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Principal Safety - 12-months Fixed Term | Carrapateena

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Job Country: Australia

Job State/Province: South Australia

Job Location/Region: Carrapateena

About Copper SA Operations at BHP

BHP is a global resources company operating across more than 90 locations worldwide, with a purpose to improve lives and support a more sustainable future. Through Copper South Australia (Copper SA), we are building a leading copper portfolio that supports the global energy transition, supplying materials essential for renewable energy, electric vehicles and digital infrastructure.

For you, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career, make a meaningful impact, and help shape the future of one of Australia's leading copper businesses.

About Carrapateena

We currently have a vacancy for a Principal Safety, reporting to the Superintendent Safety. This role is offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract and provides an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to safety leadership and continuous improvement at one of Australia's most innovative underground mining operations.

The Challenge Ahead

As Principal Safety, you will play a key leadership role in strengthening the safety culture and safety performance across Carrapateena. Working closely with operational leaders, frontline teams and contracting partners,



you will influence and support the development of a workplace where safety is integrated into decision‑making and operational excellence.

This 12-month fixed-term contract offers the prospect to apply your expertise in risk management, safety leadership, investigations, learning and continuous improvement while contributing to a modern underground mining operation with a strong focus on people, performance and care.

You will partner with stakeholders across the business to identify opportunities for improvement, support strategic safety initiatives and ensure statutory and organisational requirements are met. Through coaching, engagement and visible field leadership, you will help build capability and foster a culture where everyone takes ownership of safe and sustainable outcomes.

As a trusted advisor, you will provide technical guidance and practical support to leaders, helping them manage risk, strengthen compliance and drive meaningful safety improvements across the operation.

What You'll Bring to the Role

You are an experienced safety professional who leads through influence, credibility and collaboration. You are passionate about creating safer workplaces and enjoy partnering with diverse teams to improve safety performance and organisational capability.

What You'll Bring to the Role

You are an experienced safety professional who leads through influence, credibility and collaboration.



You are passionate about creating safer workplaces and enjoy partnering with diverse teams to improve safety performance and organisational capability.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

- Strong experience within safety, health, risk or HSE environments, ideally gained within mining, resources, heavy industry or similarly complex operational settings.
- Qualifications in occupational health and safety, risk management or a related discipline, with a Diploma or higher qualification highly regarded.
- Well‑developed knowledge of safety management systems, risk management processes, incident investigations and continuous improvement frameworks.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build trusted relationships and influence outcomes at all levels of an organisation.
- Experience analysing performance data and identifying emerging trends to support informed decision‑making and improved safety outcomes.
- Demonstrated capability in coaching, mentoring and developing leaders to strengthen safety leadership and accountability.
- A commitment to fostering an inclusive culture built on care, respect and continuous learning.
- A current unrestricted driver’s licence.

In this role, you will:

- Lead and facilitate safety‑focused workshops, improvement projects and capability‑building initiatives that strengthen organisational safety culture and performance.
- Provide specialist safety expertise across risk management, investigations, learning and safety management systems.
- Partner with operational leaders and stakeholders to understand priorities, identify r

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