Manager Engineering Geotechnical

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Resourcing Engineering, we are actively seeking the talents of a collaborative and engaged professional to provide technical leadership and excellence to the WAIO Geotechnical Engineering team.

In this pivotal leadership role, you will draw upon your excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills to foster effective and mutually beneficial relationships with key Operational Managers across the business.

In addition, this position will focus on the following:

    Material Risk Management as it applies to Geotechnical Risk exposure, ensuring excellence in risk management processes that are the responsibility of the Geotechnical team.
    Continuously improve internal processes within the Geotechnical Engineering team to enable productivity and cost efficiency.
    Continuously improve Geotechnical Engineering processes to maximise value and preserve cost position for WAIO.
    Lead, coach and foster a high performing culture within the Geotechnical Engineering team.

Regular travel to the operational sites to support leading the team and enable understanding of the operations and maintain relationships with operational personnel will be required.

Your experience managing high performing teams in a complex multi-faceted environment will be key to your success as you influence a positive, productive and collaborative team environment.
 

About You

To be successful in this role you will be degree qualified with excellent technical knowledge combined with outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Complimenting your technical expertise, you will be team oriented and relationship focused with a demonstrated track record in mentoring and coaching others to achieve results.

Your passion for risk management and continuous improvement will be evident in how you engage and influence others and drive effective business outcomes.

Your demonstrated ability to nurture cohesive, high performing teams who search for ways to innovate and add value will further contribute to your success in this role.

In addition, we are ideally looking for the following skills and experience:

    Degree qualified preferably in Geotechnical engineering (ideally with chartered status) or Mining Engineering / Geoscience degree preferably holding statutory qualifications (SSE, Quarry Manager, UG Manager) with significant experience managing geotechnical risk on site. 
    Demonstrated experience working within a matrix organisation with proven ability to influence SSE and mining stakeholders. 
    Experience leading internal improvement teams
    Highly engaged with the skills and desire to work persuasively
    Excellent analytical skills with the ability to turn complexity into simplicity in order to problem solve at the right level
    Strong focus on risk management and safety verification.
    Improve productivity and disciplined application of the BHP Operating System (or other lean / continuous improvement systems)