
BHP – Principal Engineering
Organización
BHP
Cargo
Principal Engineering
Turno
Sin información.
Región
Región Metropolitana
Años de Experiencia
12 years’ experience in mining projects with focus in design, and with experience in tender process documents preparation.
Fecha de Publicación
05/10/2026
The challenged Ahead:
Provides technical expertise in leading engineering strategies, standards and frameworks that ensure the engineering process and design is optimised and enables safe, efficient construction, commissioning, handover and operation.
Main Responsibilities:
• Champion safety and ensure engineering decisions, designs and deliverables comply with BHP requirements, applicable regulations and effective risk controls.
• Implement discipline engineering strategies, standards, plans, processes and systems across IPS, SPS, DPS and execution phases.
• Provide technical assurance for designs and third-party engineering, ensuring solutions are fit for purpose, cost-effective, constructable, operable, maintainable and aligned with quality, risk and project performance targets.
• Idenitfy and manage technical and engineering risks that may impact the outcome of the investment and its key value drivers.
• Work with Project Engineering, Study and Project Managers, Operations and Maintenance to incorporate project requirements through design reviews, value engineering, constructability, operability, maintainability and hazard review workshops.
• Coordinate consultants, engineering contractors and vendors, and oversee the quality, productivity and approval of key engineering deliverables, including field engineering during execution.
• Prepare and review scopes of work and technical tender documentation and provide recommendations on bidder lists and the technical selection of major equipment, materials and services.
• Drive the adoption and development of BHP and Operations engineering standards, including lean design principles, across the project portfolio.
• Apply lessons learned and external best practices to improve capital efficiency, productivity, quality and project delivery outcomes.
What we expect from you:
Requirements:
• Civil / Civl Mechanical / Civil Electrical Engineer/ Civil Process, entitled.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field, with professional qualification where applicable.
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in mining projects with focus in design, and with experience in tender process documents preparation.
• Knowledge in discipline design, experience in cost estimate, execution plans, scheduling of medium and large mining projects and in tender process for services contracts (Engineering, Construction and Services).
• Competent in the use of relevant software across the project delivery ecosystem, including MS Office, Aconex, Primavera and other applicable project management and engineering systems.
• English spoken and written.
Skills and capabilities:
• High level of technical proficiency in the relevant engineering discipline.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and translate it into practical recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across internal and external groups.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building abilities.
• Strong strategic thinking and planning capability.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in complex and varied environments involving multiple clients, stakeholders and teams with differing needs and interests.






