Date: Mar 29, 2024
Job Posting End Date:
Job Country:
Canada
Job State/Province: Saskatchewan
Job Location/Region: Saskatoon
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 late 2026. 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.
Purpose
Reporting to the Head of Health, Safety, Security (HSS), the HSE Manager provides leadership to a team, or teams focused on the strategic management of safety related issues, provisions and initiatives across the organization. They translate strategy into Team Jansen Program Delivery plans (Jansen 1 JS1 and Jansen 2 JS2 Projects) and Potash Operational plans associated with to the Health, Safety and Security Function.
About the Role
In this role, you will:
Be accountable to lead, set and manage safety performance requirements for the Jansen Program and the Potash Operation / Asset.
Lead people by example to empower and thrive their talent and operating discipline within the HSS Function and our BHP Operating System.
Establish the vision and framework for contractual HSS and legislative requirements.
Communicate and effectively coach/mentor all levels within the organization on BHP Safety and HSS aspects for the Program and Safety aspects for Potash Asset.
Maintain and is accountable for the HSS Service considering the Jansen Program Director as one the main internal customers.
Ensure the effective delivery of HSS Strategies and Plans for the Jansen Program.
Prepare the HSS performance monitoring and materials for the Jansen Program parent companies.
Liaise with the parent companies of the upcoming requirements to discuss their relevance to the projects (JS1 and JS2) and monitor the overall resourcing for the HSS team to support the ongoing requirements.
Perform/support the maintenance and measurement of the HSS Integrated Management System, ensuring capacity and capability in the line management.
About the Role (cont'd)
Oversee the Field Leadership Program, Event Reporting, Incident Investigation and Management of the HSS strategy for the Program and the Safety strategy for the Asset.
Oversee the Integrated Program Team's contractor pre-qualification review and approval.
Manage, improve and provide expertise on the Fatality Elimination Program and safety risk management practices to improve organizational safety outcomes and performance.
Make evidence based and strategic decisions in alignment with longer term business objectives.
Identify, engage and manage a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders, including Jansen Program Sponsors and Potash Asset stakeholders, including HSS-related governmental authorities.
Identify and assess risks, make risk informed decisions, use BHP's risk management framework and build a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes.
Plan, track the delivery of and manage HSS-relevant projects to generate value and drive the achievement of project, program and asset outcomes.
Source information, plan and conduct analyses to support evidence-based decision making.
Apply and evaluate change management tools, methods, data, purpose, value and strategic direction.
Engage the capabilities of the entire organization.
Strive to achieve 100% safety, 100% customer value and 0% waste.
Know our customer and is keen on meeting their needs.
About You
First degree in engineering degree or safety relevant professional degree (health, psychology, etc.).
Master's degree in relevant discipline would be an asset.
Extensive experience in Safety roles within the mining industry and/or major capital projects industry (development and delivery); and highly technical knowledge in incident investigations, human and organizational performance and/or safety science.
Demonstrable experience in leadership capacity.
Work Location
Downtown, Saskatoon office with frequent visits to the Jansen mine site. 40 hours per week. Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home) is standard for BHP.
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 resettlement allowance.
Application Deadline
This posting will be active until 11:59pm CST on April 11, 2024.
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
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 are an Equal Opportunity employer and 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 .
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 late in 2026, 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.