Principal Operations
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 Operational Decarbonisation team has been established to support the delivery of BHP's decarbonisation programs in Minerals Australia. Our team is based all over Australia and made up of professionals in workstreams covering Mining, Rail, Power, and Integration. Our purpose is to maintain the regional decarbonisation roadmap and solving complex decarbonisation problems to help BHP achieve its medium-term operational decarbonisation target of 30% emissions reduction by FY2030 based on FY2020 baseline and long-term goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
Operational trials in collaboration with our vendors and industry to accelerate development are critical to success. BHP is advancing trials to demonstrate the safe and efficient application of emerging low emissions technologies.
The Principal Operations will support the operation of the Caterpillar Early Learner battery truck project at our Jimblebar Mine. The Caterpillar Early Learner will be BHP’s first battery electric haul trucks, two have arrived and the testing will occur from early 2026. Over the test phase, we want to demonstrate the safe and efficient operation of the Early Learner and its supporting high power battery charging infrastructure, ahead of planned further adoption across BHP.
In this role you will:
- Support the readiness and operation of the Caterpillar battery-electric haul truck project planning and execution, with a focus on capturing learnings.
- Plan, schedule, and support the delivery of activities to achieve the testing plan.
- Prepare regular performance analysis and deliver insightful metrics reports to inform the trial.
- Proactively identify safe work practices and events/hazards procedures and operating standards to contribute to a safe working environment.
- Identify and assess risks, make risk informed decisions, use BHP's risk management framework, and build a risk aware culture to support safe and successful trial operation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and site operations to plan and execute activities through the project phases - planning, construction, operation, and progressive capturing of learnings.
- Support investigations of problems and using planned and structured approaches.
This position is based at Jimblebar and is offered as a 5/2, 4/3, roster with consideration for flexible working arrangements or modified rosters.
About You
- Prioritise team health and safety
- Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Mining Engineering, or a related discipline. Trade qualification or equivalent
- Proven experience in mine planning, operations planning, and project delivery within mining operations. Preferably, experience with Caterpillar Mining Systems Fleet and Command
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Preferably familiar with PowerBI and data tools
- Exhibit a strong desire to learn, problem-solve and a high level of enthusiasm to develop new skills.
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.