Manager Health & Safety I Perth I 14:7 I Fixed Term Nov 2025

About BHP  

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Come and be a part of this success

OZ Minerals is now proudly part of BHP, with the acquisition strengthening BHP’s portfolio in copper and nickel, helping to meet the worlds increasing demand for the critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels, to supporting the energy transition to a cleaner and more sustainable future. OZ Minerals is now proudly part of BHP, with the acquisition strengthening BHP’s portfolio in copper and nickel, helping to meet the worlds increasing demand for the critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels, to supporting the energy transition to a cleaner and more sustainable future.

We are currently looking for a Manager – Health & Safety to help us set up our newest, open pit mining project!

West Musgrave will be one of the world’s largest, lowest cost, lowest emissions copper-nickel projects.

You could be part of the team that helps to deliver this exciting mine, set within the Australian landscape. And we welcome anyone who’s seeking to make a real difference.

Reporting to the Senior Manager – Health, Safety & Environment, you will take the lead and planning on health and safety to safely deliver the West Musgrave project through the Construction phases in support of OZ Minerals' growth strategy.

The primary purpose of this role is to lead, develop, promote, and report on all HSE matters and contribute to safety initiatives through a team-based approach.

About the Role 

The Manager – Health & Safety role will focus on ensuring the West Musgrave Project is safely delivered on time and on budget. Core deliverables include, but are not limited to:

• Using initiative and influence to facilitate the design and implementation of the HST system from a risk-based perspective and ensure that contractors (who are the major number of personnel on site) systems comply.
• Drive and lead a strong health and safety “We Care” focused culture.
• Oversee management and delivery of the WeCare Limbic Safety program including contract management.
• Establishing and implementing safe working practices and procedures.
• Ensure all statutory and regulatory requirements in respect of mine planning activities are met.
• Lead a high performing multi-disciplinary team to enable leading practice health and safety management performance.
• Ensure required permits and licences are identified and obtained within the timeframe required by the project and mining schedule.
• Oversee critical risk management, fatality prevention programs and health, safety, and risk strategy.
• Oversee compliance to relevant Performance and Process Standards.
• Oversee the implementation and management of the Mine Safety Management System and supporting processes and tools for incident management (including investigations, reporting and action follow-up; investigation training).
• Oversee the maintenance and improvement of the site Mine Safety Management System.
• Lead relationship with key Stakeholders (including regulators and contract partners).
• Cost management of the function.
• Provide specialist SME advice and guidance to the site project delivery and operational readiness teams to improve health, safety, and environment performance.
• Lead health and safety innovation to provide leading practice performance.
• Lead accurate, professional, and timely delivery of internal and external health, safety and risk reporting.
• Regularly review and update relevant plans and procedures to manage identified risks and meet OZ Minerals Health, Safety and Risk Standards.
• Effectively ensure plans and procedures are adequately communicated and stakeholders are engaged to improve health, safety, risk and environment outcomes and performance.
• Implement and oversee appropriate site critical risk and control verification system and processes.
• Monthly internal and external WHS statistical and trend analysis reporting.

About You

Above all, you are a self-starter with the ability to build rapport with teammates, contractors, and suppliers to deliver optimal outcomes along with the following:

• Extensive knowledge of the OHS&W legislation and industry practice, and standards as it applies across the project.
• Extensive experience working in Health and Safety
• Experience in negotiation of agreements with regulatory authorities and community stakeholders.
• Extensive experience working on remote FIFO area mining projects.
• Extensive knowledge of safety and incident management systems within the mining industry
• Risk management and emergency and medical services management experience
• Strong understanding of Western Australian Work Health and Safety legislation
• Understanding of AIIMS-ICS and site safety management systems.
• Budgeting, Cost Control, Project & Contract Management
• Strong leadership and influential team building skills
• Qualifications in Work, Health, and Safety
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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].