Indigenous Candidates Only | Specialist Project Studies | South Australia - Adelaide | Queensland
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We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people looking to start or continue their career in mining to Think Big with BHP. At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. Indigenous Peoples are critical partners and stakeholders in many of BHP operations both within Australia and around the world. Many of our operations are located on or near lands traditionally owned by or under the customary use of Indigenous Peoples and the long-term nature of our operations allows us to establish long lasting relationships with these Indigenous Communities.
About the Role
The Specialist Project Studies contributes to the safe and efficient delivery of projects throughout their lifecycle in line with BHP standards and requirements, within budget and schedule. They coordinate internal and external parties to deliver business cases and value optimised project outcomes. Project benefits may include process and safety improvements to existing infrastructure, new infrastructure, water management, land rehabilitation, broader social value initiatives including emission reduction opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assists day to day management of capital project study phases as directed by Study Leads.
- Helps identifies opportunities to reduce cost, including management of the project Value Optimisation register.
- Assists to define project objectives and schedules, identify critical activities, monitor the project plan/schedule, and support continuous improvement initiatives across projects at BHP.
- Integrates functional inputs on key project documentation.
- Ensures project changes and decisions are clearly documented ready to be formally handed over to the delivery team.
- Coordinates risk management activities within project development.
- Captures and shares internal lessons learned and external best practices and identifies opportunities for improvement.
- Assists capturing internal lessons learned and external best practices across the project and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Identifies, develops and implements systems and processes that improve efficiency of project development.
About You
- Qualifications or experience in Engineering Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
- Skills in engaging with diverse stakeholders, including the ability to discuss ideas constructively and build trusted relationships.
- Comfortable working within established frameworks and processes to support effective delivery and predictable results.
- Effective problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate business benefits, risks, and project dependencies clearly.
Application is open until Mon, 13 July 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
At BHP, we recognise that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone feels included and is treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, and this position is open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants only. The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special / equal opportunity measure under Section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and Section 65 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA) / QLD - s.105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld).
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People is an important part of our 2017 – 2021 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). For more information about our RAP, please visit here.
These are full-time positions. We are open to discussing flexible work arrangements that suit you - including varied roster arrangements, part-time or job share alternatives.