Principal Safety

**Date**:11 Jun 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.

Our West Australian Iron Ore (WAIO) Business includes multiple operations across the Pilbara

Our Health, Safety, Security and Emergency Management Function provides support across the entire Asset, with Safety being a critical element of the services provided. Reporting to our Safety Superintendent, we are currently seeking a **Principal Safety,** based in Perth to join the HSS team and support our operations across WAIO. You will be a key member in a team of dedicated HSS professionals in this complex, diverse and rewarding setting.
- About the Role
- This is a great opportunity to join the team as a Principal to provide input into the development and improvement of a safety framework that enables BHP to deliver on the Charter Values of doing what is right, seeking better ways and making a difference across WAIO.
- The role will be offered as a 12-month secondment or a 12-month fixed term contract with regular site travel and flexible working options being available. The opportunity requires you to provide leadership, coaching, strategic direction and expert support on the BHP safety management systems and processes relating to the WAIO Asset.

**In this role you will**:

- Create Asset-wide HSS standards and facilitate the design and establishment of Asset wide HSS procedures and systems
- Facilitate workshops and project manage asset and group wide projects across the Function
- Support the provision of advice to the Western Australia Iron Ore Leadership Team on safety matters, global practices and emerging trends
- Support the development of Asset -level strategies and improvement initiatives for material safety issues
- Support the Asset in becoming the Investigation Quality Lead to enhance the capability of Incident Investigations across WAIO
- Monitor performance, analyse data and define improvements to HSE systems, structures and processes against our Group Level Documents and our legal obligations
- Provide HSE expertise to line management on risks with HSE impacts and key regulatory requirements
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting as per legislative requirements, including effective document control and retention of records
- Share Asset-level safety issues, global practices, emerging trends, achievements and improvement opportunities across the BHP Group
- Support the development of the safety component of the Asset's HSE strategic five year plan
- Coach field leadership activities (1:1 & 1:Many), offer support and technical guidance to build a safety leadership culture and enhance understanding of compliance relevant to company and legal requirements
- Represent BHP on key industry bodies and associations
- About You
- You will have substantial safety operational experience, preferably in the mining, oil and gas or similar industry. You have also demonstrated success as a leader in the delivery of safety outcomes as a functional specialist through diverse teams across multiple geographies, operations / projects and jurisdictions.
- You have strong project management skills (preferably trained in Six Sigma) and expertise in safety processes, systems and performance measures and have proven contribution in delivering safety improvement initiatives and mastery of relevant tools for safety excellence (e.g. Risk Management and Incident Investigation). Your technical strengths and exceptional content knowledge will be complemented by your excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- This is a challenging role and will require an experienced person, preferably with tertiary qualifications in Safety or a related field.

**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.

**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 th