Principal People Excellence | BHP Chile

About BHP

Welcome to BHP! Here we empower the professional development of all our teams to reach their full potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with exceptional job opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values charter, and where their skills are the key to our success.

Why not you? Why not BHP?

About the role

The Principal Projects People Excellence plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing strategic people priorities that equip BHP Projects with a future-ready workforce empowered, capable, and aligned to deliver long term value.

You will lead initiatives that uplift capability across complex project environments, design learning experiences, and foster a culture of engagement and continuous improvement. This role requires strong collaboration with senior stakeholders and the ability to navigate dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement capability frameworks and role clarity across projects.

• Design and deliver technical and professional development programs.

• Drive organisational culture and engagement strategies.

• Lead learning experience design and delivery for diverse audiences.

• Provide insights on talent pipelines and succession planning.

• Facilitate communities of practice and knowledge sharing.

• Partner with leadership to embed capability uplift initiatives aligned to emerging needs.

About You

Requirements:

• Fluent in Spanish and English (written and spoken).

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Adult Learning or related field, or demonstrated experience.

• Proven experience in HR, capability development, or organisational culture roles.

• Strong track record in leading capability programs from strategy through to delivery.

• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and navigating complex organisational landscapes.

• Certifications in change management, project management, or learning design (e.g., Prosci, ACMP, PMI) are desirable.

Location: Santiago

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