Date: 18 Aug 2026
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Job Country:
Australia
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Job State/Province: South Australia
Job Location/Region: Olympic Dam
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.
Our Operations
Join Olympic Dam a safe, reliable, globally competitive business delivered by our people. At Olympic Dam we care that everyone goes home safe to do the things they love. We believe Leadership drives culture and culture drives performance. All incidents are preventable and everyone has a role to play.
One of Australia’s largest mines and a complex minerals processing operation, Olympic Dam, is unique in that we produce Copper, Uranium, Gold and Silver. The local township of Roxby Downs is an active and progressive community offering a variety of modern, well-equipped housing, educational, health, sporting, leisure, shopping and cultural facilities.
About the Role
Reporting to the Manager Olympic Dam (OD) Services, the Superintendent Facilities Management & Maintenance is responsible for the safe, reliable and efficient delivery of facilities maintenance, cleaning services and housing across Olympic Dam and Roxby Downs.
Leading a team of employees and contract partners, you will drive operational excellence through the BHP Operating System (BOS), ensuring services are delivered safely, sustainably and in alignment with customer and business requirements. You will foster a high-performing, inclusive and values-led culture while building strong partnerships across Operations, Projects, Functional Teams and Contract Partners.
This role has significant influence across the business and requires a collaborative leader who can align stakeholders, improve performance, strengthen contractor partnerships and deliver outcomes through influence, coaching and continuous improvement.
This role can be based in Adelaide with regular travel to site, or residential in Roxby Downs on a 5/2 (Monday to Friday) roster.
In this role you will:
- Lead with care and be a visible safety leader, actively engaging with frontline teams and contractors to strengthen critical risk management, learning and continuous improvement
- Role model the BHP Charter Values and create an inclusive, respectful and high-performing culture where people feel empowered to speak up, challenge the status quo and contribute to better outcomes
- Drive operational excellence through the BHP Operating System (BOS), embedding leader routines, visual management, standard work, performance management and problem-solving disciplines across the portfolio
- Lead strategic contractor partnerships, ensuring clear accountability for safety, service delivery, productivity, quality, cost and customer outcomes
- Develop solid and trusted relationships with customers, contract partners and key stakeholders, aligning priorities and delivering results through collaboration and influence
- Oversee the maintenance, cleaning and housing portfolios to ensure services are safe, reliable, compliant and fit for purpose
- Identify, coach and develop team capability, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous learning
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance customer experience, improve efficiency and unlock value for the business
- Utilise data, performance systems and operational insights to identify trends, manage risk and drive informed decision-making
- Provide leadership and governance across contract management activities, ensuring robust assurance processes, risk controls and commercial outcomes are achieved
About You
You are a collaborative and values-driven leader who is passionate about developing people, building strong partnerships and delivering operational excellence through others.
You will bring:
- Demonstrated leadership experience within maintenance, facilities management, operations, services or a related field
- Experience leading and improving contractor performance through strong governance, relationship management and performance assurance frameworks
- Proven ability to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement through the application of BOS principles, structured problem-solving and performance management systems
- Experience managing large and diverse stakeholder groups, with the ability to influence outcomes and build alignment across operational and functional teams
- Well-developed commercial acumen and experience managing budgets, contracts, risks and business performance
- A track record of developing high-performing teams through coaching, capability building and effective leadership
- Demonstrated ability to lead cultural improvement initiatives that strengthen safety, accountability, inclusion and engagement
- Experience working across multiple disciplines including Safety, Operations, Commercial, Supply, Maintenance and Contract Management
- Highly developed communication, engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively from frontline teams through to senior leadership
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 [email protected].
