Principal Employee Relations

Company 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.

Come and be a part of this success.

Job description:

ABOUT THE ROLE

An exciting opportunity for a Principal level has arisen to join the Employee Relations (ER).

The purpose of this role is to provide technical expertise in the strategy of, and advisory on, employee and industrial related matters to the business.

In this role, you will:

• Provide expert advice to leaders on a range of complex employee relations matters including workplace investigations, performance management and disciplinary processes and restructures.
• Provide advice and interpretation on employment contracts and Malaysian employment legislation and practices.
• Proactively support and develop line leader capability, to build high performing teams based on trust and direct engagement.
• Support litigation proceedings including the preparation and submission of applications and representing the business in front of the Labour Court and in other jurisdictions.
• Contribute to and execute the ER strategy to deliver optimal business outcomes.
• Support risk assessment and change management activities.
• Work as part of a broader global Employee Relations sub-function within the Human Resources function in a high trust, collaborative and flexible environment.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you must:

• Have demonstrated experience managing employee relations matters in partnership with line leaders. This includes interpretation and application of employment law, ensuring flexibility in your approach to meet business needs.
• Have significant experience in partnering with line leaders and be able to quickly build relationships based on respect, trust and credibility.
• Have the ability to have challenging and difficult conversations with courage, confidence and influence.
• Have excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and outstanding attention to detail.
• Enjoy working within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experience working in a large multinational corporate and a professional environment will be highly regarded

Open for applications until 9-Nov-2025

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