Principal Health & Hygiene

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

Minerals Australia Projects (MAP) purpose is to create and maximise value for the business by working with our Assets to develop and safely deliver fit-for-purpose capital projects.

An exciting opportunity exists to join the MAP Health, Safety and Security (HSS) Technical team, reporting to the HSS Technical Manager. This role can be based in Perth, Brisbane or Adelaide.

The Principal Health & Hygiene role will support the MAP HSS team through deliverables across all phases of the project lifecycle, providing deep technical expertise and strategic guidance on health and hygiene related matters. Working collaboratively across all areas of HSS, you will help drive the achievement of HSS business objectives while supporting a growing and diverse portfolio of projects.

Accountabilities

In this role, you will provide technical expertise in the strategic management of health and hygiene related issues, provisions and initiatives across Minerals Australia Projects by:

• Providing specialist expertise on health-related risks to uplift organisational capability in health management.
• Managing, improving and providing expert advice on hygiene management practices to enhance organisational outcomes and performance both on and off site.
• Making evidence-based and strategic decisions aligned with longer-term business objectives.
• Identifying, engaging and influencing a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders to support delivery of key initiatives and improvements.
• Identifying and assessing risks, making risk-informed decisions and supporting a strong risk-aware culture through the application of BHP's risk management framework.
• Planning, managing and delivering projects and initiatives that generate value and support business outcomes.
• Sourcing information, planning and conducting analyses to support evidence-based decision making.
• Providing technical leadership, coaching and guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Governing, maintaining and continuously improving standards, processes, systems and procedures, including associated assurance activities.
• Supporting the HSS Managers for MAP East and West in the execution of health and hygiene priorities.
• Championing our commitment to achieving 100% safety, 100% customer value and 0% waste.

About You

The successful candidate will hold the following skills and experience:

• Delivery of hygiene risk assessments and Health & Hygiene Management Plan submissions.
• Development and execution of occupational hygiene monitoring programs.
• Coaching line leaders in hygiene control implementation and investigation of exceedances.
• Health promotion initiatives and field leadership coaching.
• Governance, assurance and reporting of Health & Hygiene Management Plans to Governance and assurance of Helth & Hygiene requirements.
• Identifying and managing emerging health risks, including an awareness of psychosocial harm and its impacts within the workplace.
• Experience developing and implementing Exposure Reduction Plans and experience within a projects or major capital projects environment is desirable but not required.

This is a 12-month Secondment/Fixed-Term role.

Applications are open until 19 Aug 2026.

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 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.