Principal Energy | 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 the Role
The Principal Energy (WA Domestic Gas) - Minerals Australia forms an essential part of the Energy Team within the Coal, Energy, and Carbon sub-function. Our purpose is to: Secure the Energy. Fuel the business. Enable the future. You will bring this to life by managing the gas supply and pipeline transport arrangements that keep BHP's Western Australian operations running, while optimising the Domestic Gas Book day to day, assisting with/supporting market analysis and coordinating overall supply chain strategy with a high level of concern, care, and respect for customer needs across all BHP Assets throughout Western Australia.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement regional commercial strategies related to Domestic Gas and Transport (pipeline) procurement to ensure the best commercial outcomes whilst maintaining flow assurance, in full alignment with the operational requirements of the assets supported.
- Own the day-to-day management of the Domestic Gas Book - nominations, scheduling, pipeline balancing and portfolio positions across assets
- Analyse opportunities to optimise energy use and costs whilst minimising supply risks
- Lead complex negotiations of Gas and Transport Contracts, including a thorough assessment of alternatives, and contractual options that affect the total delivered price.
- Comprehend legislative and regulatory requirements impacting natural gas portfolio
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with suppliers and customers.
- Provide clear commercial advice to senior leaders and Assets, translating market, contractual and operational complexity into decisions that can be acted on.
- Contribute to a portfolio of improvement projects and support team projects to improve supply chain resilience.
About You
- Bachelor’s Degree or related equivalent experience.
- Must be able to handle multiple tasks efficiently and effectively working in a fast-paced team environment.
- Demonstrated growth mindset to learn new technical skills relevant in a commercial setting.
- Negotiation skills capable of resolving contractual terms and other commercial issues.
- Collaboration and influencing skills to work with cross functional peers to gain support for all initiatives.
- Analytical data driven decision making and problem solving.
Preferred:
- Familiarity with the WA domestic gas market, its participants and the Domestic Gas Policy settings that shape it.
- Exposure to gas transportation arrangements and pipeline mechanics, including nominations, imbalance and capacity management.
- Experience with gas or power portfolio optimisation, market modelling or fundamentals analysis.
- Working knowledge of contract administration and settlement systems (for example SAP or an ETRM platform).
- Experience representing an organisation externally with suppliers, regulators or industry bodies.
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 inclusion@bhp.com.