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
We are seeking a forward thinking and talented individual to take on the role of Area Engineering Manager within the CuSA Major Projects Portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity for a high performing professional to work within a capable project team, where your contribution will have a significant impact on the business.
Based in Adelaide and reporting directly into the Portfolio Engineering Manager this role will provide leadership to the Owner’s Engineering team and be responsible for driving engineering performance and technical outcomes from our external partners across a specific investment. The role covers all aspects of engineering will be including the development and execution of plans, assurance over processes and outcomes and integration into construction and handover.
As a key contributor and adviser, you will play a central role in driving improved performance and effectiveness across both our Owner’s Team and Engineering Service Providers. You will deliver on your accountabilities with an overriding commitment to health, safety, environment responsibility, and sustainable development.
Key accountabilities include:
- Lead performance management of external service providers, including execution of the relevant engineering, plans, standards, processes and drive for engineering effectiveness and capital efficiency.
- Ensure integrated engineering scope, cost, schedule, value and risk requirements are met.
- Ensure engineering Data Management, Change Management and Handover Management are effectively planned and executed on each investment.
- Develop and execute the engineering assurance plan, defining Owner’s Team targeted assurance relevant to key risks and opportunities.
- Influence stakeholders to drive optimised outcomes respectfully and professionally.
- Collaborates with project and operational teams to ensure that engineering is developed and executed in accordance with identified methodologies, strategies and systems.
- Foster an environment where internal lessons learned and external best practices are embedded in operational processes, driving continuous improvement, performance measurement, and identification of capital efficiency and productivity initiatives.
- Working within a proactive business culture and supported by a strong management structure, you will leverage your extensive experience to promote business excellence through your team. You will draw on your broad skill set across continuous improvement, technical knowledge, business acumen, and communication.
About You
- You will have extensive experience with tertiary qualifications in Engineering or a trade qualification with relevant experience in Project Management. With previous experience in a similar senior role you will have managed and developed teams and be confident in working within a complex environment. Leadership role within a major project (>$1B) is highly desirable.
- As an experienced professional with a passion for guiding, developing and influencing teams and individuals you will bring strong leadership capability and a demonstrated ability to deliver high performance through mentoring and coaching.
- We value diversity in experience and your career history will testify to your ability to demonstrate strong critical reasoning skills, proactively identify issues and ultimately develop solutions. Energetic and driven, with a strong understanding of safe operations and safe behaviour fundamentals you work well under pressure and uncertainty bringing a high attention to detail and the consistent ability to meet multiple deadlines.
- A performance and achievement orientated professional, your technical strengths will be complemented by excellent engagement and communication skills. Proactive, credible and influential, you relate well with people, communicating confidently and building strong working relationships with key stakeholders.
- This is an opportunity to have a genuine business impact and influence how decisions are made within the business.
Applications are open until Mon, 6 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.
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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.
