Lead Rail Control Training & Verification
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
At BHP, we create opportunities so everyone can thrive.
We are seeking an experienced capability and training professional to lead the Rail Control Capability & Verification team within our Integrated Remote Operations Centre (IROC). Reporting to the Rail Control Superintendent, this leadership role plays a critical part in building workforce capability, strengthening assurance practices, and ensuring our Rail Controllers have the skills, knowledge and confidence to operate safely and effectively.
This position offers the opportunity to influence the future readiness of a safety-critical operational workforce by shaping training frameworks, guiding continuous improvement initiatives, and supporting the ongoing development of current and future Rail Controllers.
Working collaboratively with operational leaders and stakeholders, you will help foster a culture where safety, learning and performance go hand in hand while supporting the delivery of reliable rail operations across one of Australia's largest privately owned rail networks.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Guide and support the Rail Control Capability & Verification team to deliver safe, effective and compliant training and assurance outcomes
- Develop and enhance capability frameworks that support current operational requirements and future workforce needs
- Oversee training needs analysis, assessment programs and learning solutions that strengthen operational readiness.
- Maintain contemporary training and verification practices aligned to industry standards and business requirements
- Lead assurance activities, capability verification processes and initiatives that strengthen operational resilience
- Use performance insights, capability data and operational trends to identify improvement opportunities and measure effectiveness
- Partner with leaders and stakeholders across Rail Control to strengthen capability outcomes and training standards
- Support capability, training and assurance projects that contribute to operational excellence
- Facilitate onboarding, coaching, mentoring and development opportunities for Rail Controllers, trainees and on-shift trainers
About You
You are passionate about developing people and creating environments where individuals and teams can perform at their best. You bring a strong understanding of operational capability, training and assurance, together with the ability to build meaningful partnerships across a diverse stakeholder group.
You will also bring:
- Experience within a Rail Control or broader rail operations environment
- Demonstrated experience in training, assessment and workforce capability development
- Experience supporting and developing teams within operational environments
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across multiple levels of an organisation
- Change management capability and experience supporting improvement initiatives
- Well-developed analytical, planning and problem-solving skills
- Experience using learning management systems, capability reporting tools and performance data to inform decision making
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122) or higher
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.