Senior Engineer Medium-Term Mine Planning - Adelaide

BHP Group; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Employee share plan

Flexible work options

Wellbeing support

Parental leave

Job summary

BHP Group is seeking a Senior Mine Planner for Copper SA Operations in Adelaide, Australia. The role focuses on medium-term mine planning and infrastructure to support the asset strategy, with oversight of safety, cost, and production alignment on the 2–8 year horizon.

Based on a 5:2 roster with occasional site travel to operating mine sites, the position enables collaboration across technical and operational teams, governance through projects, and the adoption of improved planning practices.

Qualifications

• Mining Engineering degree or equivalent required.
• Experience in underground mine planning and operations.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to influence others and document clearly.

Responsibilities

• Model mine plans and infrastructure demand over the 2–8 year horizon.
• Justify capital spend and optimise for capital efficiency.
• Coach personnel across technical and project teams.
• Support the integration and optimisation of Copper SA planning.
• Lead 5YP/LoA planning with attention to safety, schedule, costs.
• Support long-term planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Introduce new technologies and ways of working to improve safety and productivity.
• Provide technical support for major mine planning projects and studies.
• Develop scopes of work to engage external stakeholders as needed.
• Manage project packages of work to support studies.
• Coordinate between stakeholders to deliver an integrated mine plan.
• Integrate planning and scheduling software to support operations.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Problem solving

Lean Six Sigma (advantage)

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Job description

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Date: 9 Sept 2026

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Job Country: Australia

Job State/Province: South Australia

About Copper SA Operations at BHP

BHP is a global resources company operating across more than 90 locations worldwide. Through Copper South Australia (Copper SA), we are building a leading copper portfolio that supports the global energy transition, supplying materials essential for renewable energy, electric vehicles and digital infrastructure.

For you, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career, make a meaningful impact, and help shape the future of one of Australia's leading copper businesses.

About the Role

Reporting to the Superintendent Planning and Infrastructure, this role is responsible for executing strategic and technical mine planning work in the 2-8 year planning horizon for our Copper SA Underground Mines. The role provides guidance to a range of technical and operational stakeholders with a focus on medium-term mine planning and infrastructure required to support the asset strategy. Mine infrastructure includes ventilation, air, power, water, pastefill and their impacts on safety, production, cost and achievement of the mine plan and future growth at Copper SA. Your extensive industry experience will enable you to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a wide stakeholder group with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation.

This position is based at Adelaide on a 5:2 roster with occasional site travel to each of the operating mine sites, flexible work arrangements available.

In this role you will:

• Model mine plans and requisite infrastructure demand over the 5 year mine plan to understand capital infrastructure project requirements
• Justify capital spend using the projects framework whilst optimising for capital efficiencies
• Education and coaching of personnel across technical and project teams to improve understanding of mine services systems
• Support the integration and optimisation of Copper SA
• Consultation in 5YP/LoA planning processes with attention to safety, schedule, reliability and costs
• Focus on understanding and supporting mine long-term planning and continuous improvement initiatives
• Leverage your expertise and industry connections to bring new technologies and ways of working to the business to improve safety and productivity
• Provide technical support for significant mine planning projects, studies, and reviews across the sites.
• Develop scopes of work to engage additional external stakeholders as required to support business needs
• Project management of packages of work as required to support studies
• Liaising between stakeholders to support a comprehensive integrated mine plan
• Integration of associated planning and schedule software to support operations
• Demonstrate an overriding commitment to health, safety, environmental responsibility and sustainable development.

About You

• Mining Engineering degree or similar
• Experience in underground mine planning and operations across various mining methods and projects
• Experience in mine or project scheduling is highly desirable
• Ability to interpret limited measured / monitoring data, identify potential issues and causes of change, and develop processes to validate assumptions
• Able to develop preferred and alternate mine infrastructure strategies, identify and escalation potential risks and mitigating actions
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to influence others, communicate complex concepts, and document clearly and concisely
• Ability to work collaboratively across different work groups and proactively engage with a range of stakeholders including senior levels of management
• Experience in Lean Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints will be advantageous
• Previous experience delivering studies through to operations readiness and execution advantageous
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems with minimal direction
• Strong ability to develop own work plan and adapt to change

Why You’ll Love Working Here

At BHP, you’ll do meaningful work in an environment that supports you to perform at your best; on site and at home. That’s why our benefits are designed to support your health, your growth, and your personal balance:

• Grow your career your way, with opportunities to develop and move across BHP
• Be rewarded with competitive pay, performance bonuses and our BHP employee share plan
• Work in an inclusive team where people support each other every day
• Enjoy flexibility and family-friendly options that help you balance work and life
• Access wellbeing support, including 24/7 confidential assistance for you and your family
• Build your future with benefits like paid parental leave, recognition programs, etc.

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 several 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.

We Support a Diverse Workforce

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We ensure that our recruitment process is fair, accessible, and equitable. If you have a disability and need adjustments, please contact us at [e-mail].