Head of Asset Integration

**About BHP**

At BHP, we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. Our purpose is to bring people and resources together to build a better world. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse, collaborative, and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to create a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and vision, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market business operating in various locations across Western Australia. All nickel operations (open-cut and underground mines, concentrators, a smelter and refinery) are located in Western Australia, employ over 2,500, and 85% of the output is sold to global battery material suppliers. The integrated business adds value throughout our nickel supply chain, with the majority of Nickel West’s current production sold as powder and briquettes.

We invest in people and capability to deliver high performance and our aspiration for a gender-balanced workforce. We drive continuous improvement through respect for people’s differences, self-accountability, a hunger to learn and a commercial mindset. We know we are successful when we have stable and predictable operations with 70,000+ problem solvers across BHP improving the work they do and making better decisions every day. Come be a part of this success through this leadership role

**About the Role - Job Description**:
Reporting into the Asset President, Nickel West, the Head of Asset Integration plays a critical role in shaping the future of NiW and ensuring our ESG foundations are in place to maintain and enhance our credentials as a Premium Sustainable Nickel producer for current and future customers. The Head of Asset Integration, Director on the Nickel West Board, is accountable for three primary areas within Nickel West:

- Leadership of the Asset’s Energy Management Group, with the aim of providing power to meet the Asset’s growth trajectory and enhancing the decarbonisation aspirations of Nickel West.
- Development and Portfolio Management of the “Pathway to Net Zero” plan, with the goal of ensuring Nickel West retains and enhances its position as one of the world’s most sustainable nickel producers.
- Providing the Technical Surface Asset interface with Major Projects, Business Development, Planning and Technical, Innovation Marketing, other BHP teams, and external Research Groups/Government Advisory bodies, to support the delivery of the business plans.

This is a global search with the role based in Perth, Western Australia.

**About You - Skills and Qualifications**:
We value diversity in thinking and your career to date will testify to your ability get the best from a diverse and inclusive team culture. You will be able to demonstrate strong business acumen, have an understanding of the key drivers of mineral processing. Energetic and results-orientated, you work well under pressure bringing attention to detail and an ability to meet multiple and interdependent deadlines.

You are able to establish credibility through your strong technical ability, operational expertise, leadership and excellent communication skills. You relate well with people with an engaging style allowing you to communicate enthusiastically and build strong working relationships with an acute focus on safety.

**Requirements**:

- Chemical Engineer, Electrical or Metallurgist background (highly regarded) - with the commercial savvy and ability to influence to enhance the productivity, ESG & Commercial positioning of the Nickel West Asset
- Experience in similar resource processing, asset operations, or adjacent experience in extractives/natural resources
- Proven experience of building and leading an inclusive and high performing culture and teams
- Demonstrated confidence in Safety Leadership and holding yourself and others accountable
- The ability to develop strategy, and align stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive performance through operating discipline to achieve great results
- Experience in influencing in all directions through working with peers, internal functions, regulatory authorities, and third party or external stakeholders

**Accountabilities**:
Accountabilities in this role are to:

- Deliver a safe system of work. Keep our people safe, injury free and healthy by enabling our Step-up Culture, Charter Values, and Code of Business Conduct. Be responsible and accountable for risk ownership to ensure that critical controls are managed, and material risk is maintained in a well-controlled state across the Asset Integration team.
- Create a culture in which engagement, inclusion and diversity thrive. Create a culture of care by being a visible safety leader, who engages, listens to feedback, shares context, develops and coaches your team
- Set visions, strategies, and plans whilst inspiring and challe