Senior Portfolio Governance Lead – Hybrid, Saskatoon

BHP Career Portal; Saskatoon; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Competitive benefits

Hybrid work model

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

BHP Canada in Saskatoon is seeking an experienced Principal Portfolio to strengthen governance, assurance, risk management, and project performance oversight across one of Canada's largest capital projects, including the Jansen Potash Project. You will lead governance frameworks, deliver workshops for senior leaders, and drive consistency in ways of working.

This role offers a hybrid downtown Saskatoon work arrangement and the chance to impact safety, value delivery, and community outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience establishing, implementing, and improving governance and assurance practices across major projects, programs, or portfolios.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, project performance management, risk management, and governance frameworks.
• Experience supporting complex project decision‑making and evaluating impacts across multiple stakeholders and business functions.
• Well-developed portfolio management capability, including benchmarking, investment prioritisation, and performance analysis.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect governance decisions to operational, strategic, and commercial outcomes.
• Advanced stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility and work effectively with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and workshop leadership capabilities.
• Experience within technology, mining, resources, or other large‑scale project environments will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of governance and assurance frameworks across projects and portfolios.
• Monitor project and portfolio performance to support delivery against safety, schedule, scope, cost, and value objectives.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on risk identification, mitigation strategies, compliance requirements, and governance standards throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct portfolio benchmarking and assess project performance to identify risks, trends, opportunities, and investment priorities.
• Facilitate informed decision‑making by evaluating options, assessing impacts, and supporting robust governance processes.
• Lead the end‑to‑end project intake process, managing new project requests from initial submission through opportunity assessment, and coordinating the seamless handover of approved initiatives to the assigned Project Manager for delivery.
• Partner with stakeholders across functions to align priorities, improve ways of working, and enhance value chain performance.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, governance reviews, and workshops that communicate complex information clearly and drive stakeholder engagement.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence, customer focus, and disciplined execution.

Skills

Governance

Assurance

Risk management

Portfolio management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Facilitation

Presentation skills

Safety awareness

Job description

BHP Canada in Saskatoon is seeking an experienced Principal Portfolio to strengthen governance, assurance, risk management, and project performance oversight across one of Canada's largest capital projects, including the Jansen Potash Project. You will lead governance frameworks, deliver workshops for senior leaders, and drive consistency in ways of working.

This role offers a hybrid downtown Saskatoon work arrangement and the chance to impact safety, value delivery, and community outcomes.