Principal 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

This role provides strategic employee relations advice and support to BHP's Employee Relations function, specifically Copper SA. You will play a key role in executing the Employee Relations Strategy to support the delivery of a diverse and directly engaged workforce, enable to deliver safe, sustainable and productive outcomes and visible leadership of Our Values.

In this role you will:

• Provide strategic, risk-informed advice and support to line leaders in managing complex industrial relations and other ER matters in line with our Employee Relations Strategy
• Provide advice and interpretation on employment instruments and legislation
• Advise and support the business on dispute resolution and consultation processes
• Proactively support and develop line leader capability
• Contribute to and execute the ER strategy to deliver optimal business outcomes
• Support risk assessment activities, proactively identifying emerging ER risks and opportunities
• Support productivity initiatives and manage improvement projects
• Work as part of a broader global Employee Relations sub-function within the Human Resources function in a high trust, collaborative and flexible environment.

About You

We are looking for team members who embody our core values:

• Working collaboratively and focused on building constructive relationships with colleagues, customers and stakeholders
• Have an exemplary commitment to care
• Relentlessly pursuing continuous improvement, leveraging BHP's Operating System to achieve excellence.

To be successful in this role you will ideally have:

• An undergraduate degree in a human resources-related field or equivalent experience
• Experience in employee / industrial relations, preferably in large, complex organisations or resources sectors
• Experience in supporting enterprise bargaining activities
• Experience in supporting the management of workplaces disputes
• Experience in guiding leaders through business change or transformation processes
• Ability to problem solve, identify root cause and options for corrective actions
• Stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to identify and work to established priorities within a dynamic, fast paced environment
• Extensive knowledge of the Australian industrial relations system and legislation, including keeping up to date with developments in IR reform and case law.

This role requires the successful candidate to be based in Adelaide and to attend the Adelaide office a minimum of three days per week, including a Monday and/or Friday and travel to our operational sites as necessary (including occasionally overnight).

We encourage applicants from interstate to apply - relocation support may be available for the successful candidate.

Open for applications until 18-Nov

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.

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that's more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us