Senior Engineer Mine (Probabilistic Mine Planning)

BHP is a world-leading resources company. We work in more than 90 locations worldwide and our products are sold globally.

We've positioned our business to support the megatrends shaping our world. Iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition. Copper for renewable energy. And we are moving into potash to support more sustainable farming.

A resource mix for today - and critical to the future.

Reporting to the Superintendent Mine Scheduling & Integration, you will play a key role in the WAIO Future Planning EMP Implementation, helping shape how future mine planning is translated into achievable operational outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-profile transformation initiative, applying innovative planning approaches that enhance risk transparency, improve confidence in decision-making, and support more reliable and executable plans across our operations.

Key Accountabilities:

• Support probability model development and validation
• Apply probabilistic planning to Eastern or Central sites 2YP plans
• Translate MTP probability insights into the 2YP planning horizon
• Quantify plan confidence, variability drivers and lowest-probability plan components
• Support site-level risk appetite and mitigation conversations
• Partner with operational and technical stakeholders to understand execution constraints, dependencies and bottlenecks
• Define how probability outputs inform assumptions, buffers, sequencing and mine plan handovers
• Support site routines to interpret and act on probability outputs

You are a technically capable mining professional who enjoys solving complex planning challenges, working across disciplines, and translating analytical insights into practical outcomes.

You will bring:

• A tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering, Geology or a related discipline
• Production scheduling or tactical mine planning experience
• Strong understanding of plan executability, constraints, buffers and variability
• Experience working with site teams and operational routines
• Ability to convert probabilistic outputs into practical planning actions
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into practical actions and recommendations
• Experience with probabilistic planning methods or Alastri software would be highly regarded but is not essential

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team helping define how future mine planning is delivered across WAIO. You'll contribute to a significant business initiative, collaborate with a diverse network of technical specialists and operational leaders, and help establish new planning practices that improve decision making across the business.

These permanent opportunities offer flexibility in location and working arrangements, including FIFO or Perth-based options with occasional site travel, enabling you to contribute to a significant business initiative while working in a way that suits your circumstances.