Principal Hse

**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**:
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the HSE Functional Services team in the role of Principal HSE supporting WA Major Projects. Reporting to the Superintendent HSE WA Major Projects, this role will provide Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) functional support for the Western Ridge Crusher Project.

The Project is situated at our Newman Operations (Whaleback) and will deliver the construction of a 30Mtpa primary crusher and overland conveyor (OLC) to deliver 29Mtpa of ore to the existing Whaleback processing infrastructure. There’s an expectation that the incumbent will be highly independent and embedded within the Project team and work along with Project Delivery Managers to deliver HSE outcomes in an integrated Business Partnership model.

In this role you will:

- Build capability within WA Major Project’s leaders to enable them to create the desired HSE culture and enact their HSE risk management and compliance requirements.
- Ensure provision of technical expertise and deliverables of environment, health, hygiene and safety requirements for the Project.
- Deliver coaching for line management on the quality and effectiveness of HSE risk assessments, Field Leadership, event investigations and corrective actions.
- Work closely with the project delivery team and contracting partners to ensure all defined HSE requirements are clearly understood, embedded into project documentation and implemented during the delivery of scope.
- Support with the embedment of the BHP field leadership program throughout the Project inclusive of contracting partners.
- Develop and deliver relevant HSE content for upskilling of project owner’s teams and contractor personnel.
- Facilitate the communication between workgroups to ensure consistency in HSE systems, processes, procedures and goals.
- Support the completion of all Project HSE reporting requirements as required.
- Support and conduct HSE assurance and verification activities as per defined project schedule.

**About You**:
To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Tertiary Qualifications in Health and Safety, Risk Management or a related field
- A proven passion and enthusiasm for HSE and building a culture of care, with the ability to influence different levels of leadership.
- Strong, adaptable and collaborative communication and engagement style.
- Demonstrated ability to consistently deliver team results and meet deadlines through effective time management.
- Ability to identify and lead change through vision setting, empowerment and effective execution of the change management process.
- Experience influencing and developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to effectively engage and collaborate with contractors to build capability and maintain HSE standards and performance.

**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.