Principal Project Controls | BMA | Brisbane
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
As Principal Project Controls for BMA Major Shutdowns Group (MSD), you will lead a team of project cost & schedule specialists throughout the planning and execution phases of major Dragline and Shovel shutdowns, supporting our Bowen Basin Operations. You will enable a high-performing team through demonstrating best-practice technical project controls expertise. As a working lead you will also provide support to the Project Controls Specialist role, where you will constantly drive for continuous improvement – Seeking Better Ways.
This role is Brisbane based, Monday to Friday offering flexible work arrangements and holds the following key accountabilities:
- Foster an inclusive team culture of care where team members feel safe, enabled & engaged.
- Lead & coach in field leadership routines, displaying operating discipline through timely & adequate completion of assigned actions
- Develop & enhance project controls processes, tools and dashboards to enable streamlined and efficient ways of working.
- Lead in the development and monitoring of schedules and cost control process, analising and identifying waste trends to optimise and influence on-time delivery of the project’s objective/s. Right work, Right Time.
- Lead periodic benchmarking exercises to identify improvement opportunities and capitalise on lessons-learnt, in pursuit of shutdown best-practice.
- Lead in the development of 2Y budgets/5Y Planning, tracking commitments, estimation of accruals, monitoring the impact of scope change, and completion of end-of-month submissions.
- Manage stakeholder expectations through proactive customer engagement and receiving feedback. Develop and enhance an effective systemised communication process for all stakeholders.
- Manage escalations ensuring resolutions are provided in timely manner.
- Unlock team potential by driving improvement through BOS routines. Discover training needs and provide coaching to team members to ensure personal growth and career development.
- Strive to achieve 100% safety, 100% customer value and 0% waste.
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About You
You will have:
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Relevant tertiary qualification in a business/engineering/trade-related discipline or demonstrated equivalent business experience.
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Demonstrated experience and success in team leadership roles.
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Advanced Excel, MS Project, Power BI and SAP skills will be highly regarded.
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Strong problem-solving skills including organising and analyzing multiple data sources.
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Strong desire for continual improvement and simplification through innovation.
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Strong communication skills (written and verbal), collaboration and interpersonal skills and able to work autonomously
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Previous commercial, project management or shutdown experience in coal mining, resources or oil and gas industry would be well regarded.
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.
Please note as part of this recruitment process the successful applicant will need to conduct a Queensland legislated coal mine workers’ health assessment.
From 1 April 2023, ResHealth will be mandatory for the completion of coal mine workers’ health assessments, allowing you to submit, monitor and review the progress of your health assessment in a secure online environment. For more information please go to the ResHealth website.
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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.