Lead Technical - Power West | Perth |
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 BHP's Strategy
The world faces a critical challenge to respond effectively to the risks of climate change. These risks are clear and pressing. Every segment of society – including business, government, investors, scientists and consumers – has a role to play.
BHP has a strategic approach to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net zero within our operations by 2050 and to work with customers and suppliers to support their own emissions reductions, consistent with the ambition of pursuing net zero in our value chain.
About the Role
This unique role will allow you to lead the development of BHP's WAIO Power Roadmap which defines new generation, storage and transmission infrastructure required to electrify BHP’s assets in the Pilbara.
Reporting to the Manager of the Power West Team within the Minerals Australia Planning & Technical Strategic Services function, this role will lead critical technical analysis, operating within a cross-functional team that contributes to the ultimate delivery of the Power Decarbonisation program for WAIO across all aspects of the project lifecycle.
In this role you will:
- Be responsible for power system technical and economic analysis contributing to BHP’s power decarbonisation project pipeline.
- Analyse and review functional input from technical and commercial functions, ensuring alignment with business objectives;
- Make key recommendations and decisions that are high quality, optimised for value, robust and developed in accordance with BHP’s systems;
- Coach team members, whilst fostering collaboration with cross-functional teams to identify and deliver innovative value adding solutions;
- Ensure BHP’s values are at the forefront of each team member’s mind;
- Demonstrate strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously;
- Engage effectively with Executives, project stakeholders and decision making forums
About You
You will take pride in driving strategic options that enhance BHP’s value. Advanced problem framing and solving skills are essential. Success in this role will require strong communication and influencing skills, including an ability to produce high quality and concise written reports and presentations for delivery to senior executives. Clear articulation of your recommendations, supported by high quality analysis, will be essential.
Proven experience in power industry with exposure to strategy development, power system modelling, investment evaluation, business planning and project development in a corporate environment is highly valued.
Additionally, to be successful in this role, you will have the following:
- Tertiary education in Electrical Engineering
- Demonstrated engineering leadership experience
- Demonstrated strong understanding of project study and delivery methodology and requirements across all stages of project lifecycles
- Experience developing and communicating high level strategic content
- Demonstrated technical and commercial acumen, advanced problem solving and strategic resolution capabilities
- Exceptional partnership and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Applications close 1st December 2023.
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].