Principal Project Manager
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
As the Principal Project Manager, you will provide leadership to a team focussed on safe/efficient delivery of projects through their lifecycle in line with BHP standards and requirements across technology, finance, Health and Safety at Olympic Dam.
Your responsibilities:
- Monitor and manage project performance to deliver projects in line with safety standards, requirements, budget and scope.
- Develop integrated project deliverables and integrate work across the portfolio through interfacing with stakeholders and managing the successful transition of project/phase closure.
- Develop, predict/forecast and benchmark project costs and estimates.
- Explore and reassess the best fit solutions by taking ownership of project decisions and outcomes and monitor/manage impacts to value across the project lifecycle (e.g. social, environmental, commercial).
- Develop safe project delivery and contractor performance strategies.
- Manage contract execution to maximise operational and financial performance and mitigate exposure and risk.
- Work with the Portfolio Lead to identify opportunities to align project outcomes across the portfolio, and contribute to overall portfolio health beyond scope of responsible projects.
- Identify opportunities to optimise value, and manage associated risks to benefits realisation.
- Identifies, engages and manages a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders.
- Prioritises work effort and resources accordingly.
About You
- Senior experience in technology Project management in one or multiple of the following discliplines
- Control systems
- Software applications
- Hosting infrastructure
- Mining systems
- Industrial communications
- Outstanding relationship building skills and ability to negotiate/influence Stakeholders and senior management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present and discuss technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others, and gains understanding;
- Sharp business acumen and good experience in developing and managing budgets and schedules.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies including Agile & waterfall
- PMBOK certification or other project management certification is desirable
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.
If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.
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].