Principal Healthy Environment Goal Integrity | 2-year Fixed Term
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
The Principal, Healthy Environment Goal Integrity role provides technical leadership informed by on-the-ground expertise to support the design, delivery and continuous improvement of BHP’s Healthy Environment Goal program and associated land-based sustainability initiatives.
Working across the business, you will integrate your experience of ecological science, conservation, Traditional Owner partnerships and regenerative land management into project guidance and assurance, helping ensure BHP’s nature-related commitments translate into credible, measurable performance in the landscapes where we operate.
Reporting to the Manager, Sustainability Partnerships, and partnering closely with Environment, External Affairs, Legal and ESG governance teams, you will apply knowledge of ecological systems, biodiversity dependencies and natural-capital considerations to optimise program performance and support sound, evidence-based action.
You will leverage insights from the development and evaluation of nature and/or carbon projects to embed BHP’s Nature Project Integrity Principles in project design and delivery, strengthen monitoring and performance analytics, and support effective management of nature-related risks, impacts and opportunities.
About You
- Strong environmental project development capability, including experience establishing and/or developing nature or carbon projects.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement credible monitoring frameworks, including baselines, impact assessment, data collection/analysis and interpretation of ecological change.
- Experience developing or applying land-management plans, reserve management plans, or landscape-scale conservation strategies, including adaptive management approaches.
- Strong experience working in Indigenous-partnered land management or conservation initiatives, including partnering with Traditional Owners and local land managers in two-way science and culturally informed practices.
- Working knowledge of nature-related risks, dependencies and impacts (e.g., TNFD-like and natural-capital approaches) and the ability to communicate technical information clearly in reports, presentations and decision support.
Open for applications until 2 May 2026
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please seek line-leader approval for this secondment before application, evidence of this approval will be sought if candidates reach interview stage.
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.
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