Principal Project Delivery (Underground Mining) | Innovation | Adelaide

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 Innovation Delivery Team

The Innovation Delivery team deeply partners with our Assets Exploration and other Functional teams to future-proof the Mining Industry.

The Delivery team facilitates business relationships to ensure we are focussed on the opportunities that matter through our Business Integration team and enables the successful design deployment and scaling of demonstration projects on site in collaboration with BHP Asset teams through our Innovation Project Delivery Office (IPDO).

We work alongside our ecosystem team and product development teams to ensure that novel technologies are de-risked and succeed within BHP.

About the Role

As a Principal Innovation Project Delivery Office (IPDO) you will be accountable for end-to-end delivery of portfolio initiatives managing the transition from product development through to on-site pilot demonstration. Responsibilities include overseeing planning scheduling cost estimating and execution while ensuring adherence to Think & Act Differently (TAD) and BHP governance frameworks.

You will collaborate closely with personnel from Asset projects operations and technology TAD functions and other functional teams within BHP to ensure alignment of pilots with Asset customers developing pilot execution plans and establishing statements of requirements and investment requests in partnership with TAD and Asset SMEs and delivery of those pilots within the approved statement of requirement.

Reporting to the Manager Innovation Project Delivery Office (PDO) MinAu your key deliverables include:

• Developing integrated project deliverables and integrating work across projects through interfacing with stakeholders and managing the successful transition from gating through to project closure.
• Defining project milestones and tasks identifying critical activities and monitoring schedules.
• Monitoring and managing project performance in line with safety standards requirements budget and scope.
• Monitoring contract execution to maximise performance and mitigate exposure and risk.
• Identifying and assessing risks and issues making risk-informed decisions and using BHPs risk management framework.
• Managing the development and acceptance of Handover and Project Closeout deliverables for the next phase.
• Proactively planning for potential changes/disruptions and developing contingency plans to minimise risk.
• Confirming that business objectives align with project/stakeholder requirements to develop sustainable plans that deliver maximum value across complex projects at BHP.
• Stiving to achieve 100% safety 100% customer value and zero waste.
• Monthly project reporting including cost and schedule tracking and forecasting

About You

As the successful applicant you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Extensive experience working with operational Assets in Mining ideally experience with underground mining in hard rock environments.
• Qualifications in an Engineering discipline and/or Project Management.
• Demonstrated experience in project management including cost and schedule development and control.
• A deep understanding of a day in the life of our partners in the Assets with an appreciation of the competing priorities and tensions which may impact the priority given to innovative trials and the capability to successfully navigate those competing priorities.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with a broad range of internal stakeholders and technical experts.
• Proficiency in technical document writing scheduling cost control and risk management.
• Experience resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination across departments.
• Experience in Mining or related fields in an operational/engineering role in autonomous environments is desirable.
• Current qualification in Authority to Supervise at Olympic Dam would be beneficial but is not mandatory.

Location

The role can be based in Australia corporate offices in Adelaide and require some site travel/visit. To find out more about working with BHP and to meet some of our team clickhere

Application close on Wednesday 3 Sept 2025

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.

If you are already employed directly by BHP please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

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 thats 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 .