Manager Standards and Technical | WAMP | Perth
BHP
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
Reporting to the Manager Engineering Western Australia Major Projects (WAMP), you will lead a team focused on leading engineering strategies, standards and frameworks that ensure the engineering process and design is optimized and enables safe, efficient construction, commissioning and operation. This is a Perth based position offering exceptional levels of flexibility.
In this role you will lead the team to:
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Provide technical support to the WAMP Portfolio of Projects
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Conduct engineering governance and assurance activities ensuring the project meets technical, functional, and business requirements
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Conduct engineering tasks, verify construction methodologies and advise on engineering decisions for projects in alignment with Project/Construction/Commissioning Engineering Standards
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Employ specific/relevant discipline engineering expertise and leadership to meet BHP's technical expectations
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Identify and assess risks, make risk informed decisions, use BHP's risk management framework and build a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes
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Mitigate risks across the value chain, in alignment with public policy and our sustainability and climate commitments
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Apply existing engineering knowledge and principles to facilitate development of alternative solutions for projects, problems and opportunities to maximize capital efficiency
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Work with the business to align project deliverables and Basis of Design (BoD) activities to Engineering standards
And you will:
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Build and maintain strong working relationships with the wider Minerals Australia Projects group to share lessons learned, provide technical support and mentoring
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Coach and develop the team to deliver high performance
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Champion engineering effectiveness within and outside the WAMP portfolio of projects
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Identify opportunities for improvement and to standardise new ways of working and encourage team members to do the same
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Establish plans and priorities to stretch the team to achieve high performance, while adapting them in response to customer needs and evolving risks and opportunities
About You
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Bachelor degree in Engineering
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Demonstrated strong understanding of project and/or design engineering, with a deep understanding of engineering standards and their application to large infrastructure and mining projects
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Demonstrated experience leading technical professionals with strong subject matter expertise
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High level of communication and influencing skills, including the ability to produce quality, concise reports and presentations to senior executives
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Demonstrated technical and commercial acumen
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Highly influential with strong engagement skills to generate ideas and lateral solutions
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Promotes inclusion and understanding
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Builds team capability through coaching, providing continuous feedback and leveraging strengths to build trust and increase performance
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Understands the impact of leadership shadow and casts it accordingly
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Strives to achieve 100% safety, 100% customer value and 0% waste
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 [email protected].