Principal Estimating & Cost Control | Perth, Brisbane, or Adelaide

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

Are you a seasoned expert in Estimating, Cost Control, or Planning & Scheduling? BHP’s Project Centre of Excellence (PCoE) group is seeking Principal Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to elevate our global project delivery standards.

As an Estimating & Cost Control, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the success of BHP’s capital projects by providing expert guidance, governance, and strategic insight. You’ll ensure alignment with BHP’s standards and industry best practices, while fostering a culture of care and continuous improvement across global and regional teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide expert review and assurance of project estimates, budgets, and schedules across all lifecycle phases.
• Define and implement best practices, tools, and frameworks for effective project controls.
• Champion a culture of care by supporting leaders and teams with tools and strategies aligned to BHP’s values.
• Drive integration across functions, operations, and regions through strong stakeholder engagement.
• Make evidence-based decisions aligned with long-term business goals.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, efficiency, and effectiveness.

About You

As the successful applicant you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Demonstrated experience in a Project Control & Analysis (PC&A) SME role within mining or major capital projects.
• Proven track record of delivering value through expert project controls leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business (Finance/Accounting), Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills.
• Deep subject matter expertise in Estimating, Cost Control, or Scheduling.
• Strategic thinker with excellent time management and leadership capabilities.
• Experience in project reviews and internal improvement initiatives.

Location

The role can be based in Australia corporate offices in Perth, Brisbane, or Adelaide.
You will be working on Monday to Friday roster with 3-2-1 arrangement. Three days from the office, two days from home, one of those days must be a Monday or Friday.

To find out more about working with BHP and to meet some of our team, click here.

Application close on Sunday, 3 Aug 2025.

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.