Supervisor Security & Emergency Management | Kwinana | Monday-Friday
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 Health, Safety, Security & Emergency Management team at WA Nickel is a supportive, inclusive and high-performing team dedicated to protecting the safety, health and wellbeing of our people. We are seeking an experienced Security and Emergency Management Supervisor to help lead and enhance emergency response, security and medical readiness capability across our Southern Operations.
Reporting to the HSS Superintendent Southern Operations and West Musgrave, this Perth-based role (Kwinana) includes regular travel to Kalgoorlie, Kambalda and West Musgrave. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact, leading and developing teams that play a critical role in keeping our people safe every day.
As a visible and trusted leader, you will work closely with Emergency Services Officers, Security Officers, HSS leaders and operational teams to strengthen emergency response capability, uplift team performance and drive continuous improvement across the asset. The role combines operational leadership, capability development, governance and stakeholder engagement, making it ideal for someone who enjoys coaching and mentoring others while influencing positive safety outcomes.
You will lead the ongoing development of emergency response, security and medical readiness programs, ensuring teams have the skills, confidence and support required to respond effectively to a range of situations. You will also contribute to a culture where people feel valued, supported and empowered to grow and succeed.
As well as being the first point of contact for site-based security, emergency response and medical support across Southern Operations, your responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining emergency response capability across multiple operations.
- Ensuring emergency response and medical equipment is well maintained, compliant and operational.
- Promoting best-practice pre-hospital emergency care and adherence to treatment procedures and documentation requirements.
- Building team capability in incident command, control and emergency management.
- Leading training programs, coaching opportunities and scenario-based emergency exercises.
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across security and emergency management systems and processes.
- Assisting with site security, access control and monitoring activities.
This role operates on a 5D/2X Perth-based roster and requires regular travel across Kwinana, Kalgoorlie, Kambalda and West Musgrave. We are looking for a leader who combines technical capability with empathy, adaptability and a genuine commitment to developing people and creating safer workplaces.
About You
You are a collaborative and people-focused leader with experience in emergency management, emergency response, security, healthcare, defence, ambulance services, firefighting or a related field. You thrive in environments where you can build strong relationships, develop team capability and make a positive impact on the safety and wellbeing of others.
Most importantly, you are passionate about helping people succeed, leading by example and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. You enjoy working with diverse teams, can confidently engage stakeholders at all levels and are committed to ensuring everyone goes home safe every day.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Certificate III Mines Rescue Response (or equivalent), including:
- Road Crash Rescue
- Confined Space Rescue
- Vertical Rescue
- Fire Team Operations
- HAZMAT
- Certificate IV Pre-Hospital Care or higher.
- Unit of Competency in Drug and Alcohol Testing.
- Current Australian HR/MR Driver's Licence.
- Manual Driver's Licence.
- Certificate IV Training and Assessment.
- Working knowledge of SAP, Excel and Word.
- Certificate IV Frontline Leadership and Management (or equivalent).
- Demonstrated experience within Emergency Management and/or the medical discipline.
- Strong communication, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills.
You may also have the following desirable qualifications:
- Diploma of Paramedical Science or AHPRA registration.
- Experience working in emergency services, healthcare, mining, defence or security environments.
- Strong customer service and stakeholder engagement experience.
- Ability to make sound decisions in fast-paced and dynamic situations.
- Experience in Major Hazard Facility Emergency Response.
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.