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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 currently have a permanent full-time opportunity for an experienced Environment Specialist to join the Environment Team at our WAIO Newman Operations on an 8/6 OR 4/3/4/3 roster.
Reporting to the Environment Superintendent (Eastern), this role works alongside five Environmental Specialists to support Jimblebar and Newman operations.
This role is responsible for oversight and governance of a range of environmental management outcomes, coaching on effective environmental risk management, and provision of technical expertise to grow environmental capability in operational leaders.
This role is being offered on a Newman residential basis and will be site-based at Newman operations (with some requirement to work in our Perth office from time to time) to ensure quality support for the operation.
Key Responsibilities
- Help line leaders to understand their environmental risks and obligations, and implement effective controls to manage these risks;
- Drive continuous improvement in environmental management performance through ongoing engagement with operational personnel, encouraging and coaching quality field verifications of environmental management controls;
- Participate and coach as an environmental subject matter expert in risk register reviews, risk assessments, and Environment event investigations;
- Collect and report environmental monitoring and performance data;
- Utilise work management to administrate environmental approval obligations and meet reporting timeframes for event and compliance reporting;
- Identify opportunities to streamline approvals to enable operations, and facilitate the Management of Change (MoC) process for new/amended approvals;
- Supervise contractors involved in the safe and productive execution of Environment monitoring programs managed work.
- Connect and collaborate to support the development and delivery of improvement initiatives and regulatory approvals
- Apply the BHP Charter Values through your interactions with team members and line partners on a daily basis
About You
This role will suit a highly capable team player who is motivated to collaborate with site, your immediate team and the broader range of WAIO stakeholders to ensure environmental risks at the operation are effectively managed.
You understand the value of being in-field and the power of coaching and upskilling operational leaders and frontline to improve environmental risk management.
You will be a confident, self-motivated professional with environmental management experience either within the mining industry, or a similar role within a different industry. Your communication and engagement skills will be strong and you will have a solid record of achieving results through influence, coaching and mentoring.
Skills and Experience
- Experience with Environment management systems
- Previously used Geospatial applications such as ArcGIS software.
- You will be able to interpret data and legal obligations and communicate this to others in a simple manner that enables them to take action.
- You will be passionate about the environment and enjoy sharing that passion with others.
- Tertiary Qualifications in Environmental Management Science or a related field would be an advantage
- Knowledge of Environmental Protection Act Part IV and V frameworks and approval pathways is advantageous.
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.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at inclusion@bhp.com.