Manager Procurement - Site Engineering Projects | Procurement | BMA & NSW Energy Coal | Brisbane

BHP; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

BMA & NSW Energy Coal Sustaining Capital Projects portfolio in Brisbane seeks a Manager Procurement Site Engineering Projects. You will lead a team responsible for contract strategies, tendering, award, and management of contracts across major capital projects, with relocation support if required.

You will build strong relationships across Procurement, Asset Engineering and suppliers, drive world class contract formation, mitigate risk, and deliver safe, value-driven outcomes aligned with

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in commercial and contract management roles in capital projects.
• Track record of excellence in contract negotiation and people leadership.
• Strong business acumen with deep understanding of project execution, risks and strategies.
• Experience managing a project portfolio of spend and interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, direction, mentoring and guidance to the team.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across Procurement, Asset Engineering and suppliers.
• Enable world class contract formation and management performance.
• Evaluate risk profiles, project drivers, and contracting options to inform contracting strategies.
• Develop safe project delivery and contractor performance strategies to maximise portfolio value.
• Gain support for and negotiate outcomes that achieve mutually beneficial goals.
• Identify and assess risks, make risk-informed decisions, and build a risk-aware culture using BHP's risk management framework.

Skills

Contract management

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Strategic thinking

Communications

Education

Management

Economics

Quantity Surveying

Construction Law

Job description

Manager Procurement - Site Engineering Projects | Procurement | BMA & NSW Energy Coal | Brisbane

We are recruiting for the role of Manager Procurement Site Engineering Projects to support the BMA and NSW Energy Coal Sustaining Capital Projects portfolio. The location for this role is Brisbane, and relocation support will be provided to the successful candidate if required.

The Manager Procurement Site Engineering Projects will lead a team focused on the development of contract strategies, tendering and award of contracts, planning, administration and management of contracts, negotiation and settlement of claims, and close out of contracts. You will translate strategy into operational plans for the department.

In this role you will:

• Provide leadership, direction, functional expertise, mentoring, coaching and guidance to the team
• Manage multiple stakeholder relationships across Procurement, Asset Engineering teams, and our contracting partners and suppliers
• Enable world class contract formation and management performance
• Apply an understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain to enhance efficiency, drive optimisation, and maximise value
• Evaluate risk profiles, project drivers, and contracting options to inform the development of contracting strategies aligned with project execution strategies
• Manage contract execution and analysis to maximise operational and financial performance, and mitigate exposure and risk
• Develop safe project delivery and contractor performance strategies to maximise portfolio value and enhance improvement and innovation
• Gain support for and negotiate outcomes that achieve mutually beneficial goals
• Identify and assess risks, make risk-informed decisions, and build a risk-aware culture using BHP's risk management framework
• Mitigate people, community, human rights, environmental and climate risks across the value chain, in alignment with our sustainability commitments
• Make evidence-based and strategic decisions in alignment with longer-term business objectives
• Strive to achieve 100% safety, 100% customer value and 0% waste

About You

• Extensive experience in commercial and contract management roles in capital projects
• A track record of excellence in contract negotiation and people leadership
• Tertiary qualifications in Management, Economics, Quantity Surveying, Legal (Construction Law) or related discipline
• Strong business acumen with deep understanding of project execution, risks and strategies
• Experience in strategic thinking, robust planning and risk management
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to tailor interactions to a wide variety of stakeholder groups
• Experience managing a project portfolio of spend and interfaces
• Negotiations and deal design skills
• Claims prevention and management experience
• Experience managing and supervising a team of professionals
• Ability to operate in complex and ambiguous environments