Safety Specialist | WA Iron Ore | HSS Northern Rail | FIFO | 5:2 / 4:3

BHP Group • Australia • 2d 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 by joining our WA Iron Ore (WAIO) Health, Safety & Security (HSS) Business Partnering team.

About the Role

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the WAIO HSS Northern Rail team in a permanent capacity. This role partners with line leadership across a mature, large-scale operating environment, supporting a broad stakeholder group across a vast footprint.

You will play a key role in proactively driving safety performance, uplifting capability and embedding BOS discipline through coaching, technical expertise and forward‑thinking risk management. This role offers strong growth and development opportunities and exposure across a complex and dynamic operational environment.

This is a permanent position, fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) from Perth on a 5:2 / 4:3 roster. Flexible work options will be considered.

In this role you will:

Proactively partner with line leaders to strengthen accountability for Health & Safety risk assessments, event investigation, field leadership and compliance

Drive disciplined use of BOS routines to improve visibility of risk, performance and learning

Support accurate, transparent and forward‑looking Health & Safety data reporting to enable better decision-making

Lead and coach safety improvement initiatives aligned to the Integrated Operations Plan (IOP)

Uplift quality of risk assessments, event investigation and field leadership through coaching, feedback and visible field engagement

Deliver safety training programs (e.g. task-based risk management, investigation facilitation) to build frontline capability

Actively engage with leaders in the field to embed proactive verification of critical controls and expected standards

Contribute to broader business improvement initiatives and projects

About You

You are a proactive, motivated and forward‑thinking safety professional who achieves outcomes through influence, coaching and strong engagement with operational leaders. You bring a mindset of continuous improvement, curiosity and challenge, and are passionate about building capability and driving safe, reliable operations.

You will also have:

A proven passion for safety and a strong culture of care

Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in Health and Safety or related field

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to influence at multiple levels

Demonstrated coaching and mentoring capability with a focus on uplifting leader capability

Experience applying BOS principles or structured performance routines to drive discipline and accountability

Strong analytical capability (Power BI, Excel, Spotfire) to translate data into insights and actions

Ability to proactively identify risks, anticipate issues and drive continuous improvement

Strong attention to detail and ability to manage priorities across a fast-paced operational environment

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 is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people.

We know there are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are important, and work is only one of these. We offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life, including flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.