Head of Kabanga JV
BHP
About BHP
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Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
Reporting to the VP PS&D Portfolio Management, the Head of Kabanga JV will be accountable for managing BHP’s interest in the Kabanga Nickel Project. The purpose of this role is to work with BHP’s subject matter experts and our joint venture partners to progress the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) towards an Execution decision. Specifically, this role will oversee all of BHP’s technical, commercial and financial activities required to inform potential, future investment decisions. Additionally, the Head of Kabanga JV will co-ordinate all internal communications and reporting regarding BHP’s interest in the Kabanga Project.
In this role you will be responsible for:
ESG & Social Value:
- Uphold BHP’s commitment to health, safety, security and compliance;
- Ensure compliance with BHP’s governance processes including proactive engagement with BHP’s Global Functional teams and achievement of their requirements;
- Drive adoption of world class standards in community relations, tailings management, water stewardship and closure planning, including improved biodiversity, restoration and regeneration outcomes.
Stakeholder Management:
- Manage key external party relationships including senior management of Lifezone, Kabanga Nickel & Tembo Nickel;
- Proactively engage with BHP’s senior leaders across operational and functional areas;
- Identify opportunities for the deployment of BHP expertise to assist our joint venture partners achieve safe & sustainable operations.
Study Management - Ensure BHP’s project study team:
- Develops a deep understanding of all aspects of the Kabanga opportunity;
- Supports the optimisation of the overall risk – reward profile of the opportunity;
- Supports the delivery of the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) to both AusIMM and BHP project standards.
Government, Commercial & Legal:
- Co-ordinate the activities of BHP’s global functional experts to progress permitting, government engagements and third party negotiations.
Operational Readiness:
- Manage the planning and execution of all BHP activities required for project execution and mining & processing operations.
As the Head of Kabanga JV, there is a preference for you to be based in Perth. You will be required to travel regularly to Tanzania.
About You
Your resource industry experience will reflect a diversity of experience across operational, commercial and financial roles. You will have held a senior role in either project management or operations and can demonstrate an ability to lead large capital projects through to delivery. With strong project management skills, you are methodical in your approach to understand project assumptions and are able to draw on your advanced decision-making skills to guide the project as it progresses. Your interpersonal skills allow you to build and lead cross-functional teams to solve complex problems. Your experience working in, or with, a range of mining companies (ranging from majors to mid-tiers) equips you with insights on how to achieve exceptional performance in an agile and nimble manner.
With clear and concise communication skills, you can articulate value creating options through to implementation and effectively engage internal & external stakeholders through your negotiation and influencing skills to achieve business goals. You see engagement with stakeholders as a key part of your role and as an opportunity to learn new perspectives and build support for the project. As an experienced and strategic people leader, you have demonstrated success in coaching and mentoring high performing teams to achieve outstanding business results.
Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline with further post-graduate study will be highly regarded.
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.
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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 [email protected]
Apply Now
If you are interested in this unique project opportunity, please apply by 6 September 2023.