Lead Emerging Technology

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.

Location

- Job Country: Australia

- Job State/Province: Western Australia

- Job Location/Region: Perth

About the Role

As the Emerging Technology Lead, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating market scans, thought leadership, and evaluation of mid-to-long-term emerging digital technologies that can transform BHP's operations.

In this role, your key accountabilities will include:

- Work closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and explore how new digital technologies can help achieve our strategic goals.

- Analyse new technologies to assess their readiness for implementation, how they can be integrated into our technology landscape, and how they enable digital strategies and asset plans.

- Work across our business to co-ordinate research and evaluation of new digital technologies, as well as engagement with partners and vendors.

- Contribute to a team culture that values safety, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

About You

- A degree or equivalent experience in technology, engineering, or a related field.

- Knowledge in current and emerging digital technologies, with insight into how they can be applied to enhance safety, productivity, and cost efficiency.

- Practical understanding of the mining industry or similar sectors.

- A proactive and adaptable approach, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in diverse teams.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence outcomes, and work effectively across different stakeholder groups.

- A detail-oriented mindset, with effective problem-solving skills and a consistent track record of meeting deadlines.

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 is 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.

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