Energy Transition Specialist

1 month ago


Perth, Western Australia BHP Full time

About BHP

We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives. Our strategy is to focus on delivering safe, reliable, and competitive supply of energy to our business and enabling our climate strategy through transition to low emission energy.

The Role

The Principal Energy forms an essential part of the Energy Team within BHP's Commercial Function. Our purpose is to deliver safe, reliable, and competitive supply of energy to our business and enable BHP's climate strategy through transition to low emission energy. The successful candidate shall bring this purpose to life with key responsibilities including the origination of Renewable Power Purchase Agreements to assist BHP in achieving its medium-term target to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% by FY2030 (from FY2020 levels).

Key Responsibilities

  • Development and implementation of regional and national commercial strategies to enhance the effectiveness of power and renewable energy certificate origination, contracting, in full alignment with the operational requirements of the Assets supported.
  • Lead the end-to-end origination of commercial renewable energy arrangements whilst successfully collaborating with BHP Functional teams to ensure BHP's key objectives are met.
  • Develop and manage the required internal approvals for all origination activities ensuring BHP's objectives at a Portfolio level are met.
  • As a Renewable power expert lead relevant workstreams on other projects focussed on BHP's goal to achieve net-zero operational GHG emissions by 2050.
  • Assessment of energy transition strategies for the Assets.
  • Power Book Management including execution, management and optimisation of the sourcing and contracting strategies in accordance with established Company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.
  • Optimisation of demand side management levers ensuring both Asset and Commercial requirements are met.
  • Management of the Assets regulatory obligations in relation to power and environmental certificates.
  • Establishment and growth of high quality internal and external stakeholder relationships and networks.
  • All matters relating to electricity and environmental certificate markets (including existing/emerging power providers capabilities, NEM changes, regulatory changes, technology developments etc.).

About You

  • Bachelor's Degree or related equivalent experience.
  • Expertise in execution and management of renewable Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), with a sound knowledge of technical and commercial issues/risks associated with these.
  • Strong understanding of origination processes and exhibits the capacity to effectively self-execute sourcing process.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of commercial terms and conditions including expertise in resolving commercial terms and conditions issues through collaboration.
  • Negotiating skills & experience.
  • Strong understanding of regulatory requirements within the Australian electricity markets.
  • Must be able to handle multiple tasks efficiently and effectively working in a fast-paced team environment.
  • Collaboration and influencing skills to work with cross functional peers to gain support for all initiatives.
  • Analytical data driven decision making and problem solving.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.


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