BHP
2020 BHP Olympic Dam Internships
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- 4 vacancies
- Apply by 10 Aug 2020
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
As an Olympic Dam Intern you will commence on 23 November 2020 and work with us for 12 weeks where you will be based at Roxby Downs (accommodation provided). You will gain valuable work where you will be given the opportunity to apply what you have learnt in real life situations and use your initiative to seek out projects to showcase your capability.
If you are do well as an Intern, and you are in your penultimate year, you will go to the front of the queue to receive a graduate job offer. What a great way to start you career!
About You
- Our intern opportunities are open to those students who are studying in the following areas:
- Engineering: Civil, Structural
- Environment: Environment Science, Environment Management, Ecology and HSE.
- Health: Medical Physics, Physics; Physical Chemistry
Supporting a diverse workforce
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.
How to apply
If you are ready to make a difference, then apply now to see what is possible. Applications are open from 20 July to 10 August.
Reference Number – 176948
Reviews
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.
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.
I support the study team of a major project. I help with engineering design reviews, value optimization identification, risk management, and stakeholder management.
About the employer
BHP
4.1
> 100,000 employees
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