Principal Functional Safety Control Systems I 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
Reporting to the Manager Control Systems in the Technology Operations team, this role provides subject matter expertise in Functional and Process Safety across our Iron Ore assets at both Port and Mines.
Duties will include:
- Operations authority for validation, verification, and management of change for functional safety systems
- Validating functional safety assessment across all lifecycle stages (gap analysis, remediation plans etc.)
- Enforcement and development and of safety management plans
- Audit operations and maintenance activities to functional safety standards
- Provide mentorship and training to members of the team
- Develop training plans & coach end users on the requirements within the standards and how to meet these requirements.
- Facilitate collaboration, feedback and drive continuous improvement to achieve the right outcomes for the sites.
- Report on performance and in partnership with site lead on the development of action plans.
- Participate in incident investigations and management of change, recommend actions - to drive improvements and prevent recurrences
- Review and manage standards, procedures and work methods.
- Ability to tailor complex technical requirements to non-technical stakeholder groups
About You
As the preferred candidate, you will have a current functional safety accreditattion (TUV FS Eng, Exida CFSP or equivalent) and have held it for a minimum of 5 years. In addition a tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering or similar discipline, with a minimum of 10 years relevant post-qualification experience.
You should have relevant experience and be able to demonstrate:
- an understanding of electrical circuit design considerations related to functional safety standards.
- have completed either full or partial development of safety requirements specifications in the past
- A full understanding of all the operational and maintainence requirements under the functional safety standards
- Functional safety system testing and commissioning experience is highly regarded
Ideally, you will have worked in large scale bulk handling operations, encompassing automated train loading, stacking, reclaiming, car dumping and ship loading operations in the past.
As the successful candidate, you will be highly organised and possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills (including root-cause analysis) with the ability to prioritise effectively in a high-pressure environment.
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.
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.