About BHPAt 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 succesAbout the roleThe Principal Operational Readiness will lead a portfolio of work designed to support our current and future project execution activities in Minerals Americas.The candidate will bring a strong background in Operational Readiness activities, project delivery,and demonstrated leadership in strategic planning and execution of these activities.This role will be responsible for the definition of the operational readiness strategy and plan to ensure business readiness of large capital projects to achieve the business case and required level of service deliveryMain Activities :- Support HSE performance through proactive leadership, apply BHP's risk management framework and build a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes.- Lead and facilitate the development and maintenance of Operational Readiness strategy, standards, processes, and plans for major capital projects.- Support the development and execution of a capital optimization program, identifying improvement initiatives to increase capital efficiency and productivity within the Operational Readiness program.- Provide Operational Readiness and Business Readiness expertise and coordinate resources deployed into a study team for the development of Operational Readiness related deliverables, including but not limited to plans, processes, and procedures.- Act as a single point of contact for the Project or Study manager for all Operational Readiness deliverables and inputs.- Elaborates OR budgets and schedule for both study and execution phases.- Lead the ramp up readiness from planning to execution from Identification phase through Execution.- Manage risks and implements and monitors controls related to Operational Readiness scope.- Coordinate the execution of business readiness methodologies, strategies and plans in accordance with program project systems and standards.- Support and conduct data-analytics on all aspects of operational readiness execution, optimization, and improvement projects.- Lead value creation through application of continuous improvement techniques to program standards and procedures.About You- Metallurgic or Chemical Civil Engineering degree.- Process Mining experience in development concentrate and hydrometallurgy projects in different stage Identifications, Selection, Definitions and Executions.- Copper and Molybdenum experience with Concentrators and Hydrometallurgy preferred.- Experience with asset hierarchies' establishment and maintenance planning systems, handling standard work instructions, processes and procedures development and training within green and brownfields plants preferred.- Fluent in Spanish and intermedium to advanced English level.Job location : SantiagoModality of shifts : 5x2Exclusive requirement : Availability to travel to our operationsSupporting a Diverse WorkforceThe 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
