Manager Water Planning

**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 Nickel West**:
Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market nickel business operating in Western Australia. Our culture benefits from deep technical know-how, pragmatism and sustainable delivery focus. The business employs over 2,500 people from five operations comprising underground and open-cut mines, concentrators, a smelter and a refinery. We also have plans to grow with new and expanded mines in the Northern Goldfields and increased capacity at downstream operations.

Nickel West has an exciting future ahead, sustainably producing nickel products essential to powering a lower carbon future. We invite you to join us at this exciting time in our journey, as we help bring people and resources together to build a better world.

Nickel West’s diversity, major growth plans and sustainability focus offers a rare mix of opportunities for this key leadership role. Your role scope to shape current and future operations and create a lasting legacy of change is large.
- A key leadership role within the Nickel West Planning and Technical function.
- Responsible for managing a high performing team of experienced water professionals.
- Responsible for leading direction, review and improvement in Asset water management.
- Responsible for building valued relationships with key stakeholders and creating social value.

**About the Role**:
Reporting to the Nickel West Head of Planning and Technical, this is a full-time role within a key technical function. As BHP has placed increasing emphasis on building more sustainable and resilient operations, water stewardship has been key in this focus. Leading an experienced team and within a dynamic work environment, you will be responsible for the Asset’s strategic water direction, performance tracking and compliance with BHP Standards.

Your team will be responsible for building water resource knowledge and developing effective water strategies and improvement plans. This will be done in partnership with site operations and other functions to strengthen operational performance and resilience, maximise social value and enable our future. Your ability to engage effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders and create compelling vision and reasoning for changes/improvements will be key to your success.

Specifically, you will:

- Manage an experienced and skilled team of hydrogeologists and water engineers.
- Develop plans that enable the Asset Water Strategy, in consultation with the workforce.
- Identify work plans to meet BHP Water Stewardship Standards, and track compliance.
- Routinely review Asset water risks and performance metrics to identify and action issues.
- Scope and execute knowledge studies and design mine dewatering plans and supply borefields.
- Deliver strategic and technical support to Life of Asset planning, site operations and growth projects.
- Provide technical input to statutory approvals processes, and compliance assessments.
- Contribute to processes and culture where water is embedded in business planning and decision-making.

**About You**:
To be successful in this role you should possess:

- Bachelor of Science or Engineering in relevant discipline.
- 10+ years’ experience in mining and/or other heavy industry.
- Experience in managing small to medium size technical team/s.
- Experience in operational and/or project water management.
- Proven experience in programme management/delivery.
- Excellent engagement, critical thinking and influencing skills.
- The abilities and energy to inspire those around you and help make BHP a sector leader in water stewardship.

**Location**:
Nickel West - Perth operates from City Square located in the heart of the Perth CBD. The building itself reflects the latest thinking in corporate workplace design and facilities with the centrepiece of the development being a 45 storey tower which is home to the other BHP group of companies in Western Australia.

**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, b