Superintendent Rail Training

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

This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your leadership capability and technical expertise to drive meaningful and sustainable change at BHP. You will be accountable for guiding and enabling our Specialist Trainer teams across Rail Operations, Rollingstock Maintenance, and Rail Network Maintenance.

With a strong focus on people leadership and a genuine passion for learning and development, you will help shape scalable and sustainable training solutions that support workforce planning and ensure compliance with the Rail Safety National Law (RSNL).  Your ability to connect technical expertise with capability development will be key to enabling long-term success.

Key responsibilities include:

• Embed a safety-first culture and BOS practices across the Rail Training team through strong and visible collective leadership
• Lead and develop capability within the Training Team
• Oversee training needs analysis and planning aligned with compliance and legislative requirements
• Govern the design and delivery of training programs to meet operational, sustainability and regulatory requirements
• Partner with and influence stakeholders to align training strategy with business priorities, performance targets, and compliance obligations
• Own and uplift reporting and insights to drive performance visibility, inform decision-making, and strengthen compliance and continuous improvement outcomes
• Coordinate and deliver end-to-end improvement initiatives to enhance training effectiveness and support current and future operational needs

About You

You are an engaging and collaborative leader with a passion for learning and development, known for building strong relationships and delivering thoughtful, customer-focused solutions. You bring a practical, hands-on approach while fostering an environment where teams feel supported, included, and empowered to continuously improve.

What you’ll bring to the team:

• Strong personal commitment to safety and risk management
• Proven desire and capability to build, lead, and engage high‑performing teams
• Proactive approach to promoting a safe and inclusive working culture
• Railway or transport logistics optimisation knowledge (highly regarded)
• Understanding of the Rail Safety National Law and rail safety worker competence requirements
• Knowledge of Vocational Education and Training (VET) methodologies and legislation (highly regarded)
• Strong data analysis and problem‑solving capability
• Demonstrated ability to identify improvement opportunities and deliver improvement projects
• Ability to influence and engage senior leaders and key stakeholders

A commitment to BHP values and a genuine passion for fostering a safe and inclusive workplace is essential.

Location

The role is based at Port Hedland and offers flexible work arrangements, available on a Residential (5:2) or FIFO (5:2 4:3) roster.

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.