AddressAbout 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 Commercial Drafter and Advisor will work closely with key operations stakeholders to support drafting, tenders, contract establishment, variations and enforcement. This position is based in Adelaide with occasional travel to the Olympic Dam mine site.
Key responsibilities include:
- Working closely with business units to improve commercial outcomes and contract performance;
- Collaborate with business units and SMEs to draft contract scopes (schedule of deliverables) and variations, specifically addressing:
- Clearly defined scope of services;
- Well defined service levels and corresponding KPIs;
- Cost controls;
- Performance incentives;
- Risk mitigation and appropriate apportionment of risk.
- Establish consistency in contracting across the Asset’s portfolio
- Develop a sound understanding of the Asset’s contract portfolio and support strategic procurement strategies and planning
- Critical analysis of commercial proposals prepared by other business units, providing advice to key stakeholders to ensure:
- contract terms are fit for purpose and commercially sound;
- appropriate risk management and apportionment.
- benefits are validated
- Support Asset stakeholders to ensure sourcing activities maintain alignment with business requirements;
- Contract enforcement:
- Advisory to contract owners on exercisable options within the contract
- Drafting contract notices and supporting development of service cure plans
- Drive continuous improvement and contracting optimization.
- Working collaboratively with the Asset to support managing and enforcing contracts.
About You
The successful candidate must have strong commercial drafting and problem solving skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Tertiary qualifications in Law or Commerce preferred
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in contract and commercial drafting essential
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to support the development and implementation of complex sourcing strategies
- Experience in commercial risk management and market sourcing
- Exercise sound judgement to listen; ask the right questions; validate assumptions and understand stakeholder requirements
- Have strong analytical, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with a track record of driving successful business and commercial outcomes
Other highly regarded experience includes:
- Practical experience in mining, resources or heavy industrial
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.
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people, BHP requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in line with BHP’s Covid Policy and any relevant State health directives. If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce.
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.
