Specialist Contracts - Prominent Hill

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 Contract Specialist plays a critical role in supporting the effective management of site-based contracts at Prominent Hill within the Mining Department.

The role partners with operational teams and business partners to ensure contracts are managed safely, compliantly, and efficiently, aligned with the Copper South Australia Contractor Management Framework.

This position is a key interface between the site and its contractors, enabling strong relationships, delivering value, and driving continuous improvement in safety, productivity, and cost performance.

This role is based at Prominent Hill on an 8/6 roster – FIFO from Adelaide or Port Augusta.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Contract Delivery & Governance - Support safe, compliant, and effective execution of contracts in line with site standards and obligations.

• Contractor Management Framework - Enable consistent application of the Copper SA Contractor Management Framework, including onboarding, mobilisation, and compliance.

• Field Engagement & Interface - Maintain strong field presence and act as a key interface between site teams and contractor partners.

• Performance & Continuous Improvement - Identify and drive improvements in safety, productivity, and cost across contract performance.

• Financial & Commercial Support - Assist with budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and performance reporting.

• Team & Culture Contribution - Contribute to a collaborative, high-performance team culture and uplift capability across the site.

About You

• Experience in contracts and contractor management
• Experience in Surface or Underground Mining or Heavy Industry will be highly regarded
• Strong team player with an open mindset and ability to work well with others
• Builds effective relationships and communicates clearly across teams
• Contributes positively to a safe, respectful, high-performance culture
• Seeks opportunities to improve safety, productivity, and cost outcomes
• Comfortable working across field and office environments

How to Apply

Please apply before 12 July 2026

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 inclusion@bhp.com