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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
- Multiple positions on offer
- These vacancies will accept applications until 11:59pm AEST on 5th March 2024.
Working as an integrated member of the Western Australia Asset Projects team, the Principal will develop contract strategies, manage the tendering and award of contracts and excel at post contract management.
You may be required to support and mentor more junior team members and contribute to business improvement and other initiatives as appropriate to your field of influence and expertise.
Key Accountabilities
- Prepare and develops project contract procurement and contract strategies to drive optimum performance for project key drivers.
- Develop tenders using various contracting and delivery models.
- Draft contract schedules and negotiate contracts that are of moderate risk and complexity.
- Draft internal approvals for contract award.
- Provide contractual and commercial advice to internal stakeholders in relation to medium and/or high risk and complex contracts.
- Manage contractor performance by actively prosecuting contract terms and conditions and active negotiation of variations/claims and cost estimates.
- Resolve contractor or vendor contract queries in alignment with contract documentation to effectively mitigate cost exposure.
- Facilitate productive discussions during complex negotiations to achieve desired outcomes and meet stakeholders requirements.
- Mitigates people, community, human rights and modern slavery, environmental and climate risks across the value chain, in alignment with public policy and our sustainability and climate commitments.
- Apply an understanding of other countries' political, historical and cultural context to build partnerships, market expertise and achieve business outcomes within an international context.
Ideally, you will hold a tertiary qualification (quantity surveying, construction management, procurement, engineering, business, law are preferred) or similar with experience within the mining and minerals processing or energy industries, working for an operator or a contractor in these sectors with a track record in development and delivery of projects.
You will have the opportunity to utilise your advanced engagement and collaboration skills in managing stakeholder relationships. Likewise, you will have excellent interpersonal skills and a high standard of oral and written communication skills.
You will also possess the following:
- Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Proven ability to work effectively both independently and in a team-based environment.
- Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
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.
