Principal Performance Management | Coal | MECoE Asset Management | Brisbane | Mon-Fri

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.

About the MECoE

BHP's Maintenance and Engineering Centre of Excellence (MECoE) are the coming together of a dedicated, innovative team focused on identifying, achieving, and maintaining the highest standards in maintenance for BHP globally. Your diversity of thought and experience will be embraced and you will be empowered to make a real difference in our business.

You will utilise innovative approaches, tools, and technology to add real value to our teams – setting new standards to guide improvement activity, transforming services, and supporting our people.  

About the Role

As Principal Performance Management, you will work in a team that is responsible for providing performance insights to deliver improvements in BHP Maintenance performance globally.  You will work collaboratively within a team of Performance Principals and Specialists, and Data Analytics Principals and Specialists; reporting to the Manager Performance and Data Analytics.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop a deep understanding of maintenance performance of a specific BHP asset, based on an understanding of the business plan, strategic priorities, and performance against a plan for the Asset.
• Identify gaps and opportunities in maintenance performance through monitoring and analysis of data, standards, systems, and processes to support improvement for the Assets (working with performance specialist, data analyst, and data scientist to deep dive to the level necessary to determine performance gaps and provide insights)
• Support reporting cycles, including reviewing data for accuracy and reasonableness, providing insightful commentary, and engaging with relevant stakeholders.
• Lead/support performance dialogue routines, at numerous levels of the business, for the Asset to ensure that identified performance gaps are known and understood and actions are being undertaken to improve performance. 
• Assimilate and analyse complex information from disparate data sources and provide sound and insightful commentary for senior leaders.

About You

As a successful candidate you will possess the following:

• Excellent communication and engagement skills including verbal and written for senior business stakeholders.  Experience delivering technical change projects will be considered beneficial.
• Strong understanding of Maintenance Processes and Management systems including planning, reliability, and asset management.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical ability.  A strong ability to frame complex problems simply, identify discrepancies and trends, and develop sound conclusions based on a combination of data and experience. 
• Experience in leading small teams of specialists in delivering detailed reporting, analysis, and insights for senior business leaders would be beneficial.
• Enthusiast with strong leadership abilities with exceptional communication skills and is passionate about delivering extraordinary results.
• A team player who promotes and supports workplace diversity

Location  In this full-time permanent position, you will be based in our Brisbane office while a flexible work arrangement is offered.

•  This opportunity is currently only open to candidates with the right to work in Australia.
• We reserve the right to commence recruitment proceedings immediately.
• You may be requested to complete a video assessment as part of the initial recruitment process.
• Application closes on Wednesday, 7th September 2022. Please note late applications will not be accepted.

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.

BHP also requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people (from the 31st of January 2022 or earlier depending on relevant state health directives). If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this new requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce. For further information please see our website.

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.