Principal Biodiversity
Australia
About BHP
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Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
Reporting to the Superintendent Biodiversity, this role provides effective and efficient environmental support to the Iron Ore business by delivering comprehensive ecological assessment and monitoring, that seeks to strengthen biodiversity knowledge such that environmental risk management and asset growth are supported. Diverse ecological expertise is provided to enable environmental approvals, compliance and effective environmental management.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Provide biodiversity and ecological inputs through all stages of BHP Iron Ore projects from identification of early work and budgeting through to execution of the project.
• Lead technical aspects of ecological related environmental impact assessment and provide input to and review of EP Act Part IV and Part V documentation.
• Identify research opportunities and manage research projects with internal and external stakeholders.
• Project manage biological survey programs to support business and project outcomes.
• Biological data verification and management.
• Supervise contractors undertaking biological surveys ensuring they are skilled and that they understand the purpose and functionality of the scope and all critical safety controls relevant to their work.
• Support other environmental activities and initiatives as directed by the business.
• Apply effective understanding of ecological risks and threats to inform management planning and environmental risk management.
About You
To be successful in this role, you have the following skills and attributes:
• Degree qualification in a relevant field of biology.
• Diverse technical knowledge in biodiversity and ecological management.
• Experience in contractor management systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of relevant WA Environmental Protection Authority technical and environmental factor guidelines relating to Environmental Impact Assessment.
• An understanding and application of WA state and federal environmental approvals processes
• Experience managing projects and working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Availability to travel to the Pilbara region of WA on an ad hoc basis.
• IT literacy, including MS office, ArcGIS, MS Access
• Significant experience in biological survey techniques and field sampling.
• Sound knowledge of and experience in sampling Pilbara fauna and flora.
• Experience in sampling and analyzing subterranean fauna will be desirable.
Location
You will be based in Perth, Western Australia, in the multi award winning office tower - ‘City Square’. You will have stunning river views from your modern open plan office, state of the art facilities including virtual whiteboards and video conferencing facilities, end of trip facilities including bicycle racks and lockers, showers and change room amenities.
Biological surveys are delivered in the Pilbara Region of WA, requiring travel on an ad hoc and needs basis for long day or overnight trips.
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.
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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.