Lead Portfolio Technology Projects
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 the Role
Reporting to the Manager Technology Delivery Copper SA. The role is responsible for providing leadership and oversight to direct and functional reports involved in the development and execution of Technology projects, ensuring alignment with BHP and industry standards. The leader will oversee a team managing projects throughout their lifecycle, from initial planning and development to execution, across a portfolio of Technology projects each valued between $1M and $20M, including infrastructure, applications, Information Technology, or Operational Technology.
Please note this position is 5:2 Monday to Friday based in Adelaide with regular travel as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Cultivate portfolio culture in alignment with BHP Charter Values and project sponsor requirements, guiding teams toward objectives in safety, inclusivity, and productivity.
- Consistently evaluate and refine solutions, assume accountability for project decisions and results, and proactively manage social, environmental, and commercial impacts across the project lifecycle.
- Build and sustain effective stakeholder relationships within Engineering, Governance, and Projects through ongoing engagement and transparent communication.
- Oversee project resources, including budget, personnel, and portfolio risks, while developing and implementing robust risk mitigation strategies.
- Empower teams to systematically identify and address root causes of issues, implementing structured actions and evaluating options to optimise value and mitigate risks for value-driven project delivery.
- Provide Senior Management with regular updates on portfolio and project performance, as well as progress on remediation actions.
- Leverage expertise in Project Delivery by applying BHP or industry-standard frameworks such as the BHP Small and Medium Project framework, PMBOK, Prince 2, and Agile methodologies.
- Provide leadership and communication across various internal and external functions, teams, or partners to ensure compliant technological solutions, including CCTV, process control, cyber, information and operational technology, networking, and hosting.
About You
To be successful in this role, through strong communication and proven front-line team and project leadership you will deal with manage multiple priorities and competing stakeholders, requiring the ability to delegate tasks whilst maintaining attention to detail. Being naturally curious you will inspire change and make a difference to those around you building relationships across a range of internal and external teams.
Key experience and attributes:
- Experienced in project portfolio management for processing, minerals, and industrial sectors.
- Skilled at collaborating with technical experts to quickly understand complex issues and create clear business cases.
- Delivered projects using multiple frameworks, including waterfall and Agile, with industry certifications (PMP, PtMP, MoP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, PMI-ACP).
- Able to rapidly establish rapport and credibility with stakeholders at all organisational levels.
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.