Senior Engineer Mining | Carrapateena | 8/6 Days only Roster

BHP Group; South Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

BHP in Australia seeks a Senior Engineer Mining at Carrapateena to execute the 13-week mine plan, manage development and raisebore activities, and uphold safety and budget targets.

You will lead underground teams, drive continuous improvement, coordinate with reliability, technology, and planning functions, and mentor junior engineers in a future-focused operation.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in underground mining, with development mining experience preferred.
• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering are required.
• UG experience (minimum one year) is essential.
• SLC or BC project experience is highly regarded.
• Ability to lead safety and production initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with underground crews to develop and implement ideas.
• Analyze production performance indicators and metrics.
• Assess equipment capability assumptions.
• Identify capability gaps and propose improvements to leadership.
• Prepare inputs for the production budget and operating standards.
• Provide feedback to planning and technical teams to improve plans.
• Guide junior team members through field coaching.

Skills

Underground mining

Development mining

Mine design

Scheduling

Leadership

Safety leadership

Project management

Contract administration

Shift supervision

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Mining Engineering degree

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Senior Engineer Mining | Carrapateena | 8/6 Days only Roster

Date: 8 Sept 2026

Job Posting End Date:

Job Country: Australia

Job State/Province: South Australia

Job Location/Region: Carrapateena

About Copper SA Operations at BHP

BHP is a global resources company operating across more than 90 locations worldwide, with a purpose to improve lives and support a more sustainable future. 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 Carrapateena

Carrapateena is a large, modern underground copper-gold operation and one of South Australia’s most significant mining developments in the past decade. Located approximately 160km north of Port Augusta on the traditional lands of the Kokatha people, Carrapateena combines cutting-edge mining methods with a strong focus on safety, innovation and performance.

With an expected mine life of more than 20 years and ongoing investment to expand production, including the transition to large-scale block cave mining, Carrapateena offers the opportunity to build a long-term career in a future-focused operation.

Designed with automation, digital systems and efficiency at its core, the site provides exposure to advanced underground mining and evolving technologies, supporting safer, smarter and more connected ways of working.

About the Role

Our goal is to deliver each business plan and project milestone safely and on time with value creation at the heart of how we operate.

This role is responsible for executing the 13-week mine plan, encompassing development physicals and vertical development (raisebore), while maintaining safety performance and cost compliance to budget.

It is expected that you will drive continuous improvements in safety and production, including processes, systems and operational projects, all essential in a SLC production ramp-up and the development and operational readiness phase of our future block cave.

Location:Carrapateena, South Australia

Roster:8 days, 6 days off; we have flights daily to site from Adelaide or 3x per week from Port Augusta

In this role you will:

• Liaise with underground crews to ensure that new ideas are developed and practically implemented and build cross-team relationships;
• Compile reports & provide expertise to other teams in analysis of production performance indicators and metrics;
• Analyse and determine equipment capability assumptions;
• Identify functional capability gaps and recommend improvement opportunities to department leadership;
• Prepare inputs to form the production budget and produce operating standards, procedures and work instructions;
• Provide feedback to the Planning & Technical teams to improve future execution plans, designs, schedules and forecasts;
• Engage with Reliability teams for modifications needed to plant and equipment, and with Technology teams to explore new capabilities; and
• Guide development of junior team members technically and via operational coaching opportunities during time in the field.

About You

Strong leadership skills with demonstrated experience in safety leadership.

You will have the following skills and experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience in underground mining, specific experience in Development mining roles; SLC or BC experience highly regarded.
• Experience in mine design, scheduling, and production activities.
• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering
• Completed UG experience (minimum one year) is essential.
• Shift Supervision experience highly regarded
• Ability to interact successfully with multiple internal stakeholders.
• Experience in contract administration highly regarded
• Project management experience highly regarded.
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills are key

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.

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