Principal Tectonic Plate Modeller

About the Role

At BHP, we believe our purpose goes beyond mining: we work to improve lives and create a more sustainable future. We are a global resources company. This position is for a Principal Plate Tectonic Modeler on BHP’s Metals Global Endowment team.

Accountabilities

• Collaborate with Geoscientists and Data Scientists to deliver and continuously improve a BHP‑proprietary, fully closed, dynamic tectonic plate reconstruction model.
• Build and maintain exploration’s dynamic plate reconstruction framework, ensuring consistency of model assumptions, boundary conditions, reconstructions and metadata across projects; manage a centralized plate model with versioning and document releases for internal users.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders on Generative and EE&I teams to translate geological insights into regional plate model adjustments; solicit feedback on model and workflow improvements and ensure all regional updates r...