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Specialist System Dynamics | Brisbane

BHPAustralia

30+ days ago

Job description

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

This role will be based in our Brisbane office and supported by the latest technology to engage with our sites around Australia and the globe. The role offers a full-time permanent opportunity working Monday to Friday. Some travel may be required. Flexible working options are available.

Reporting to Lead System Dynamics, your key focus areas in this role include :

Uncover capability, performance improvement and value engineering opportunities for short, medium and long term time frames across the production value chains of BHP’s assets;
Work closely with operations and stakeholders to ensure that the relevant business problems are identified, defined and structured - including context, success measures, and potential challenges;
Define purpose and scope, and plan the correct modelling approach, level of detail, and data requirements to ensure System Dynamics models are fit-for-purpose and a valid representation of the actual systems or processes;
Build, validate, document and review System Dynamics models in AnyLogic simulation software to simulate the asset supply chain which can include mine operations, trucking and rail networks, processing plants and product loading and dispatch;
Work collaboratively with site SMEs and the data analysts and data scientists in the Value Engineering team - interrogating and analysing data from large data source records in order to gain insights, understand operational and performance issues and produce input data for the dynamic models;
Define simulation cases, process model results and produce visualisations to support findings and solutions; communicate results, insights and recommendations to guide actions and decision making.
Set modelling requirements and collaborate to solve complex problems in the production value chain
Produce and use fit-for-purpose models to test and recommend implementable solutions
Support projects and the team using your dynamic simulation skills

About You

Essential requirements :

Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or analytics-related discipline, together with a passion for problem solving and using data and dynamic simulation to identify, evaluate and support value engineering and performance improvement initiatives;

Experience defining and programming dynamic models.

Other attributes you may have would include some or all of the following :

Practical experience in mining, minerals processing and resource industries, or equivalent heavy industries, which could include experience in operations or consulting in these areas;

Experience in value engineering and performance improvement ideation and hypothesis development, including exploring and proposing new ideas that may have benefits for the operation and business;

Strong critical thinking and creative problem solving skills to generate value through simulation, while maintaining a practical and strategic focus;

Capability in project scoping and executing work using a disciplined approach to attain project goals;

Strong presentation and communication skills, and ability to influence stakeholders with different areas of expertise and experience.

Applications close 13th Aug

About Our Process

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 a number of 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.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

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.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at .