Specialist Projects - Adelaide
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 a member of the Olympic Dam Small Projects team, you will bring project management capability across the full project lifecycle to ultimately deliver projects in accordance with the BHP Small Projects Management Framework, relevant site standards and approved performance targets (HSE, cost, quality, schedule).
Success in this role will be achieved through engagement with BHP stakeholders, external design consultants, construction contractors and materials suppliers. You will actively project manage the full lifecycle of multiple multi-disciplinary projects, and will be directly accountable for managing safety, cost, schedule, quality and operational readiness on your projects.
This position can be based in Adelaide, with weekly site travel or Olympic Dam.
In this role you will:
- Demonstrate a commitment to safety by actively engaging in the BHP Field Leadership program.
- Project manage multiple projects (each typically A$1M - A$5M) across all stages of the project.
- Ensure compliance to BHP Group, Business, and Asset level requirements, statutory regulations and standards, and relevant BHP Olympic Dam site standards and specifications.
- Provide input into M&OP strategic plans, budgets and targets, and ensure compliance for projects under your control.
- Perform regular evaluation of project risks and implement controls where necessary. Regular field verification of risk controls will be required.
- Provide regular project progress reports, across various platforms, to all stakeholders.
- Hold a high standard of personal operational discipline and establish routines necessary for safe and efficient project delivery.
- Coordinate operational readiness requirements so that handover of projects is inclusive of all maintenance plans, work instructions, spare parts, etc.
- At project completion, ensure all project documentation has been updated to as-commissioned status and submitted to the Governance & Technical Stewardship team for final endorsement and storage. Ensure compliance to BHP Group, Business, and Asset level requirements, statutory regulations and standards, and relevant BHP Olympic Dam site standards and specifications.
- Regularly liaise with other project teams and operational functions across Copper SA to provide sharing of knowledge and aid continual improvement in project delivery.
About You
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Formal qualifications in Project Management supported by Engineering discipline will be desirable.
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Demonstrated experience across a portfolio of technical projects with multiple delivery requirements.
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A proactive, self-driven team player who operates with honesty and integrity.
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Experienced in mining and minerals processing, or other similar heavy industrial sectors.
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Ability to manage internal stakeholders and external consultants and contractors through a program of multiple capital projects.
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Ability to work flexibly from multiple job locations, including management of city-based consultants, and site-based contractors.
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Experienced in Contractor tendering, assessment and engagement, including development of detailed scopes of work and bid evaluations, as well as providing input into Contract development.
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Experienced in managing safety in design reviews and value engineering assessments.
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Good time management skills with an ability to managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
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Demonstrated technical skills with good problem-solving skills.
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Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing abilities.
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Well -developed written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise reports for senior BHP business leaders.
How to Apply
Please apply before 27 August 2025
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.