenish the global project pipeline.
* Promote a professional, vigorous, and safe working environment to ensure adherence to all regulatory and industry‑standard working practices.
* Collaborate and work closely with multiple stakeholders and teams across the globe.
* Identify, evaluate and capture opportunities inside approved focus areas.
* Produce working geological models at regional and camp scale for exploration concept and reconnaissance through integration of multiple datasets (geological, geochemical and geophysical) and rigorous application of the Mineral System framework.
* Lead and/or participate in global technical reviews based on deep knowledge of porphyry copper systems.
* Provide expert and specialist geological skills, experience and capability to support exploration projects and activities.
* Mentor and develop exploration teams through sharing geological skills, experience and capabilities.
* Provide timely, accurate, comprehensive, and credible technical reports and motivation documents for core generative programmes to assist and support high‑quality decision‑making.
About You
* University degree majoring in Geology; postgraduate degrees in structural, geochemistry or economic geology (master’s or PhD) highly regarded.
* Extensive professional experience in geosciences (+15 years) and solid understanding of generative workflows as applied to porphyry copper exploration with a demonstrable track record of success.
* Field experience, regional geological mapping, combined with ability to integrate multiple datasets at different scales to build defensible geological models and interpretations.
* Sound understanding and field experience in identifying critical processes necessary to form a porphyry copper mineral system.
* Project evaluation experience highly regarded.
* Professional working proficiency in English; second language skills considered an asset.
* Preference for candidates based in Perth, though those located in Adelaide will be considered.
Our Process
During recruitment, applicants may undergo background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right‑to‑work checks, and reference checks as required.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
Benefits include flexible working options, generous paid parental leave, extended leave entitlements, and parent rooms, alongside performance‑based bonuses and a best‑in‑class employee share program.
Equal Opportunity Employer
BHP is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a safe, inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We celebrate diversity in gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and more. If you have a disability and would like adjustments to our recruitment process, please email us at ourcontact@bhp.com.
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