Jessica Baldasso

Plenary speaker: Jessica Baldasso, BHP

Jessica Balasso is the General Manager for Engineering, Infrastructure & Services (EIS) for BHP in South Australia. Her Engineering team own and govern the technical standards, processes and design engineering working with the operational sites and all project teams conducing upgrades to existing infrastructure, equipment and tools as well as any new installations. She also leads the integrated services teams that provide Transport, Aviation, Accommodation, Waste management, maintenance, and services for all non-process infrastructure in SA and the Training team who manage vacation students, graduates, trainees and apprentices.  Prior to this role she was the Head of Technology for BHP South Australia from 2019 till 2023. She joined BHP in 2011 and has worked in various management roles in both South Australia and Western Australia. In railways, ports and processing across different layers of management and across production, maintenance, reliability, engineering and improvement.

Prior to joining BHP, Jessica managed a labor hire business recruiting for the mining industry and shutdown work crews across Whyalla, Port Augusta, Olympic Dam (SA) and Port Hedland (WA) where she worked with industry on job ready programs.

Jessica has been a member of the BHP Investment Review Committee, and lead for the BHP Wellness Committee, a volunteer group who promote and run a number of events held in offices and the sites in BHP across the year to support physical and mental health.

She is a mentor and supporter of BHP Women in South Australia network and regular guest speaker on careers and leadership in the BHP leadership programs, she has previously mentored for METS Ignited and other industry programs supporting technology startups and women in resources.

In her spare time Jess is an artist painting floral and botanical studies in large scale formats, she enjoys gardening in in her home in the Adelaide hills and spending time on the River Murray.