Project Safety Manager

BHP Group • Canada • 3d ago

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 Potash

The Jansen project in Saskatchewan, Canada is set to become one of the largest potash mines in the world and is located approximately 140 kilometers east of Saskatoon. BHP’s CAD$14 billion (US$10.5 billion) investment in the Jansen project will deliver a potash mine in Saskatchewan designed to maximize sustainability. As the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, Jansen is expected to generate approximately 5,500 workforce opportunities during construction and 900 long-term roles.

Jansen's construction will take place over several years with first production planned for mid-2027. Once fully ramped up, Jansen is expected to have an initial production capacity of approximately 8.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), with the potential to produce 16 to 17 Mtpa in future stages. To find out more about Potash and the Jansen project, click here.

BHP has recently been named one of Canada's top 100 employers for 2025. This formal recognition is a testament to our dedication to fostering a positive, diverse and rewarding work environment.

Work Location

The work location for this role is flexible, based out of Saskatoon or the Jansen Mine site. The associated work schedule will be 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. This position will require regular travel to the Jansen Mine Site.

BHP offers domestic relocation assistance to support the successful incumbent in transitioning, if required. Benefits offered as part of the relocation program include (but are not limited to) new home purchase assistance, temporary accommodations, home finding trip and a relocation allowance.

Purpose

Reporting into Jansen Program Director, the Safety Manager Provides leadership to a team or teams focussed on ensuring the execution of safe operational objectives & service contracts are met, liaising between BHP and its employees, the vendor company and its workforce including sub-contractors and independent contractors Translates strategy into operational plans for the department.

About the Role

In this role, you will:

Lead the deployment and animation of the Jansen safety performance and culture program uplift.
Accountable to lead, set and manage safety performance requirements for the Jansen Program.
Lead people by example to empower and thrive their talent and operating discipline within Safety and our BHP Operating System.
Communicate and effectively coach/mentor all levels within the organization on BHP Safetyfor the Program.
Manage, improve and provide expertise on safety risk management practices to improve organisational safety outcomes and performance.
Identify and assess risks, make risk informed decisions, use BHP's risk management framework and builds a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes.
Manage directly interface with the construction contractor partners.
Provide leadership to the safety professional team and contactor partners (HBJV).

About You

Experience on major project delivery (priority before Operation experience): in construction and commissioning phases.
Experience in Human and Organisational Performance (HOP).
Ability to interact and influence a large group of diverse personalities, from global backgrounds.
Previous Health and Safety experience, preferably in the Mining Industry or similar environment.
Demonstrated capability to influence agreements and create solutions with internal and external stakeholders at the senior management level.
Demonstrated direct supervisory experience leading teams.
Experience in the analysis and improvement of risk control strategies, including experience with deploying major change initiatives.

Application Deadline

This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on December 23, 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. The outcome of these checks is not determinative of whether or not BHP decides to make an offer of employment.

Supporting a Diverse Workplace

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 is 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 recognize 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].

At BHP, we aim to unlock the enormous potential that diverse and inclusive teams bring to the workplace, to leave a strong legacy within and beyond our operations for the generations to come.

Based on existing demographics in our Potash project preference in hiring will be given to qualified women and Indigenous peoples who self-identify as such in the application process. This reasonable and justifiable measure has been implemented pursuant to section 56 of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2018.

The BHP Jansen project marks the largest investment in Saskatchewan’s history, and with that growth will come significant employment opportunities. With first production projected to occur in mid-2027, from now until the project fully ramps up there will be significant recruitment requirements over the coming months and years. To find out more about the project, hints and tips on our process and where a career with BHP Potash can take you, sign up to our talent updates here.