Superintendent Water Stewardship

Date: 12 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

Leading a team to manage Water Stewardship and Contaminated Sites to meet related environmental performance targets and compliance to corporate and legislative requirements for Western Australian Iron Ore (WAIO).

• Lead the Water Stewardship portfolio for WAIO, including coordinating development of water stewardship targets/projects, reporting performance, identification of related risks/knowledge gaps and projects as required.
• Overview Contaminated sites portfolio management for WAIO, coordination of investigations, remediation and management of Contaminated land; including but not limited to site classifications, planning, development and management of human health and environment risks in accordance with the Contaminated Sites Act 2003.
• Management of environmental water risk and contaminated sites risks and mitigation programs.
• Lead the Water Licence approvals and reporting under the RIWI Act 1914, coordinating all aspects of delivery;
• Coordinate portfolio related input to Environment/Social surrounds focussed engagements with relevant Traditional Owner groups;
• Develop and maintain an overall work plan for the portfolio and manage the prioritisation of activities on this plan.
• Actively participates in the WAIO EHA leadership team to deliver on the functional purpose and foster a high performing and connected team
• Represent WAIO/BHP in environmental forums and contribute to industry best practice within the scope of the portfolio

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science, Engineering, or equivalent
• Strong planning, project management, organisational and time management skills
• Understanding of relevant environmental legislation, in particular the Western Australia Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 and Contaminates Sites Act 2003
• Substantive experience in managing water stewardship and contaminated sites
• Experience in Water Impact Assessment

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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