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Principal Site Support

Date:  9 Feb 2026
Job Posting End Date: 
Job Country: 

Australia

Job State/Province:  Western Australia
Job Location/Region:  Pilbara

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.

 

Role Overview

 

Reporting to the Manager Site Support, you will be a strategic partner to the MAC Leadership Team. You will be responsible for managing the annual Business Planning activities for site, with a focus on the 12-24 month time horizon. Through this process, you’ll translate our long-term strategies into operational plans, and define the standards by which these plans are monitored, and success is measured.

 

You will be highly adept at deriving insights from a range of different data sources, visualising and communicating these insights to guide leadership judgement and priorities, and ultimately deliver high‑value projects and/or Programs of Work.

 

To be successful in this role, you must be adaptable; able to quickly pivot plans to accommodate changing business priorities. This role is suited to an energetic, enthusiastic and self-motivated professional who is seeking an influential role within WAIO.

 

Core Deliverables

 

  • CAP Cycle Outputs: Site Budget/Workforce Plan, Integrated Operations Plan (IOP)
  • Strategic Support for the Operational Lead team
  • Break-through Projects or Programs of Work for Site
  • High-Impact Site Visits (Board Members, Investors etc.)
  • Senior Leadership Presentations

 

Key Accountabilities:

 

  • Translates corporate priorities into actionable plans, communicating, managing and evaluating the implementation of those plans, and reporting back on their progress to facilitate the delivery of our strategy
  • Plans, tracks the delivery of and manages a project to generate value and drive the achievement of project outcomes
  • Uses evidence‑based insight to inform strategic judgement aligned with longer‑term business priorities
  • Identifies, engages and manages a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders
  • Conducts presentations and facilitates workshops using storytelling to connect, influence and engage the audience
  • Identifies, implements and evaluates the success of continuous improvement activities/initiatives to improve the safety, effectiveness and efficiency of BHP systems and processes
  • Applies and evaluates change management tools, methods, data, purpose, value and strategic direction

 

Skills and Experience:

 

As the successful candidate, you will possess the following:

  • Demonstrated considered, critical thinking and creative problem‑solving skills
  • Strong presentation and communication skills, and ability to influence stakeholders within different areas of expertise
  • Capability in project scoping, project planning and executing work using a disciplined approach to attain project goals
  • Experience in engaging across all levels of the business, from frontline through to higher level management

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.