Principal Employee Relations I Perth

2 weeks ago

Perth, Western Australia BHP Full time

Date:28 Jun 2023
Job Posting End Date:

Job Country:
Australia
Job State/Province:Western Australia
Job Location/Region:Perth
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 RoleThis role provides support and Employee Relations advice for BHP's Major Projects functions, including core elements and inputs into contractor management for the contractor workforce that operates on our sites.
  • Contribute to the formulation of the Employee Relations Strategy for WA Major Projects and recommend modifications from a riskinformed perspective.
  • Provide governance over contractor partners from an employee relations perspective to mitigate employee relations risk
  • Work with internal stakeholders, including Project Managers and the Commercial function, to mitigate employee relations risk
  • Advise and train Project professionals and leaders on regulatory requirements, policies, legislation and best practices
  • Audit contracting partners to ensure they are meeting their commercial obligations
  • Oversee union right of entry processes
  • Implement initiatives to ensure appropriate labour sourcing and availability for contracting partners
  • Provide expert advice to all levels of management on the proper handling of workplace issues including terminations, discipline, and disputes to ensure timely resolution
  • Utilise the risk framework to manage existing and impending risks
  • Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders in workplace investigation cases assigned to ER according to our general framework
  • Work as part of a broader global Employee Relations subfunction within the Human Resources function in a high trust, collaborative and flexible environment.


 About You
  • Undergraduate degree in a human resourcesrelated field or equivalent experience
  • Experience in contactor management from an employee relations perspective
  • Sound commercial acumen in order to identify and mitigate commercialrelated employee relations risks
  • Stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Experience in major capital projects (ideally during study and execution phases)
  • Mining, Heavy Industry and/or Oil and Gas experience
  • Extensive knowledge of the Australian industrial relations system and legislation, including keeping up to date with developments in IR reform and case law

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.


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.

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