Principal Data Scientist - Geotechnical & Water | Brisbane, Perth or Adelaide

BHP; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Parental leave

Employee share program

Job summary

BHP is seeking a Data Scientist – Geotechnical & Water to enable data-driven decisions across its geotechnical and water portfolio. You will link domain experts with data science capabilities, partnering with asset teams and RCoE to identify opportunities and deliver insights that improve risk management and performance.

The role blends data science, analytics, ML, AI, and data engineering with geotechnical and hydrogeological domain knowledge to create practical, scalable solutions across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Geoscience, or related field.
• Extensive experience in data science, ML, analytics, and statistical modelling.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Translate business challenges into data-driven solutions.
• Collaborate with asset teams and RCoE to build analytics solutions.
• Embed insights into operational processes to improve risk management and performance.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data Visualization

Machine Learning

Statistics

Stakeholder Influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science or related

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Python

SQL

Tableau/PowerBI

Job description

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is 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.

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is 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.

About The Role

Data Scientist – Geotechnical & Water

The Data Scientist – Geotechnical & Water is responsible for enabling data-driven decision‑making across BHP’s global geotechnical and water portfolio. This role acts as the critical link between domain experts and data science capabilities, partnering with asset teams, projects, and Regional Centre of Excellence (RCoE) teams to identify opportunities, develop advanced analytical solutions, and embed actionable insights into operational processes.

The position combines expertise in data science, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data engineering with a strong understanding of geotechnical, hydrogeological, and water management systems. The role is focused on transforming complex data into practical solutions that enhance risk management, monitoring, forecasting, planning, and technical performance across the business.

By leveraging advanced analytics and digital technologies, the role drives innovation, improves decision quality, supports proactive risk management, and delivers measurable business value through safer, more sustainable, and more productive operations.

Required

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Geoscience, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in data science, machine learning, analytics, and statistical modelling.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools.
• Proven experience translating business challenges into data-driven solutions and influencing stakeholders.
  

Preferred

• Master's degree or PhD in a relevant field.
• Experience in mining, geotechnical, hydrogeological, water management, or related industries.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, data engineering, and enterprise analytics environments.
• Experience mentoring teams and leading analytics initiatives at scale.
  

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.

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 [e-mail].