Electrical Supervisor - Project Delivery | Carrapateena, FIFO, Days Only

23 Sept 2026

Job Country

Australia

Job State/Province

South Australia

Job Location/Region

About Copper SA Operations at BHP

BHP is a global resources company operating across more than 90 locations worldwide, with a purpose to improve lives and support a more sustainable future. Through Copper South Australia (Copper SA), we are building a leading copper portfolio that supports the global energy transition, supplying materials essential for renewable energy, electric vehicles and digital infrastructure. For you, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career, make a meaningful impact, and help shape the future of one of Australia's leading copper businesses.

About Carrapateena

Carrapateena is a large, modern underground copper‑gold operation and one of South Australia’s most significant mining developments in the past decade. Located approximately 160km north of Port Augusta on the traditional lands of the Kokatha people.

Carrapateena combines cutting‑edge mining methods with a strong focus on safety, innovation and performance.

With an expected mine life of more than 20 years and ongoing investment to expand production, including the transition to large‑scale block cave mining, Carrapateena offers the opportunity to build a long‑term career in a future‑focused operation.

Designed with automation, digital systems and efficiency at its core, the site provides exposure to advanced underground mining and evolving technologies, supporting safer, smarter and more connected ways of working.

We currently have a vacancy for an Electrical Supervisor – Project delivery , reporting to the Construction Superintendent

The Challenge Ahead

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Supervisor to join the Carrapateena Expansion Project team. Reporting to the Construction Superintendent, you will provide leadership and technical oversight for the safe execution of high voltage and electrical infrastructure works across a complex brownfield mining environment.

This role is focused on supervising contractors, coordinating critical shutdowns and isolations, ensuring compliance with BHP standards, and delivering works safely, on schedule, and to the required quality standards.

You will play a key role in the delivery of underground power supply upgrades, electrical installations, commissioning activities and energisation programs supporting one of South Australia's premier copper operations.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced electrical professional who enjoys balancing field leadership, technical problem-solving and project coordination in a dynamic underground mining environment.

What You’ll Bring to the Role

You are a proactive leader with a strong technical background in electrical, instrumentation and communications systems and have proven experience supervising multidisciplinary construction works in mining, heavy industry or major infrastructure environments. You bring extensive experience in HV power systems, industrial instrumentation, fibre optic communications and control system integration, with a demonstrated ability to safely coordinate contractors, commissioning activities and brownfield project execution. Your leadership style promotes a strong safety culture while ensuring delivery of quality outcomes aligned with project objectives

To be successful, you will bring

Electrical Trade Qualification

Instrumentation trade qualification (Desirable)

HV Switching (Desirable)

Demonstrated experience supervising electrical construction activities.

Strong high-voltage (HV) infrastructure experience including electrical and instrumentation systems: Substations, switchgear, transformers, HV cabling, distribution networks, process instrumentation and control systems

• Extensive knowledge of HV switching, isolations, LOTO and permit-to-work systems.
• Experience managing contractors and coordinating multiple work fronts.
• Proven ability to lead teams and maintain high standards of safety, quality and delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Previous mining experience, particularly within brownfield operational environments.
• Experience overseeing HV testing, commissioning, instrumentation loop checking & functional testing

Experience with installation, calibration, testing and commissioning of instrumentation including: Pressure, temperature, flow and level devices, control valves and actuators, PLC and SCADA interfaces, fieldbus and industrial communication networks

Demonstrated experience with communications infrastructure including: Fibre optic installation, testing and commissioning, ethernet and industrial network systems, cisco network hardware and communications infrastructure, mining communication systems and data networks

• Strong understanding of control systems, communications networks and their integration with electrical infrastructure.
• Experience supporting commissioning, troubleshooting and handover of electrical, instrumentation and communications systems within operational mining environments.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will

• Champion a culture of care through visible field leadership and an unwavering commitment to Zero Harm and operational discipline.
• Supervise the safe execution of construction, installation, commissioning and modification activities, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently and to plan.
• Lead and coordinate multiple work fronts, providing clear direction to contractors, trades and project teams to achieve project objectives.
• Identify, manage and mitigate construction risks while ensuring critical controls are implemented and maintained throughout projec