Lead Principal HSS Assurance

Health, Safety & Environment (Mining, Resources & Energy)

Full time

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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.

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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.

At BHP, we are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of health, safety and security for our employees, stakeholders and the community. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Principal HSS Assurance - Occupational Health to join our team and lead our efforts in creating a safe and compliant work environment.

You will be expected to provide Health, Safety & Security (HSS) technical knowledge and expertise in conducting assurance activities over risk management, industry and internal processes. Support the delivery of the approved internal assurance plan by effectively and efficiently planning, executing and delivering the coverage of the HSS process and risks across Assets, Functions and Exploration activities. Deliver the HSS scope of assurance activities, in line with the approved annual plan with high degree of quality. This is completed by planning, executing and reporting in compliance with the Group HSS Assurance Terms of Reference:

Key accountabilities:

• Provides Subject Matter Expertise on HSS to assess controls, systems and HSS programs defined by BHP to manage risk with potential Health, Safety or Security impact across the organisation.

• Uses data analytics to refine assurance scope, analyse trends, identify exceptions and produce factually based outcomes.

• Work collaboratively with the business over complex HSS issues and promotes critical thinking and coaching to help the business to improve the risk and control environment.

• Verifies the management of vendor/customer selection, contracts, and performance to mitigate BHP's exposure to risk.

• Identifies, engages and manages a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders.

• Identifies and assesses risks, makes risk informed decisions, uses BHP's risk management framework and builds a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes.

• Designs and implements governance/assurance practices and provide coaching and capability build to enable value outcomes across BHP.

• Responds to, manages and provides specialist/functional expertise on health, safety and security related risks to uplift organisational capability in HSS management.

• Engages the capabilities of the entire organisation.

To be a top performer you will need:

• High level of tertiary education - completed a university degree.

• Knowledge and proven experience in HSS systems and controls, with demonstrated experience on application in Operational environments of at least 10 years.

• Proven experience in Occupational Health with focus on Health Management; Ergonomics; Human Factors.

• Depth of knowledge and proven experience in the resources industry of at least 10 years.

• Practical experience in application of Risk Management in resources industry.

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.

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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 [email protected] .

As a world-leading resources company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, our products are sold worldwide, with sales and marketing led through our Singapore and Houston locations.

We're focused on the resources the world needs to grow and decarbonise. Copper for renewable energy. Nickel for electric vehicles. Potash for sustainable farming. Iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition.

A resources mix for today and for the future.

We have over 80,000 employees and you'll find BHP people from the Pilbara to the Bowen Basin, from Saskatchewan to Santiago and from Texas, Trinidad and Tobago to Singapore and Melbourne.

As a world-leading resources company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, our products are sold worldwide, with sales and marketing led through our Singapore and Houston locations.

We're focused on the resources the world needs to grow and decarbonise. Copper for renewable energy. Nickel for electric vehicles. Potash for sustainable farming. Iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition.

A resources mix for today and for the future.

We have over 80,000 employees and you'll find BHP people from the Pilbara to the Bowen Basin, from Saskatchewan to Santiago and from Texas, Trinidad and Tobago to Singapore and Melbourne.

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