Principal Land Management

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!

Work Location

Tucson, AZ office. 40 hours per week. Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home) is standard for BHP. 

BHP offers relocation assistance to support the successful incumbent in transitioning, if required. Benefits offered as part of the relocation program include (but are not limited to) new home purchase assistance, temporary accommodations, home finding trip and a relocation allowance.

Purpose

The Principal Land Management supports the BHP Legacy Assets USA portfolio with land holdings in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and California. The successful candidate implements land title and ownership management, maintains an accurate database, provides commercial support for divestitures and acquisitions, and maintains key internal and external stakeholder relationships.

About the Role

In this role you will:

• Land title and ownership management

• • Permit, lease, and tax payments
  • Renewal or end of term of contracts including leases
  • Maintaining filings of records in the proper regulatory agencies
  • Maintain surface ownership and mineral ownership

• Participation in commerical transactions with land acquisition divestitures
  • Title review and research
  • Commercial negotiation applicable to real estate
  • Land value evaluation
  • Land survey confirmation

• Maintain strong working relationships with local community, contractors and government/regulator stakeholders. 

About You

• Minimum requirement of a Bachelor degree in Natural Resource Management or related Bachelor of Science degree with land management experience
• Land management experience is required, preferably in mining, petroleum or construction
• Experience with land management software and GIS is required
• Strong interpersonal skills including an ability to interact and communicate professionally and respectfully with site staff, functional support teams, and regulatory agency representatives.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.

Application Deadline

This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on June 26, 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.  The outcome of these checks is not determinative of whether or not BHP decides to make an offer of employment.

Supporting a Diverse Workplace

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 is 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 recognize 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.

At BHP, we aim to unlock the enormous potential that diverse and inclusive teams bring to the workplace, to leave a strong legacy within and beyond our operations for the generations to come.

Based on existing demographics in our Potash project preference in hiring will be given to qualified women and Indigenous peoples who self-identify as such in the application process. This reasonable and justifiable measure has been implemented pursuant to section 56 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2018.

The BHP Jansen project marks the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, and with that growth will come significant employment opportunities. With first production projected to occur late in 2026, from now until the project fully ramps up there will be significant recruitment requirements over the coming months and years. To find out more about the project, hints and tips on our process and where a career with BHP Potash can take you, sign up to our talent updates here.