Principal Portfolio

**Date**:3 Dec 2024**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 Role**
- In this role you will work closely with other Exploration teams around the globe, providing technical expertise in the management and governance of a portfolio of Exploration investments that enable value creation.
- Together you will support Exploration’s ambition to be a world-class growth engine and the leading global discovery team that consistently generates an economic return while delivering transformational growth for BHP.
- Reporting to Manager Exploration Portfolio, your accountabilities include:

- Owning and maintaining Portfolio infrastructure and customer communications, including SharePoint site, guidance documents / tools, and communications.
- Coordinating Exploration Investment and Performance Review routines through stakeholder communication, preparation of facilitation and pre-read materials, and recording of meeting minutes, actions, and decisions.
- Facilitating investment decision framing to drive collaboration among key stakeholders, identify key value drivers, and align investment proposals with exploration portfolio strategy.
- Supporting Portfolio Planning and Prioritization routines through preparation of facilitation and pre-read materials, including developing and communicating insights that support data-driven decision making.
- Supporting maintenance (especially data quality) of Portfolio Management Tool, including working with Specialist Data and Reporting to optimize configuration for high-quality customer experience.

**About You**- Degree qualification with relevant post-qualification experience in portfolio management and/or project management.
- While not mandatory but qualification in Geoscience or Business Finance are highly regarded.
- Demonstrated experience in data analysis & interpretation, with an emphasis on clear communication of analytical approaches, results, and articulation of relevant insights as key inputs to decision making.
- Strong understanding of the key value drivers for resource exploration.
- Grounded in business context and strategic objectives but capable and willing to dive into details when required.
- Mastery of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point and experience / proficiency in Power BI.
- While not mandatory but highly regarded, experience in resource exploration at a reputable firm.

**Location**
- There is flexibility for this role to be Perth, Brisbane, or Adelaide based. You will be working on Monday-Friday roster. Flexible work is also offered.
- Application close on **Tuesday, 17 Dec 2024**

**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.