Senior Specialist Engineer - Prestrip | Peak Downs | BMA (Australia)

Develop and deliver safe, efficient, and productive prestrip execution plans (dig & dump) for operational teams

Work closely with the scheduling team to develop safe, productive, and cost effective short and medium term mine plans

Work closely with project managers to implement the 90 day rolling activity schedule

Work closely with tactical planning teams to develop pit execution strategies

Integrate the SRF and budget critical path enabling activities into the weekly mine plans in a resource balanced approach

Produce and maintain concepts aligned to operational requirements

Monitor and report schedule compliance

Understand site critical paths, buffer risk, and enabling activities along the critical path guiding site schedulers and project managers to deliver on priorities

Work closely with operations teams to ensure plans are practical and achievable

Communicate planning outcomes clearly to production and execution teams

Contribute to incident investigations and continuous improvement initiatives

Assist contract management team with daily management of contractor prestrip fleets

Build strong cross-functional relationships across planning and operations

Strong project management of critical path enablers to support bottleneck stripping processes

Coach, develop, and lead a team of capable Prestrip engineers

Degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent

+5 Years experience in open cut coal mine planning, particularly in truck and shovel design, scheduling, and operational management (experience in drill & blast also highly desirable).

Proficiency in mining software such as Deswik, Vulcan, and SPRY

Demonstrate strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Operate with a results-driven with a focus on safety, efficiency and continuous improvement

Exhibit a positive, can-do attitude

Able to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment

Able to work collaboratively as part of a large team

Willingness to lead a team of high performing engineers

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The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms. At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.