Superintendent Safety, Radiation and Occupational Hygiene | Olympic Dam and Carrapateena

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 part of the success.

About the Role

 

We are currently seeking candidates to fill two exciting positions in the role of Superintendent Safety, Radiation and Occupational Hygiene to join our teams supporting the Olympic Dam and Carrapateena mines. The roles represents a fantastic opportunity to lead high calibre and professional teams, partnering with the Operations to deliver excellence in Safety, Radiation Management and Occupational Hygiene.

 

Offered on either Residential (5:2) or FIFO / DIDO (5:2 / 4:3) roster basis.

 

These roles require the successful candidates to:

• Develops operational focused Safety, Occupational Hygiene & Radiation Strategy influenced by Asset strategy, industry expertise and customer feedback;
• Manages, improves and provides expertise on safety, radiation and occupational hygiene management practices to improve performance and drive continuous improvement;
• Determines the underlying cause of problems and evaluates multiple solutions to ensure a planned and structured approach to solving complex problems;
• Identifies, engages and leverages the capabilities of stakeholders across the Operation to support excellence in safety, radiation and occupational hygiene;
• Identifies and assesses risks, makes risk informed decisions, uses BHP's risk management framework and builds a risk aware culture to support safe and productive performance outcomes;
• Governs the implementation of radiation and occupational hygiene monitoring programs to support the ongoing health of our people, verify control effectiveness and drive continuous improvement;
• Defines value drivers and engages regularly with customers to understand service delivery impact and enable continuous improvement;
• Sources information, plans and conducts analyses to support evidence-based decision making.
• Strives to achieve 100% safety, 100% customer value and 0% waste.
• Knows our customer and is obsessed with meeting their needs.
• Makes evidence-based and strategic decisions in alignment with longer term business objectives.
• Builds capability with teams and supports strategic improvement in health risk management and hygiene delivery.
• Effectively communicates, manages relationships and delivers improvements with Asset, regional, and global teams.
• Effectively engages with the Copper SA Integrated Management System (IMS) to champion the implementation of the PDCA cycle on matters of safety, radiation and occupational hygiene at the operation

About You

 

To be successful in this role, you will have the following skills and attributes:

• Experience in the heavy industry environment, with demonstrated experience in leading teams and managing for high performance
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills
• Demonstrated ability to translate plans and strategies;
• Forward thinking and an energetic and proactive work style
• Experience and subject matter expertise in one of Safety, Radiation, Occupational Hygiene or a related field

 

Applications close 5pm Monday 13th April 2026.

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.

 

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal.

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 inclusion@bhp.com.