Lead Project Risk | Copper South Australia | Adelaide
BHP
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About the Role
BHP provides risk management support services to regional project teams under a Global Risk Model through the Project Controls & Analysis function. This entails a centralised hub of project risk management experts reporting to Leads across our major operating regions in Minerals Australia, Minerals America and Potash.
Our vision, as a Global Risk Team, is to lead risk excellence in partnership with our project teams. We are responsible for the provision of high-quality advisory and governance services, and partner with our client project teams using risk management as a vehicle to maximise the business value derived from our investments.
We are currently seeking to invite a highly motivated person to join our Global Risk Team in the capacity of Copper South Australia (CuSA) Major Projects Project Risk Lead. Reporting to the Global Risk Manager, you will be responsible for leading the risk management functional support service to the CuSA Major Projects team. This will involve providing specialist risk advisory services and governance to major projects, and high-quality analytics that provide insight, indicators and trigger points at a program level to support the organisation in achieving the strategic objectives that underpin the CuSA Major Projects business case.
Other key accountabilities will include:
- Engage and influence senior managers across the CuSA business and drive risk-based decision making to support realisation of the inherent value of the Major Projects program
- Develop and maintain key risk indicators that provide insight and early warning of risks to the success of the Major Projects program so that strategic and tactical management action can be taken
- Facilitate the process to identify, analyse and treat Project, Portfolio and Program-level risks which undermine the Major Projects business case and value proposition
- Provide strategic advice on opportunity management across the portfolio and where it interacts with the wider business
- Coach project leaders to build capability in the application of risk management principles to maximise business value from investment decisions
- Design and develop tailored risk management approach suitable for individual projects dependent on maturity of investment decision and lifecycle phase and document this in project work plans
- Support Major Project teams through Independent Peer Review challenges and Investment Review Committee decision points
- Support Major Project teams to identify, develop and record material risks in accordance with the BHP Global Risk Management Standard
- Oversee the safety assurance program across CuSA Major Projects and support risk owners through the Material Risk Evaluation process
- Actively drive delivery of the Global Risk Function Strategic Plan
About You
The successful applicant will have a sound level of commercial acumen and a clear understanding of governance, project risk management and compliance frameworks or similar in adjacent industries, such as processing, construction, or oil and gas. Your success will be heavily influenced by your strong communication and interpersonal skills, coupled with your ability to identify issues before they arise.
The successful candidate will also have:
- Strong business acumen to support robust project risk management and alignment with organisational strategy and objectives.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrable ability to influence senior management
- Formal qualifications in a risk-related discipline and demonstrated risk management experience in operations or projects in Mineral Processing, Construction, heavy industry, mining or oil & gas.
- Strong working knowledge of professional standards (ISO31000, RIMS, PMBOK, etc)
- Demonstrated experience working across multi-discipline large programs / projects
- Contribution in senior roles to a high performing, autonomous team.
- Able to demonstrate an aptitude for developing and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships at all levels.
- Demonstrate the confidence to lead by example, hold yourself and others accountable and coach others in ‘Safety Leadership’.
Location
In this full-time role, you will be based in Adelaide, offering a quality standard of living without the high costs of most other Australian capital cities. Adelaide offers a Mediterranean climate, beach-side lifestyle, cosmopolitan cafés and restaurants and world-class wine regions just an hour away. All this plus an annual international festivals and events calendar make Adelaide a vibrant, cultured, friendly environment to live, work and play in. You will be working on a Monday-Friday roster and occasional site travel.
Application close on Friday,30 Aug 2024
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