Project Assurance Specialist

**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 Role**:
As a member of the Modifications and Operational Projects Transition Team you will leverage your project management expertise and leadership skills to collaborate with others in order to drive the world class delivery of projects. Your principal responsibility will be to ensure smooth and healthy transition of projects from the development team through to the delivery team in accordance with the BHP Small Project Management Framework, relevant site standards and approved performance targets.

**This position is based in Adelaide with travel to Olympic Dam as required.**

**In this role you will**:

- Demonstrate a commitment to safety by actively engaging in the BHP Field Leadership program
- Provide support and guidance in the management of multiple MOPs projects (each typically A$1M - A$20M) through the design, execution, commissioning and operational readiness phases
- Optimise value through the project lifecycle by engaging other MOPs team members to understand, review and ensure all critical elements of each project are effectively planned
- Provide specialist multi-discipline engineering support and project management capability to ensure projects can be delivered in accordance with the portfolio and relevant processes, standards and performance targets
- Provide input to front end engineering studies, design and tender packages, review the critical technical documentation and participate in design reviews, risk assessments and planning for execution of projects in the MOPs portfolio
- Guide and challenge technical strategy and direction, regular evaluation of risks relevant to design and execution phases of projects, with site verification where required
- Ensure smooth and healthy transition of projects from the Development Team to the Delivery Team by reviewing project health status and providing feedback in various forums

**About You**:
To be successful in this role you will have a solid project management understanding and be a collaborative communicator with the ability to manage multiple business priorities simultaneously. Strong interpersonal skills are essential to allow you to influence while also enabling you to build collaborative team relationships, communicate across all business areas at all levels and ensure the best outcome for the business.

You will thrive in continuously changing and ambiguous environments and adapt to ensure focus is on the value-add activities for the department. You will be action oriented and strategically focused with problem solving, decision making and influencing skills.

Success in this role will be achieved through effective engagement with other team members, and the active identification and resolution of project gaps and risks including design, planning, safety, cost, schedule, commissioning, operational readiness, lessons learned. In addition you will possess the following:

- Clearly conveys information using a variety of means to ensure understanding of Why, How and What
- Ability to work in an ambiguous environment and respond to changing priorities
- Ability to coach and mentor team members
- Proven track record in a similar project assurance role and/or managing multi-disciplinary complex projects
- Self manages workload in a variety of locations with a focus on value output
- Ability to partner with others in the department to build a culture of trust and collaboration and achieve change through influence in support of business outcomes
- Qualified to support the technical requirements of the role
- Electrical qualifications and/or Commissioning experience desirable

**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 and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.