Superintendent Mining Execution - Olympic Dam - 8/6

BHP Group; South Australia; On-site; AUD 240,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

BHP Group seeks a Superintendent Mining Execution at Olympic Dam, SA. You will lead a large, diverse underground operations team, focusing on safe, reliable and efficient outcomes across services, production or development.

Reporting to the Manager Mine Services, you’ll drive safety, coaching, and continuous improvement while managing complex workflows on an 8 days on/6 days off roster at Olympic Dam. Demonstrated experience in underground mine services, production or development, plus tertiary

Qualifications

• Experience leading underground mining operations with large, diverse teams.
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop frontline leadership across multiple work groups.
• Strong commitment to safety leadership, risk management and critical control effectiveness.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and deliver outcomes across technical and operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a safety-focused culture with open communication and proactive hazard management.
• Drive safety performance and lead investigations within frontline leadership teams.
• Lead and develop a diverse workforce with coaching and succession planning.
• Set operational priorities and align with departmental objectives and BHP values.
• Ensure consistent application of mining execution processes and standards.
• Oversee underground work across mine services, production or development.
• Build partnerships to resolve challenges and deliver customer-focused outcomes.
• Improve performance through resource planning, schedule discipline and execution reliability.
• Champion BOS-driven continuous improvement for safety and cost efficiency.

Skills

Underground leadership

Mine Services experience

Safety leadership

Team development

Stakeholder collaboration

Commercial awareness

Education

Mining Engineering / Civil Engineering degree

First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate

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Superintendent Mining Execution - Olympic Dam - 8/6

Job Country: Australia

Job State/Province: South Australia

Job Location/Region: Olympic Dam

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 Olympic Dam

Olympic Dam is Australia’s largest world-class underground mining operations, featuring a highly advanced on-site metallurgical processing plant in South Australia. It offers the opportunity to build a long-term career in a dynamic and future-focused environment.

As part of BHP, you’ll work at a large and complex site that produces copper, uranium, gold and silver, using modern technology and innovative practices.

Located approximately 560km north of Adelaide on the traditional lands of the Kokatha, Arabana and Barngarla people, Olympic Dam is a cornerstone asset within BHP’s Minerals Australia portfolio, known for its scale, innovation, and strong focus on safety and performance.

With ongoing investment, including over A$840 million in near-term growth capital, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, develop future-ready skills, and contribute to meeting the world’s increasing demand for copper and a more sustainable future.

We currently have a vacancy for a Superintendent Mining Execution, reporting to the Manager Mine Services.

The Challenge Ahead

As Superintendent Mining Execution, you will lead a large and diverse operational team responsible for delivering safe, reliable and efficient underground mining outcomes. This is a key leadership role within one of Australia’s most complex underground mining operations, providing leadership across mine services, underground production or underground development execution.

Success in this role will come from your ability to build strong and capable teams, foster trusted relationships across the operation, and drive integrated execution across the underground mine through a strong commitment to safety, performance and continuous improvement.

You will play an important role in shaping culture, developing frontline leadership capability and ensuring the systems, resources and processes are in place to support safe, disciplined and productive mining execution across services, production or development work areas.

In this role, you will:

• Lead a safety-focused culture built on open communication, visible field leadership and proactive hazard and incident management.
• Drive high standards of safety performance, including leading serious incident investigations and strengthening investigation capability within frontline leadership teams.
• Lead and develop a diverse workforce through ongoing coaching, capability building and succession planning.
• Establish clear operational priorities and align team performance with departmental objectives, customer requirements and BHP Charter Values.
• Ensure consistent application of mining execution processes, standards and systems that support safe and effective daily operations.
• Oversee the execution of critical underground work across underground mine services, production or mine development.
• Build strong partnerships across the mine and broader business to resolve challenges and deliver customer-focused outcomes.
• Improve operational performance through effective resource planning, workforce utilisation, schedule discipline and execution reliability across underground mining activities.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives through BHP Operating System (BOS) practices and routines, with a focus on safety, operational performance, culture and cost efficiency.
• Ensure material risks are effectively managed through robust critical control execution, verification and compliance practices.

What You’ll Bring to the Role

You are an experienced underground mining leader who is passionate about building high-performing teams and creating an environment where people feel valued, respected and safe to speak up. You bring practical leadership experience across Mine Services, underground production or underground development, with the ability to connect teams, remove barriers and deliver safe execution outcomes.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated leadership experience in an underground mining operation, with the ability to lead and engage large, diverse teams across multiple work groups, shifts and mining disciplines.
• Required experience across underground Mine Services, Production or Development, including a strong understanding of how each function contributes to safe and reliable mine execution.
• Experience developing team capability through coaching, mentoring and leadership development.
• A strong commitment to safety leadership, risk management and critical control effectiveness.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate across operational and technical teams to achieve shared outcomes.
• Sound contractor management experience and an understanding of operational performance and service delivery expectations.
• Strong commercial awareness and a delivery-focused approach to achieving business objectives.
• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering, Civil Engineering or a related discipline will be highly regarded.
• A First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency will be advantageous.
• Mining engineering qualifications or significant operational leadership experience within underground mining environments.

Work Location

This position is based at Olympic Dam in regional South Australia and is offered on an 8 days on, 6 days off roster.

Flexible travel options are available including:

• FIFO from Adelaide
• DIDO
• Residential arrangements in Roxby Downs

This roster provides the opportunity to enjoy meaningful time away from work while building a rewarding career at one of Australia's premier underground mining operations.

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.

Life at Olympic Dam

• Life on site is designed to help you switch on for work and switch off when it matters, with a modern on-site village that supports comfort, connection, and wellbeing:
• Vibrant village lifestyle with a modern tavern, golf simulators and regular social events that make it easy to connect and build community
• Strong focus on wellbeing, with a fully equipped gym, outdoor courts, plus yoga, Pilates and personal trainers on site
• Great food experience, including varied menus and themed dining nights that bring people together
• Easy access to everyday essentials, with daily bus services to local township of Roxby Downs for shopping, healthcare and more
• Ongoing investment in facilities, creating a comfortable, safe and constantly improving place to live while you grow your career

And so much more!

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

At BHP, we believe diversity makes us stronger. We’re committed to creating a safe, inclusive workplace where everyone is treated fairly and can thrive. Our workforce reflects the communities where we operate, and we value all aspects of identity; gender, age, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education, and more.

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].