Specialist Project Studies | Brisbane | Indigenous Only
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 Specialist Studies supports the Principal Studies in the development of projects valued between $US10M and $US250M through co-ordination with external parties and co-operation with internal teams to deliver business cases and value optimised project outcomes. Project benefits may include improvements to existing infrastructure, new infrastructure, water management, land rehabilitation, broader social value initiatives including emission reduction opportunities.
We develop and execute projects over BMA and BHP sites that are located on the lands of multiple Traditional Owner groups, including the Barada Barna, Gaangalu and Yuwibara people. You will have the support of the broader Coal Asset Projects team and the Minerals Australia Projects Indigenous Support Network to learn and develop in the role and the broader BHP business.
In the Specialist Studies role, you will:
- Work within the study team, assisting the Principal Studies to manage and co-ordinate the study phase.
- Ensure conformance with the BHP Charter, Group Level Documents, Code of Conduct and relevant statutory obligations.
- Coordinate the involvement of subject matter experts and act as the primary point of contact for technical issues. Coordinate the process for scope optimisation whilst ensuring compliance to technical standards.
- Develop and obtain support and approval from internal stakeholders on key project documentation and integrate functional inputs.
- Review technical reports and translate into investment related deliverables.
- Ensure project changes and decisions are clearly documented throughout the development phase and are formally handed over to the delivery team.
- Coordinate risk management and value management activities within the development of projects.
- Assist in capturing internal lessons learned and external best practices across the project and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Identify, develop and implement systems and processes that improve the efficiency of project development.
- External stakeholder engagement, including with local community groups and traditional owners.
About You
- Be an independent thinker with the confidence to explore alternatives that challenge popular opinion.
- Ability to interpret technical information and distil relevant findings into clear concise reports.
- Collaborative and creative problem solver
- Engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to manage internal stakeholders, external consultants and contractors.
- You bring your own unique style to the role and know how to have fun and still get the job done on time.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills including the ability to influence and build effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders in a complex environment.
- Experience in a team setting managing a variety of stakeholders and projects.
- Experience in a studies and project setting is desirable.
- Understanding of business value drivers and value optimisation processes.
- Strong safety culture.
- Qualifications or on the job experience in Study / Project Management, Engineering, Finance, Science, Trades, or other relevant fields.
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 [email protected].