Specialist Disputes and Regulatory

Date: 3 Sept 2025

Job Posting End Date: 17-Sep-2025;15:59:59GMT

Job Country: Australia

Job State/Province: Various Locations

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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

Working closely with the Head of Legal / Manager Legal the Specialist will fill a vacancy in the team managing regulatory engagement . The successful candidate will contribute to the success of BHP by providing specialist, strategic legal advice to enable the business to achieve its commercial objectives in compliance with applicable laws and consistent with the BHP Charter.

The Specialist will be responsible for providing high quality, timely and cost-effective legal representation, in conjunction with external legal services providers, to inform key company decision-making processes and proactively managing legal risk and exposure associated with regulatory engagement.

This role is expected to deliver independent, strategic advice across all the subject areas covered by the team, balancing commercial, reputational and legal risks and opportunities. Occasional travel domestically within Australia (subject to relevant business requirements and approvals) is expected.

• Provide subject matter expertise and strategic input to manage regulatory engagement and inform relevant internal stakeholders.
• Deliver independent, strategic advice across a range of subject areas, balancing commercial, reputational and legal risks and opportunities.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, including Corporate Communications, Finance Projects, HR Governance, Group Tax and Group Governance.

• Law Degree
• Admitted to practice in Australia, with current practising certificate
• Experience in regulatory engagements and complex commercial disputes (litigation / arbitration). International and/or investigations experience is desirable.
• Experience in the resources industry and/or employment law is advantageous.
• Deep technical understanding of Australian law and legal process (foreign legal experience and qualification is advantageous)
• Experience in the resources industry and/or employment law is advantageous.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (Spanish or Portuguese is advantageous), including the ability to succinctly communicate legal strategy, risks and opportunities.
• Strong understanding of emerging issues and disputes-related risks and opportunities.
• Ability to lead aspects of very large legal projects involving cross-functional teams.
• Outstanding judgement in evaluating financial and non-financial considerations.
• Ability to effectively and constructively influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Commercial and strategic acumen.

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.

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