Principal Tenure

Date: 5 Sept 2025

Job Posting End Date:

Job Country:Australia

Job State/Province: Western Australia

Job Location/Region: Perth

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

The WAIO business requires a dynamic, experienced professional who has proven tenure management experience and knowledge of relevant mining, and other key legislation. Working across multiple mining and infrastructure projects in Western Australian you will be required to provide key inputs and tenure advice into the development of large, strategic or complex projects in the Pilbara. This role will be based in the BHP Perth office Monday to Friday. Flexible work options will be considered.

Reporting to the Superintendent, this position requires that you can manage multiple projects and maintain flexibility to adapt to changing business conditions, work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, and provide coaching and mentoring to specialists within the team, fostering technical growth, encouraging knowledge sharing.

You will be responsible for:

• Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements under the Mining Act, Land Administration Act and BHP's State Agreements, including payment of rents, submission of expenditure reports, technical reports, renewals, acquisition and surrender of tenure
• Delivering specialist tenure advice and contribute strategic insights to support the planning and execution of development projects
• Advising on land access and tenure requirements during project development phases, identifying, and evaluating suitable land access options to enable proposed works.
• Securing tenure and land access approvals for complex projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment with project timelines.
• Contributing to coordinating team activities, supporting the delivery of outcomes through effective collaboration. You'll have the opportunity to coach and guide team members, while engaging across the business to build strong working relationships and share knowledge.
• Reviewing the WAIO tenure portfolio, including expansion and growth requirements and providing advice on strategies for long term tenure retention and security

About You

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in tenure and land management.
• High level skills in stakeholder engagement and verbal and written communication.
• Attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Evidence of managing accurate records and documentation.
• Adaptability in a dynamic working environment.
• Experience in a similar role in mining, energy, or infrastructure projects

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.

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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.

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