Project Risk Principal
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
This role provides expert guidance in the governance and assurance of portfolios and projects, with a strong focus on identifying and mitigating risks throughout the project lifecycle. Operating in alignment with compliance standards and requirements, the role aims to deliver value, ensure safety, and optimise outcomes for BHP.
Key Accountabilities:
- Evaluate and continuously refine optimal solutions, taking ownership of project decisions and outcomes while managing impacts across the project lifecycle, including social, environmental, and commercial factors.
- Monitor and manage project performance to ensure delivery aligns with safety standards, budget constraints, and defined scope.
- Apply risk management processes, conduct thorough risk assessments, adhere to compliance standards, and provide accurate risk reporting to enhance safety and value.
- Facilitate the use of risk assessment tools and techniques to identify and analyse a broad spectrum of risks, challenge assumptions, and evaluate the effectiveness of risk controls.
- Make informed decisions based on risk assessments, promote the use of BHP’s risk management framework, and foster a culture of risk awareness to support safe and productive outcomes.
- Deliver impactful presentations and facilitate workshops using storytelling techniques to engage and influence stakeholders.
- Leverage a deep understanding of the business context, BHP’s Operating Model, and ways of working to support effective decision-making and enhance value chain performance.
- Collaborate across the organisation to harness collective capabilities.
- Commit to achieving 100% safety, 100% customer value, and 0% waste.
- Maintain a customer-centric approach, with a strong focus on meeting stakeholder needs.
About You
- Demonstrated experience facilitating risk assessments using tools such as Bowtie, WRAC, and JSA.
- Strong knowledge and practical application of risk management frameworks.
- Proven ability to monitor and manage project performance across risk, budget, and scope.
- Skilled in delivering workshops and presentations engaging with various levels of stakeholders.
- Background in project risk, cost control, or broader project delivery.
- Experience in systems such as Active Risk Manager (ARM), Primavera (P6), SafetyCulture, Governance Risk and Compliance (1SAP GRC) or similar risk systems.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to apply the BHP Operating Model to drive value throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ability to challenge assumptions, make risk-informed decisions, and cultivate a risk-aware culture.
- Collaborative mindset with a commitment to safety, customer value, and continuous improvement.
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.