Principal Resource Geologist | Geostatistics & Mineral Resource Estimation | Perth | WAIO

BHP

AustraliaPosted Oct 26, 2026Discovered via the company's careers siteMatch locked

Full-time

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

We are seeking an experienced Resource Geologist to help shape the future of Mineral Resource Estimation across WAIO. As Principal Resource Geologist, you will combine deep technical expertise with broad organisational influence to set technical direction, advance estimation methodologies, strengthen governance and build geostatistical capability across WAIO's large and diverse Mineral Resource portfolio.

Working in close partnership with the Strategic Modelling Superintendent, you will provide technical direction and capability uplift across Mineral Resource Estimation, while the Superintendent retains people and delivery accountability for the Strategic Modelling team.

In this role, you will:

Set technical direction for Mineral Resource Estimation and advanced geostatistical practice.

Provide governance and assurance across estimation methodology, validation, classification and Mineral Resource reporting.

Lead advanced application of geostatistics, non-linear estimation, conditional simulation and uncertainty quantification.

Design, code and implement advanced estimation workflows, translating specialist methods into robust and reproducible practice.

Identify emerging technologies and methodologies that improve resource understanding, estimation quality and productivity.

Frame and solve complex technical problems and develop sustainable solutions.

Build capability through training, coaching, mentoring and technical knowledge sharing.

Translate technical risk and uncertainty into clear insights that influence decisions from practising geologists through to senior business leaders.

About You

You bring deep expertise in Mineral Resource Estimation and advanced geostatistics, developed through mining, consulting, research or another relevant technical environment. You will bring:

A relevant tertiary and postgraduate qualifications in geostatistics or adjacent discipline.

Advanced knowledge of the fundamentals of geostatistics and experience designing and programming advanced estimation workflows, including non-linear estimation and simulation.

Strong understanding of the JORC Code, Mineral Resource classification, assurance and reporting.

Strong technical problem-solving, communication and influencing capability.

A demonstrated experience and commitment to developing technical capability in others.

Why BHP?

This is an opportunity to do more than build Mineral Resource models. You will help shape how Mineral Resource Estimation is practised across WAIO, develop new methodologies and influence decisions across one of the world's major iron ore businesses. At BHP, we support our people to grow, learn and develop their skills and offer a diverse and inclusive environment with opportunities to build their careers. If you want to combine advanced geostatistics, coding and technical leadership with genuine enterprise-level impact, we'd like to hear from you.

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 inclusion@bhp.com.

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