Principal Community | Moranbah

BHP; Bowen; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Generous parental leave

Employee share program

Job summary

BHP in Moranbah, Queensland, is seeking an experienced community engagement and social performance practitioner to join our Queensland Corporate Affairs team. Lead community engagement, stakeholder partnerships, social performance and social risk management across BHP and BMA’s Queensland operations.

Based in Moranbah, you will advise leaders, connect with Bowen Basin communities, ensure insights inform decision‑making, and strengthen social value ambitions.

Qualifications

• Experienced community practitioner with the ability to influence senior leaders, workforce groups and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with local governments, agencies and regional stakeholders.
• Experience delivering stakeholder engagement, social investment or social performance initiatives.
• Strong understanding of social performance and reputation risk in regional communities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a visible presence across Bowen Basin regional communities through engagement, forums, and events.
• Develop and execute engagement plans that support respectful and inclusive stakeholder engagement.
• Partner with community organisations to align social investments with priorities and business goals.
• Represent community perspectives in business planning to support informed outcomes.
• Advise leaders on community sentiment, risks, reputation matters and regional issues.
• Identify and support management of social risks related to priorities and regional change.
• Work in-line with BHP standards, compliance frameworks and social performance requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Community relations

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Social performance

Education

Professional qualification in community development

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

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.

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

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced community engagement and social performance practitioner to join BHP’s Queensland Corporate Affairs team.

In this influential role, you will lead community engagement, stakeholder partnerships, social performance and social risk management across BHP and BMA’s Queensland operations and regional communities.

Based in Moranbah, reporting to the Manager Community Queensland, you will be a trusted adviser to leaders and a key connector between BHP, BMA’s Bowen Basin operations and regional stakeholders, ensuring community insights inform decision-making, strengthen social performance outcomes and support BHP and BMA’s reputation and social value ambitions.

In This Role You Will

• Maintain a visible and trusted presence across Bowen Basin regional communities through regular community engagement, stakeholder forums, local government interactions and community events.
• Develop and execute engagement plans that support respectful, effective and inclusive stakeholder engagement.
• Partner with community organisations to understand local needs and support social investment projects aligned to community priorities and business objectives.
• Represent community perspectives in business planning and decision-making to support practical, informed and proactive outcomes.
• Advise leaders on community sentiment, social performance, stakeholder risks, reputation matters and regional issues.
• Identify, assess and support the management of social and community-related risks associated with operational priorities and regional change.
• Work in-line with BHP standards, compliance frameworks and community, human rights and social performance requirements.

About You

• You are an experienced community practitioner with the judgement, relationship-building and communication skills to influence senior leaders, workforce groups and community stakeholders.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with local governments, agencies, community organisations, industry and regional stakeholders.
• Experience developing and delivering stakeholder engagement, social investment, community development or social performance initiatives.
• Strong understanding of community sentiment, stakeholder expectations, social performance and reputation risk, including experience navigating complex community issues.
• You work with care, integrity and collaboration, creating an inclusive team environment where people feel supported, trusted and empowered to do their best work, and actively share learning and best practice with others.
• A professional qualification in community development, regional development, communications, commerce or another relevant field.
• Experience working in Corporate Affairs or a related external affairs function, including in regional or remote communities. Previous experience working in the resources sector, or a strong understanding of the sector and regional communities, will be highly regarded.

Open for applications until 13-Sep.

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.

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 [e-mail].