Analyst Rail Control Data

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

The Analyst Rail Control Data supports safe, efficient, and reliable rail operations by delivering trusted data, analytics, and insights. The role works as a support function to Rail Control Production and Operations, translating complex needs into actionable insights for both real‑time and analytical decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

The Analyst Rail Control Data will:

• Partner with Rail Control, Rail Production, Operations, and Planning stakeholders to understand and prioritise data and analytics needs.
• Translate Rail Control concepts (train movements, delays, incidents, plans vs actuals, network performance) into clear analytical requirements and solutions.
• Develop concise report specifications and documentation, including metric definitions, assumptions, and usage context.
• Design and deliver clear, fit‑for‑purpose dashboards and reports (e.g. shift, daily, and trend views) that support operational and leadership decision‑making.
• Integrate multiple data sources to generate insights across rail performance, reliability, and production delivery.
• Maintain and improve existing analytics by monitoring data quality, accuracy, and relevance as systems and operations evolve.
• Conduct targeted analysis to support Rail Control performance, including delay drivers, variability, recovery performance, and constraints analysis.
• Support adoption of analytics through training, workshops, and ad‑hoc presentations for operational users.
• Contribute to building a data‑driven culture across Rail Control by improving data literacy and promoting consistent, trusted reporting.

About You

• Experience in a Business Intelligence, Data Analyst, or similar role, ideally within rail or supply chain environments.
• Masters degree in Commerce or equivalent
• Strong experience across the full analytics lifecycle, from requirements gathering through to delivery and ongoing improvement.
• Proven experience with Power BI for developing operational dashboards and visualisation, as well as maintaining workspaces and access
• Proven experience utilising CI/CD withing Power BI, including git integration.
• Strong technical capability in:
  • SQL for data querying and transformation
  • Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms, including Cortex AI
  • Python for data analysis, profiling and automation/script creation
• Experience integrating and analysing operational and event-based data from OSI PI
• Experience developing solutions utilising the Office 365 suite (Power Automate, Power Apps)
• Strong data profiling and data quality management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with frontline operators and leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to coach or guide others and work independently in a fast‑paced operational environment.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to extract insights from complex datasets.

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.