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

We currently have several opportunities to join our Health, Safety, Security and Emergency Management (HSS&EM) team in the Bowen Basin.

The Principal Health role is responsible for providing leadership, coaching and expert advice to the BMA Coal Assets and key stakeholders on health and wellbeing.

This role will be on a 5/2 roster and will be reporting to the HSS&EM Manager at the operation.

Flexible work options can be considered.

As the successful candidate, you will be

• Coaching and upskilling health specialists in complex injury, illness case management, return to work, rehabilitation and workers compensation processes
• Provide expert technical advice and coaching on classification and non-complex case management
• Maintain strong internal and external relationships with key stakeholders.
• Project manage (lead and execute) risk and data led proactive health and wellbeing programs.
• Manage our health, hygiene and wellbeing risk through effective control ownership, design and performance
• Have a growth mindset to improve our Health standards, procedures and systems to deliver efficiencies.
• Participate in global health initiatives and industry workshops.
• Partner with Occupational Hygiene to provide high level technical advice to reduce workplace exposures.
• Maintain key medical and allied health services through contract management.

About You

To be successful for this role, you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related discipline with APHRA or ESSA or similarly related registration – OHS, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, human movements, ergonomics, human factors.
• Minimum of five year’s experience have experience working in a large complex environment ideally within mining or heavy industry.
• Effective project management skills (strong verbal and written communication skills) are essential, with the capability to effectively engage and coach at all levels of an organisation.
• You will have relevant experience in systemic management of Occupational Health and partnering with Occupational Hygiene in a substantial business.
• Working knowledge of both Queensland workers compensation and Queensland mining health and safety legislation is required.
• Personal resilience to act as the subject matter expert on health matters in a fast-paced environment utilising current evidence-based practice.

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.

Please note as part of this recruitment process the successful applicant will need to conduct a Queensland legislated coal mine workers’ health assessment.

From 1 April 2023, ResHealth will be mandatory for the completion of coal mine workers’ health assessments, allowing you to submit, monitor and review the progress of your health assessment in a secure online environment.

For more information please go to the ResHealth website.

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 [email protected].