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Senior Engineer Mine (Probabilistic Mine Planning)
Date: 4 Aug ****
Job Posting End Date:
Job Country:
Australia
Job State/Province: Western Australia
Job Location/Region: Pilbara
About BHP
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential.
With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities.
Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.
Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
Reporting to the Superintendent Mine Scheduling & Integration, you will play a key role in the WAIO Future Planning EMP Implementation, helping shape how future mine planning is translated into achievable operational outcomes.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-profile transformation initiative, applying innovative planning approaches that enhance risk transparency, improve confidence in decision-making, and support more reliable and executable plans across our operations.
Key Accountabilities:
Support probability model development and validation
Apply probabilistic planning to Eastern or Central sites 2YP plans
Translate MTP probability insights into the 2YP planning horizon
Quantify plan confidence, variability drivers and lowest-probability plan components
Support site-level risk appetite and mitigation conversations
Partner with operational and technical stakeholders to understand execution constraints, dependencies and bottlenecks
Define how probability outputs inform assumptions, buffers, sequencing and mine plan handovers




Support site routines to interpret and act on probability outputs
About You
You are a technically capable mining professional who enjoys solving complex planning challenges, working across disciplines, and translating analytical insights into practical outcomes.
You will bring:
A tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering, Geology or a related discipline
Production scheduling or tactical mine planning experience
Strong understanding of plan executability, constraints, buffers and variability
Experience working with site teams and operational routines
Ability to convert probabilistic outputs into practical planning actions
Well-developed stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical insights into practical actions and recommendations
Experience with probabilistic planning methods or Alastri software would be highly regarded but is not essential
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team helping define how future mine planning is delivered across WAIO.
You'll contribute to a significant business initiative, collaborate with a diverse network of technical specialists and operational leaders, and help establish new planning practices that improve decision making across the business.
These permanent opportunities offer flexibility in location and working arrangements, including FIFO or Perth-based options with occasional site travel, enabling you to contribute to a significant business initiative while working in a way that suits your circumstances.
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📌 Senior Engineer Mine (Probabilistic Mine Planning) (Western Australia)
🏢 BHP
📍 Western Australia