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2023 Graduate Program (Feb 2023)

Location details

On-site

  • Australia

    Australia

    • Queensland

      Brisbane โ€ข Emerald

    • South Australia

      Adelaide โ€ข Roxby Downs

    • Western Australia

      Kalgoorlie โ€ข Perth โ€ข Port Hedland

Remote

Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia

  • Australia

    Australia

    Remote work

    • Queensland

    • South Australia

    • Western Australia

Location

Brisbane, Emerald, Adelaide

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Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeGraduate Job or Program
  • SalaryAUD 81,500 - 94,000 / Year
  • Additional benefitsThe size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program
  • Number of vacancies90-120 vacancies
  • Application open dateApply by 3 Apr 2022
  • Start dateStart date 19 Feb 2023

At BHP, our purpose is to bring people and resources together to build a better world. We have the resources. What we produce is essential to carbon reduction and the technologies essential to secure prosperity for generations to come.

But we need more good people. Not just anyone, but the best and brightest graduates from every field of academic and technical endeavour. Graduates who will challenge us, as we will challenge them. 

If you join us, the opportunities are endless; because you will not only help build a better world, you will help shape it. Someone has to do it. Why not you!

Graduate program

Youโ€™ll complete structured course work, learn on-the-job and contribute to business and technical projects.  Working with the latest technologies, youโ€™ll collaborate on projects across multiple disciplines and be supported and coached to deliver successful business outcomes. Itโ€™s a challenging program but by its conclusion, youโ€™ll have made a genuine impact on the business. 

Disciplines and locations

You could be studying from a range of degrees that include (but not limited) to:

  • Engineering: Mining, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical, Mine Geotechnical, Civil, Metallurgy / Minerals Processing, Chemical, Construction
  • Science: Earth Science / Geology (Honours / Masters), Hydrogeology, Environmental, Physics, Chemistry, Spatial Science (Surveying)
  • Health Science: Safety, Health, Occupational Hygiene, Medical Radiation, Toxicology
  • Technology: Computer Science, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Maths and Statistics
  • Business: Finance, Accounting, Commerce

Our Australian graduate opportunities for engineering and science will be residential or Fly-In-Fly-Out (FIFO), either way giving you the chance to support and live in a thriving local community. Roles such as Technology will support our operations from our city locations, but they are never far from the action.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program. 

At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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. 

Apply now:

The future is clear if we continue to think big. To discover how, visit our website. and apply between 28 February to 3 April 2022. 

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

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Australia
International Student/Graduate Visa โ€ข Australian Work Visa (All Other) โ€ข Australian Citizen โ€ข Australian Permanent Resident

Qualifications & other requirements

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Degree or Certificate
Qualification level
Qualification level
Bachelor or higher
Study field
Study field (any)

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Working rights
    International Student/Graduate Visa
  • Study fields
    Engineering & Mathematics
  • Degree typesBachelor or higher
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Reviews

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Graduate
Adelaide
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6 months ago

As a graduate only few tasks we have to do solely, generally there are routine task to do and few individual task set out for me to complete. I am exposed to different area of work as well.

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Graduate
Perth
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6 months ago

In my role as a GTF Engineer, I am doing & reviewing redline markups, reviews various electrical calculations. Provide technical guidance in various projects including technical queries.

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Graduate
Perth
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6 months ago

I support the study team of a major project. I help with engineering design reviews, value optimization identification, risk management, and stakeholder management.

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About the employer

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BHP

Rating

4.1

Number of employees

> 100,000 employees

Industries

Mining, Oil & Gas

At BHP, our purpose is to bring people and resources together to help build a better world. Why not you?

Pros and cons of working at BHP

Pros

  • The company culture is great. It's built on a foundation of mutual respect and support, which is evident in the way colleagues interact with each other. There's a strong sense of community, where everyone is approachable and willing to lend a hand or share knowledge.

  • The vast development and learning opportunities that are provided to you... Leasers/managers are highly supportive of graduate's development and learning.

  • Very good. Generous compensation

  • Graduate program provides and facilitates various levels of learning opportunities to develop technical ability

  • The team environment and culture. The graduate program at BHP guides engineers into the right path.

Cons

    • Decisions which impact teams are often made at the wrong level with a lack of understanding of the impact on team members.

    • Lack of structure and proper pathway for grads

    • Very hard to get promoted to an area

    • Development opportunities are rare outside of your team.

    • Not productive (progress slow at work) enough as operating as large organisation