Superintendent Planning and Engineering | West Musgrave | Perth | 5:2 Mon - Fri

About BHP and OZ Minerals

OZ Minerals is now proudly part of BHP, with the acquisition strengthening BHP’s portfolio in copper and nickel, helping to meet the worlds increasing demand for the critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels, to supporting the energy transition to a cleaner and more sustainable future.

In combining our two organisations we will be able to provide more options for growth, bringing new talent and innovation together to unlock these resources in a sustainable way, and deliver value to our shareholders and the communities in which we operate.

Our strategy has and will always be 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. As we work through this transitional period of bringing both organisations safely together, we know that some processes will take longer than others and for now we will be continuing to temporarily recruit roles for our West Musgrave project within the OZ Minerals recruiting platform.  

The Opportunity

Help us set up our newest, open pit mining project! West Musgrave will be one of the world’s largest, lowest cost, lowest emissions copper-nickel projects. You could be part of the team that helps to deliver this exciting mine, set within the Australian landscape. And we welcome anyone who’s seeking to make a real difference.

Our West Musgrave nickel-copper project is located on Ngaanyatjarra country, in the Musgrave Province of Central Western Australia, and includes the Nebo and Babel nickel-copper deposits and the Succoth copper deposit.

West Musgrave, which has a 26-year mine life, will be an owner-operator mining operation and in addition to being powered by ~80 per cent renewable energy, the Project scope includes a pathway to net zero Scope 1 emissions by 2038.

The Project will feature an Autonomous Haulage System and remote operations from day one and our workforce will be a flexible, technology enabled team supported by remote operations to improve safety outcomes and maximise opportunities for flexible working and diverse participation.  

About the Role

• Location: Perth, WA
• Roster: 5:2 Monday to Friday offering flexible hybrid work options 
• Reporting to: Manager Asset Management 
• Contract Type: Full Time Permanent 
• Pay & Benefits: We offer competitive Australian mining industry pay and benefits. We can talk about specifics later.

The Details:

Reporting through to the Manager – Asset Management your primary responsibility will be leading a highly competent technical team made up of Electrical, Reliability, Mechanical Engineers, Planners and schedulers to deliver processes and high level strategies for equipment maintenance and mine optimisation for the duration of the current Operation Readiness activities at the West Musgrave Operation.  

With a strong focus on identifying threats and opportunities to mitigate risks as we move into stable operations you will have a ability to develop relationships at all levels of the organization and be adaptive in your thinking and the way you manage a team.

This role will be 5:2 Perth based during the Operations Readiness phase, during this time ad hoc / interim site travel may be required. Following this, the role will transition into a site based role, FIFO 8/6 roster from mid-2025

Key Responsibilities

This role forms a pivotal part of the ongoing success of optimizing the mining operations and will ensure West Musgrave reaches its full potential. 

Core Deliverables:

• Build, empower, and retain a competent and capable workforce to develop and deploy the elements of Asset Management framework. 
• Maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders both internally and externally. 
• Cultivate a high-performance culture that aligns with BHP values and objectives. 
• Manage and coordinate the development of engineering and asset management systems that will enable site base execution teams. 
• Conduct studies that will support the cost effective running and maintenance of a highly unique and modern mining operation. 
• Manage and configuration the data build for WMO’s asset in BHP Asset Performance Management tool (APM) 
• Engage & Manage resources, labour, materials, and plant access for reliability and engineering projects. 
• Ensure safety and quality control requirements are met for all planned work. 
• Implement systems, processes, and procedures to improve equipment performance and sustainability. 
• Deliver the maintenance strategy within operating and capital budgets 
• Foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration within the team. 

About You

We are looking for a experienced mining professional with relevant tertiary qualifications (e.g. Electrical/Mechanical Degree, or other Engineering Discipline with transferable skills) who has: Experience in large scale open pit operations.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a relevant industry. 
• Minimum 5 years in a leadership role. 
• An understanding of JORC requirements.
• Strong background in reliability, planning, and scheduling. 
• Project management and Experience in mine optimization experience. 
• Ability to manage diverse teams in remote areas, considering logistical challenges. 
• Proactive approach with exceptional interpersonal communication skills. 
• Sound knowledge of maintenance strategy and RCM philosophies. 
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project. 
• CMMS experience and proficiency (ideally D365). 
• Budgeting and cost estimating skills. 

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 at [email protected].

We reserve the right to commence recruitment proceedings immediately.

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