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About the Role
We are currently seeking highly motivated individuals to join our Olympic Dam Portfolio in a Lead Project Studies role on the Smelter Refinery Expansion Project (SRE).
The Smelter and Refinery Expansion Project (SRE) is part of the Copper SA growth program, which unlocks the resource pathway to market for Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill, Carrapateena and other potential developments. The project is examining the option to expand and improve the Olympic Dam smelter and refining facilities to enhance long term value by increasing copper production and to create opportunities for extracting rent from the upstream resource base and to support basin growth aspirations.
Working in a proactive and supportive team, you will promote business excellence using your business acumen, problem solving, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
We are looking for experienced project development professionals with outstanding analytical abilities and a desire to deliver meaningful and impactful work.
Reporting to Manager Studies SRE, you will lead an area of the project's development through BHP's project development lifecycle phases. You will play a significant role in delivering business value through the development of superior safety, scope, cost, schedule, and quality outcomes.
Other key accountabilities will include:
- Leading a culture of care through visible safety leadership and an uncompromising commitment to health, safety and the environment.
- Liaising with and coordinating the many people who will contribute to the assigned studies under the functional model, maintaining a high level of key stakeholder engagement and guiding relevant projects through project study phases;
- Developing assigned studies, in accordance with Our Requirements and the Minerals Australia Projects Internal Standard.
- Ensuring the project risks are identified and actively managed throughout the study phases.
- Owning the business case and delivering value through optimisation initiatives.
- A collaborative mindset with strong communication and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated leadership capability with persuasive stakeholder engagement skills including the ability to influence and build effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Business acumen and understanding of business value drivers and value optimisation processes applying divergent and convergent thinking skills.
- Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Project Management, or related disciplines.
- Experience with early phase studies in the mining and resources industry.
- Experience with execution of major projects within complex heavy industrial processing plants.
- Amenable to some travel to Olympic Dam and interstate.
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 inclusion@bhp.com.
