Executive Assistant | West Australia Nickel | Perth - Mon - Fri
Australia
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 West Australian Nickel
WA Nickel, part of the BHP Group, is a mining business that puts our workforce and communities at the centre of our core purpose. We value innovation, collaboration, and excellence in everything we do, and we’re seeking talented individuals to join our high-performing team.
About the Role
Are you a highly organised, proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Nickel West is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to the Vice President. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in the smooth running of executive operations while contributing to strategic business initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide executive administrative support to the VP, ensuring efficient day-to-day operations.
- Proactive diary, travel and email management to enable the efficient organisation and execution of the VP’s daily activities;
- Organise and coordinate meetings with internal and external groups, including ensuring pre-read documentation is provided.
- Assist with logistics for Townhalls and Lead Team meetings. Actively identify improvement opportunities and time optimisation solutions to forward plan work
- Assist with preparation of presentations and other documents , , including collating and interpreting data.
- Support the VP on projects and assist across business functions including HR, Finance, and HSE.
- Monthly reconciliation of expenses for the VP
- Maintain confidential records and manage electronic filing of reports, correspondence, and related material.
- Provide the Perth based Nickel team leaders and their teams with general administration assistance including visitor management, access requirements, catering, and BHP processes and systems.
About You
We are looking for a resilient and adaptable professional who can manage ambiguity, shifting priorities, and high-pressure situations with ease. You will have experience in executive-level administration and stakeholder management, ideally within a large organisation.
The successful candidate will likely demonstrate:
- Proven experience as an Executive Assistant.
- Strong business judgement and commitment to high ethical standards aligned with BHP Charter Values.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills – clear, confident, and concise.
- Significant experience engaging effectively with senior business stakeholders.
- High professionalism, positive outlook, and performance-driven nature.
- Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word); SAP experience is desirable.
Why Join Nickel West
This is your opportunity to work at the heart of a dynamic, people-oriented mining business. You’ll be part of a supportive team where your contribution is valued and your career growth is encouraged.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career as an Executive Assistant in a challenging and rewarding environment, we’d love to hear from you!
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.