Lead Engineer Electrical & Instrumentation

BHP; Saskatoon; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Development

Competitive Compensation

Inclusive Culture

Job summary

BHP in Saskatoon is seeking a Lead Engineer Electrical & Instrumentation to shape the E&I engineering scope for the Jansen Potash Project. You will provide technical leadership across high- and low-voltage systems, ensuring safe, compliant, and cost-effective solutions aligned with BHP standards and regulatory requirements.

Based in Saskatoon with a hybrid 40-hour week and occasional travel to the Jansen mine site, the role emphasizes designing for reliability and safety while coordinating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and P.Eng. in Canada.
• Significant mining industry experience (surface, shaft, underground) required.
• Potash and underground operations experience is an asset.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Govern E&I as‑built blueprint and ensure handover content from projects.
• Set and govern minimum E&I standards and specifications for operations.
• Monitor critical E&I assets and advise on renewals/replacements.
• Provide E&I engineering support to Operations with Reliability, Maintenance, and Technology teams.
• Implement E&I strategies, plans, processes, and systems per BHP requirements.
• Support design-for-safety through procurement and data-centric design initiatives.
• Ensure designs meet Canadian and Saskatchewan mining regulations.
• Identify risks, apply risk management, and foster a risk-aware culture.
• Participate in technical documentation reviews and approvals.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mining experience

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

P.Eng. registration in Canada

Tools

SmartPlant design suite

Job description

The Challenge Ahead

As Lead Engineer Electrical & Instrumentation, you will play a critical role in shaping the electrical and instrumentation engineering scope and design for the Jansen Potash Project and Asset. You will provide technical leadership and assurance across high‑ and low‑voltage systems, ensuring solutions are safe, compliant, cost‑effective, and aligned with BHP standards and statutory requirements. Your work will directly support the successful delivery of one of Canada’s most significant mining developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Govern the Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) as‑built operational blueprint and assure the blueprint information at handover from all projects.
• Set and govern a minimum sufficient set of E&I engineering standards and specifications for the operation.
• Monitor critical assets within the E&I Operational blueprint and provide input into the LoA and 2YB on required renewals/replacements.
• Provide E&I engineering technical support for Operations, working with Reliability, Maintenance, and Technology teams to deliver fit‑for‑purpose solutions.
• Implement E&I engineering strategies, plans, processes, and systems aligned with BHP requirements.
• Support prevention through design, strategic procurement, and data‑centric design initiatives.
• Ensure designs meet project objectives and applicable Canadian and Saskatchewan mining regulations.
• Identify and assess risks, make risk‑informed decisions, use BHP's risk management framework, and build a risk‑aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes.
• Participate in formal technical documentation reviews and approvals.

What You'll Bring To The Role

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registration in Canada.
• Significant industry experience in mining (surface, shaft, and underground), utilities, or manufacturing environments.
• Experience in potash and underground operations is considered an asset.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work across multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams.
• Ability to make sound technical decisions that influence functional strategy.
• Familiarity with the SmartPlant design suite is an advantage.

Work Location

This role is based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, working from BHP’s downtown office. It is a full‑time 40‑hour week, Monday to Friday. Hybrid working is standard, combining office‑based work with work‑from‑home flexibility. Occasional travel to the Jansen mine site will be required.

Benefits

• Professional Development: Continuous learning and real opportunities for growth.
• Compensation: Fair and competitive, reflecting your role, skills, and achievements.
• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to be their authentic self.

We support a diverse workforce and are committed to creating a safe, inclusive workplace where everyone is treated fairly and can thrive. We value all aspects of identity including gender, age, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education, and more. Based on existing demographics in our Potash project, preference in hiring will be given to qualified women and Indigenous peoples who self‑identify in the application process, in accordance with section 56 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2018.