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.
Reporting to the Superintendent Production Planning & Services, you will be integral member of a dynamic and results driven team. This role’s primary focus is providing mining schedules for the three month to two-year time horizon, including sequencing out to five years for the medium-term plan. You will be responsible for creating mine plans that consider all aspects of the mining cycle and are optimised to create maximum value for Olympic Dam.
This role will see you develop influential relationships with multiple functions and stakeholders, including senior leadership. You will be required to work directly with site leadership and planning professionals in order to ensure long term strategic value is captured once executed in the near term.
You will also have access to excellent career opportunities as this role has been designed to broaden appreciation of the entire value chain through interaction with processing, finance, projects, operations, marketing, geoscience and geotechnical disciplines. These interactions will enable you to demonstrate your commercial acumen and strategic thinking skills through delivery of high-quality planning. The team has various roles such as mine area planning and functional activity planning to facilitate growth and diversity in work scope.
This position is based in Adelaide, offering flexibility and hybrid working. Routine site travel to Olympic Dam is required.
In this role you will:
Ideally you would have tertiary qualifications in Engineering (e.g. Mining/Civil), and relevant mining industry experience, with a deep understanding of the key value drivers and mine planning strategies across a range of commodities and geographies.
You will also demonstrate:
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:
Please apply before 18 August 2026
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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