Specialist Contractor Management (HSS)| WAIO | Perth | Monday to Friday
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 have an exciting opportunity within the HSS Contracts team based in Perth.
In the HSS Contracts team, you will be responsible for the safe and efficient management of our contracted vendors during the execution phase. A key focus of this role will be supporting the governance and ongoing management of the WAIO Labour Hire Panel, ensuring labour hire suppliers meet safety, compliance, performance and workforce requirements across the business. Working closely with operational leaders, procurement and labour hire suppliers, you will help drive strong workforce outcomes and supplier performance across WAIO.
If successful, you will play an active role in ensuring compliance with contractor management requirements and the effective management of multi-site contracts across WAIO. The role offers broad stakeholder exposure and requires the ability to build strong relationships, influence outcomes and effectively manage both customer and supplier interactions.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Ensure contract compliance with the requirements of BHP's Our Requirements for Contractor Management
- Support the governance and ongoing management of the WAIO Labour Hire Panel and Contract Owner portfolio
- Monitor supplier performance through standardised performance routines and escalate contractual or operational issues to the relevant stakeholders for resolution
- Manage contract documentation and coordinate review and approval processes for contract variations and amendments
- Promote and support continuous improvement in contractor safety and performance outcomes
- Monitor, govern and verify Contract Owner standards to support compliance with internal and external business requirements
- Verify governance requirements through regular assurance activities and audits
- Contribute to reporting, insights and continuous improvement initiatives across the contract portfolio
What can we offer you?
- Perth-based role with flexible working arrangements
- Ongoing support, training and development opportunities to grow your capability and career
- The opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of contracts and engage with stakeholders across WAIO
- Exposure to strategic contractor and labour hire governance activities that directly support operational success
About You
We are looking to connect with motivated individuals who demonstrate a strong commitment to personal and team safety, thrive in a fast-paced environment, bring a continuous improvement mindset, and are driven to deliver outcomes through collaboration and strong stakeholder engagement.
Your experience will include, but not be limited to:
- An overriding commitment to health, safety, environment and sustainable development.
- Experience within the resources industry or in contractor management, procurement, business, finance or law.
- The ability to adapt to change and work collaboratively across diverse stakeholder groups.
- A proactive approach to learning, problem solving and continuous improvement.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence outcomes at varying levels of the business.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with a strong attention to detail.
- High levels of computer literacy, particularly within the Microsoft Office suite, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a dynamic environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing supplier, contractor or stakeholder relationships.
- Experience working with labour hire providers, contingent workforce arrangements, contractor management or contract administration will be highly regarded.
- The ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment.
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.