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
As a principal Planner your key focus is to generate and maintain the 2 Year work plan for the Metals Exploration (MEX) – Australia team.
Integrating approved data acquisition activities from Generative and Country teams to form an executable plan informed by operational performance metrics and logistical constraints that realistically accommodates above ground risks and access timeframes.
Monitor and ensure correct and timely approvals are in place in order to deliver the approved Budget work program, with options to unlock subsequent work programs where base programs are successful.
Maintain and provide oversight of budget delivery, completed quarterly financial reforecasts, reconcile and report month-end performance against plan, and provide 90-Day plans.
Reporting to Manager Exploration, your accountabilities include:
- Maintain regular routines across Functional stakeholders to ensure they receive sufficient lead-time to achieve tasks, monitor delivery, and escalate deviations.
- Consolidate inputs from MEX Operations and Exploration teams and the Functions teams to form annual 2-year budget plans; proactively seek inputs from MinAu stakeholders regarding key deliverable (access agreements, approvals, etc) timing to ensure MExAu plan is achievable.
- Monitor operational delivery of plan against committed Key Decision Point milestones – escalate deviations; maintain regular routines to share progress updates and provide feedback.
- Consolidate and share the approved Fiscal Year budget book.
- Support the culture of continuous improvement through identification of opportunities, development of process, and adopting and spreading best practice. Celebrate and communicate our initiatives across MExAu team.
About You
As a successful candidate you will possess the following:
- Demonstrated experience in Project Management or Exploration, with a deep understanding of operational delivery challenges, and executable plan development.
- Capability in either Primavera or MS Project (or equivalent) planning packages is highly desire.
- Understanding of BHP budgeting system (PRIME) would be as advantageous.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of, either project management with operational delivery experience, or planning and execution of complex exploration programs.
- Experience working in a team environment, collaboration and influencing ability across diverse stakeholder groups, with successful delivery.
- Proactive, independent contributor with strong influencing skills.
- Great communicator at multiple levels across the industry
- Strong commitment to safety and sustainability
Location
We are open for either Full-time or Part-Time hire, with ideally minimum 2 days/ week commitment or more.
Flexible roster is also offer and can be discuss to best suite your availability.
You will be base at our corporate office in either Perth or Adelaide.
Reference Number – 56198
- This opportunity is currently only open to candidates with the right to work in Australia.
- We reserve the right to commence recruitment proceedings immediately.
- You may be requested to complete a video assessment as part of the initial recruitment process. Video assessment is only applied to external applicant.
- Application closes on Friday 19th Aug 2022. While Virtual Assessment closes on Sunday, 21st Aug 2022 not applicable for Internal BHP applicants). Please note late applications will not be accepted.
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.
