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With a global portfolio of world class 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 Specialist Directional Studies role within Planning and Technical, Minerals Australia is responsible for supporting growth, sustaining and improvement projects in Nickel West. Planning and Technical is supporting Nickel West to develop and advance a program of major investments in response the positive outlook for nickel driven by the mega trend towards electric vehicles and the broader global decarbonisation effort.

Reporting to the Principal Studies, this position will work with multidisciplinary study teams to deliver Opportunity Assessments and Identification Phase Studies for projects with an investment value of over US$100 million.

Your commitment and work of your teams will have a significant impact on projects that shape our business, unlocking value of our low cost, long life resources. You will form a range of relationships across the business, including marketing, market analysis, investment evaluation, projects and operations.

In this role you will:

• Be responsible for supporting strategic studies (from concept to prefeasibility level) of opportunities contributing to BHP’s growth, sustaining and improvement pipeline;
• Analyse and review functional input from technical and commercial streams and synthesize into high quality reports and presentations;
• Collaborate in teams to deliver innovative and value adding opportunities;
• Lead parts of larger studies and collate input into BHP’s planning processes;
• Demonstrate strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and support a number of projects simultaneously;
• Engage effectively with Executives and other project stakeholders.

About You

You will take pride in developing strategic options that enhance BHP’s value. Advanced problem framing and solving skills are essential. Success in this role will require strong communication and influencing skills, including an ability to produce high quality and concise written reports and presentations for delivery to senior executives. Clear articulation of study recommendations, supported by high quality analysis, will be essential.

• You will be degree qualified in engineering, science, commercial or mining related technical discipline;
• Further post graduate studies in finance or management (e.g MBA) are advantageous but not mandatory; and
• You will have demonstrated technical and / or commercial acumen with advanced problem solving skills and strategic thinking.

Location

You will be based in Perth, Western Australia, in the multi award winning office tower - ‘City Square’. You will have stunning river views from your modern open plan office, state of the art facilities including virtual whiteboards and video conferencing facilities, 550 bicycle racks with ample lockers, showers and change room amenities and a large outdoor terrace with barbecues.

How to Apply

Please apply online before 27 June 2022

You will be required to complete a short video interview as part of your application.

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.

BHP also requires employees in Australia to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people (from the 31st of January 2022 or earlier depending on relevant state health directives). If you are applying for a role at BHP please consider this new requirement when submitting your application. BHP will also adhere to any relevant health directives that may be made that affects our workforce. For further information please see our website (LINK)

Supporting a diverse workforce

At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people.

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.