Lead Principal Performance & Improvement
BHP
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
We have an exciting opportunity available within the Functional Performance and Improvement (FP&I) team. In this role as the Lead Principal Performance and Improvement, you will be responsible for leading moderate complexity studies and improvement initiatives, which includes working with cross-function global teams. FP&I’s portfolio is diverse and has high visibility and potential impact, being directly sponsored by the ELT and focused on cross-functional opportunities delivering enterprise value.
Key role responsibilities will include:
- Lead project scoping exercises to define high level delivery plans, project methodology and resource and funding requirements as input into planning
- Define, plan and execute the E2E delivery of moderate complexity, ELT endorsed studies and improvement including problem solving and analysis, customer and stakeholder engagement, solution design, development, delivery and embedment
- Mobilise and lead cross functional initiative teams throughout delivery, including partnering with Functions (e.g. Technology) where required
- Assure risks to value delivery are documented, communicated and mitigated
- Senior stakeholder engagement, primarily VP and Head of initiative sponsors, and occasionally ELT exposure
- Provide feedback and coaching to junior FP&I team members (Principal Improvement) to enhance their performance and development
- Support the identification and assessment of value for opportunities through the FP&I planning and prioritisation process
This role will be located in either Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth or Singapore. With flexible work arrangements offered.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have experience leading, supporting and delivering large-scale, high-value improvement initiatives and projects. You will be able to effectively support the identification, scoping, planning and delivery of improvement initiatives / projects. You will utilise your strong analytical skills and sound business acumen.
You are able to establish credibility through your technical ability and excellent communication skills. An ability to constructively question ideas and build trusted relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders is essential.
You will bring a sound understanding of key business performance drivers and will have demonstrated experience working within an innovative, best practice continuous improvement function.
Energetic and results-orientated, you work well under pressure and are comfortable with ambiguity.
As a successful candidate, you will possess the following:
- Demonstrable experience managing the delivery and realisation of large-scale and complex improvement/transformation projects.
- Experience in project management. This includes scoping, planning and delivery using a disciplined approach to attain project goals.
- Proven experience working with or on multidisciplinary project teams.
- Experience in managing senior relationships within large organisations.
- Expertise in designing and implementing solutions.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Previous mining or asset-intensive industry experience is preferred
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.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people, BHP requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in line with BHP’s Covid Policy and any relevant State health directives. If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce.
Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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.