Principal Studies

**About BHP**

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**About Oak Dam**:
The Oak Dam copper discovery is an exciting undeveloped iron oxide copper-gold-uranium mineralised system located on the traditional lands of the Kokatha People, 500km north of Adelaide and 65km south-east of Olympic Dam, South Australia.

Since discovery in 2018, we have been progressing resource definition drilling to advance geological knowledge and commenced order of magnitude studies to identify viable development pathways with the potential to materially contribute towards BHP’s copper growth strategy.

**About the Role**:
As the Principal Studies you will have a unique opportunity to be involved in this exciting Greenfields project, supporting the Oak Dam Study Manager within the Olympic Dam (OD) Strategic Planning and Studies (SP&S) Team. You will be highly motivated with strong communication and collaboration skills in a dynamic environment, have a willingness to learn and a desire to succeed.

**_This role will be based in Adelaide offering excellent flexibility._**

In this role you will:

- Support the Oak Dam Study Manager to develop and maintain a positive and collaborative team culture
- Prepare study management documentation including study work plans, end of phase reports, key value drivers and investment approval requests
- Develop and maintain study phase routines for monitoring and reporting of performance metrics including cost, schedule, risk and field leadership activities
- Co-ordination of study phase activities, reporting and interfaces across multiple functions and departments
- Collaboration with functional teams for timely completion of NPI and Surface Processing study phase deliverables including end of phase reporting
- Co-ordination of NPI and Surface Infrastructure study phase inputs to support trade-off studies, valuations and PIA Selection.
- Preparation of materials for presentation at leadership forums and project steering committees
- Lead the identification and implementation of improvement initiatives, including programmatic opportunities for increased capital efficiency and productivity for the studies, following standard value optimization/trade off processes
- Engage, coordinate and support technical engineering disciplines for the technical assurance of third-party engineering
- Lead implementation of risk and quality management plans in the studies, to assure effective management of the program’s engineering scope of work
- Source information, plan and conduct analysis to support evidence-based decision

**About You**:

- Solid experience in a studies or project engineering role
- A positive outlook with the ability to motivate and inspire others
- Strong written and presentational skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex messages to a variety of audiences, including senior executives
- Able to plan and organize self and work in order to achieve study objectives and milestone activities
- Drives collaboration within and across teams to ensure effective execution of the study
- Demonstrates a willingness to adapt with changing priorities and focus
- An overriding commitment to health, safety, environment, sustainability and social value
- Seizes opportunities to do things better and think outside the square

**How to Apply**:
**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.