Principal Cost Control (Technology)

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.

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About Potash

In 2021, BHP approved a CA$7.5 billion investment in Jansen Stage 1 in Saskatchewan, Canada, which is aligned with their strategy of growing exposure to future facing commodities in world-class assets. Potash opens a new front for growth and is an expandable resource that can support a century or more of operations. Potash provides BHP with greater diversification by commodity, country, and customer.

Purpose

Reporting to the Manager Technology PMO, the Principal Cost Control plays a critical role to drive and maintain the cost management discipline, performance, and effectiveness of the Potash Technology Team. This position will collaborate with the Technology team and our customers across Potash to support financial and business planning processes and cost reporting routines. The incumbent will support the Technology Team to manage operating budgets, forecast the future technology operating cost for Jansen and support cost management of capital projects.

Work Location

Downtown, Saskatoon office. 40 hours per week. Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home) is standard for BHP.

About the Role

• Supporting the Technology team with the management of operating and capital costs
• Monitoring and managing project cost performance to support the delivery of projects in line with requirements and budget
• Designing and implementing cost governance/assurance practices and to controlling value outcomes for the Technology team 
• Sourcing cost information and conducting analyses to support evidence-based decision making
• Developing, predicting/forecasting, and benchmarking operational and project costs and estimates in line with industry standards, principles, and practices 
• Identifying opportunities to optimize value, managing associated risks, and applying Optimized With/Optimized Without framework principles to create and preserve maximum value from investments in technology
• Leading improvements associated the budgeting, forecasting and general cost management

About You

• Strong analytical skills with the capacity to absorb information from multiple domains – financial, operational, commercial, and technical, and understand the value drivers of the technology function and business
• Highly organized with the ability to handle multiple requests at any one time and plan well into the future, and most importantly, can do this with resilience through period of high-pressure
• Demonstrated communication skills which are employed to effectively coach team members in disciplined cost management
• Passionate about improvement, problem solving, and offering solutions 
• Has strong networks within the broader Technology team and understands the value of maintaining relationships
• Highly collaborative and can draw on subject matter expertise within the wider function to uplift the capability of the Technology team
• Hasan overriding focus on safety, wellbeing, and a culture of care for the wider team and respect for the integrity of data

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in commercial, financial, or technical disciplines

About the 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 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.

BHP offers relocation support and assistance to new employees and their immediate family members, should it be required. More details on the relocation policy could be shared with candidates during the interview and offer stages.

The application due date is October 13, 2023.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and unique BHP employee share program.

At BHP, we recognize 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, 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.