Principal Projects Internal Audit | Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Santiago
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
We are seeking a proactive and dynamic Projects professional to join the BHP Internal Audit Team to support the delivery of internal audits.
This role is part of the Operational Audit team that delivers BHP’s Global annual internal audit plan, and is pivotal in providing assurance over projects, to ensure safe and sustainable investment in alignment with approved objectives. The position will preferably be based out of Perth (but candidates in other BHP locations, including Brisbane, Adelaide and Santiago will also be considered) and reports to the Operational Audit Manager.
The role will also be involved in providing assurance over other risk areas across BHP’s global operations, such as Health, Safety & Environment, Asset Integrity, Closure, Tailings and Geotechnical Stability.
Key Accountabilities:
- Deliver the approved annual internal audit plan, by conducting the planning, execution and close-out of internal audits in accordance with relevant BHP and professional standards.
- Foster strong engagement with stakeholders to enable delivery of quality audit delivery, leveraging data analytics, and ensuring efficient testing and communication.
- Identify and manage guest auditors and co-sourced partners to support the delivery of quality audits.
- Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders across the business in operational risk areas, including project governance, studies and execution teams.
- Collaborate on the development of upcoming internal audit annual plans.
- Deliver continuous improvement and other strategic initiatives to enhance team performance and ways of working.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will be a proactive, inquisitive, detail-oriented professional with strong communication and influencing skills and have a willingness to learn in a dynamic and energetic work environment.
- Extensive experience in project studies, execution and/or governance roles within mining, resources, or large-scale industrial environments, and preferably hold a formal qualification in Project Management.
- Strong commitment to Health, Safety and Environment and sustainable development.
- Proven ability to lead others, effectively engage with varied stakeholders, and deliver objectives on time and within budget.
- Skilled in risk management, project governance, and the use of data analytics.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication, providing clear, objective and practical outputs.
- Have the flexibility to travel for audits, which may be for a few weeks at a time.
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.
If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.
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.