Lead Project Studies

Date: 19 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

We're seeking a strategic and driven leader to join our WA Asset Projects Studies Group as Lead Project Studies for the Mines Studies Portfolio. Working in a proactive and supportive team, you will promote business excellence using your broad range of skills in the areas of problem solving, technical knowledge, stakeholder engagement and value optimisation.

Reporting to the Manager Project Studies for the Mines Studies Portfolio, you will have the opportunity to lead the development of projects through Identification, Selection and Definition investment phases. You will play a significant role in delivering business value through the development of superior safety, scope, cost, schedule, and quality outcomes.

In the immediate term you will be responsible for leading the early-phase development of a mining project, ensuring alignment with business strategy, stakeholder expectations, and commercial viability. You'll work cross-functionally with technical teams, commercial analysts, and external partners to deliver a robust investment case that supports value creation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and execution of pre-feasibility and feasibility studies for a commercial mining project.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure project studies are commercially sound, technically feasible, and aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Oversee risk identification and mitigation strategies across technical, environmental, and financial domains.
• Prepare and present high-quality documentation and recommendations to the senior leadership team.
• Champion a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement.

About You

• Experienced project leader with a strong track record of delivering high-value outcomes in dynamic environments.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement, influencing, and building trusted relationships across all levels.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing, diverse teams.
• Strong business acumen with deep understanding of mining industry drivers and strategic value creation.
• Effective communicator and problem solver, able to manage complexity, ambiguity, and competing priorities.
• Strategic thinker with analytical, divergent, and convergent thinking skills.
• Experienced in conceptual and pre-feasibility studies, developing compelling, strategically aligned investment cases.
• Collaborative mindset with excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Required to have a degree in engineering, science, business, or finance, with substantial project management experience.
• Recommended to have postgraduate studies in business/finance or project management.

Applications close 29th Sep

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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