Manager Employee Relations

**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**:
A recent internal promotion has given rise to a vacancy in the position of Manager Employee Relations Coal, based in Brisbane for an experienced Employee Relations Manager to join our team. This role is part of the Employee Relations Minerals Australia & Asia sub-function of Human Resources and has responsibility for employee relations matters within BHP’s BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and New South Wales Energy Coal businesses. Reporting to the Head of Employee Relations Minerals Australia and working closely with the business, HR sub-functions and other supporting functions, this role is a strategic, proactive partner offering a regionally consistent approach. This role provides leadership to a team or teams focussed on the strategy of, and advisory on, employee and industrial related matters to the business.
- Core Responsibilities:
- Supports the strategy, advisory and management of employee and labour relations matters and outcomes within the business.
- Applies an understanding of the business context and BHP operating model to enhance decision making, productivity and value chain performance.
- Partners with senior leaders to provide evidence-based and strategic advice in alignment with longer term business objectives.
- Identifies, engages and manages a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders.
- Gains support for and negotiates outcomes that achieve mutually beneficial goals.
- Identifies risks, makes risk adjusted/informed decisions and implements BHP's risk management framework to support safe and productive performance outcomes.
- Relentlessly pursuing continuous improvement, leveraging BHP’s Operating System to achieve excellence.

**About You**:

- Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent experience in a large organisation with multiple enterprise agreements and a large operational workforce
- Experience leading, motivating and developing a team and bringing teams together in a flexible and collaborative work environment
- Advanced coaching capabilities
- Exemplary commitment to care and inclusion
- Advanced stakeholder engagement and influencing capabilities with ability to leverage stakeholder relationships at all levels
- Subject matter expertise in Australian industrial relations and employment legislation and ability to provide business partners with up-to-date industrial relations advice and information
- Demonstrable experience in developing strategies and tactical plans, strategic decision-making and risk management
- Coal Mining, Manufacturing and/or Oil and Gas industry experience
- Cross functional HR experience where deep analytical and problem solving skills were developed
- Experience in enterprise agreement negotiation and external advocacy
- Strong work ethic, ability to prioritise business critical activities and a willingness to travel regionally regularly and sometimes be away from home overnight
- Bachelor's degree in HR, IR or Law is an advantage
- Minimum of 5 years experience in employee relations or relevant field is required

This roles requires at least 2-3 days per week in office/on site and travel to our operational sites in Central Queensland and NSW is required. We are open to flexible arrangements (including job share).

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**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.