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At BHP, we believe our purpose goes beyond mining: we work to improve lives and create a more sustainable future. We are a global resources company with operations in more than 90 locations worldwide.

In Canada, our presence is growing with the development of one of the most significant potash projects in the world: Jansen. This project reflects our long-term commitment to sustainability, community engagement, and economic growth.

Come and be part of this success!

About Potash and the Jansen Project

Why BHP?

The Challenge Ahead

As a Principal Project Controls & Analysis (Principal Cost), you will play a critical role in supporting the successful delivery of one of the world's most significant mining projects. You will provide technical expertise across project cost management, forecasting, budgeting, change management, and project controls to help ensure project objectives are achieved safely, efficiently, and sustainably.

Working closely with project stakeholders, contractors, vendors, planners, and commercial teams, you will influence key decisions through accurate reporting, insightful analysis, and data-driven recommendations. This is an opportunity to help shape project outcomes while contributing to a high-performing team focused on operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support project cost management activities including budgeting, forecasting, accruals, cost tracking, and performance reporting.
• Apply project controls expertise to monitor project performance and support on-time and on-budget delivery of project objectives.
• Analyze project data and develop meaningful reports, insights, and recommendations that support informed decision-making.
• Coordinate and maintain cost management routines, ensuring accuracy and consistency across project controls systems and processes.
• Support change management processes by evaluating potential impacts, assessing changes, and providing recommendations aligned with project objectives.
• Partner with project planners to align cost performance with schedule forecasting and progress measurement activities.
• Support commercial evaluations for procurement and construction packages while ensuring effective cost oversight.
• Build strong relationships with project teams, stakeholders, contractors, and vendors to maximize project value and delivery outcomes.
• Contribute to a culture of trust, inclusion, collaboration, and performance across the Jansen project team.

What You’ll Bring to the Role

You are an experienced project controls professional who thrives in large, complex project environments and is motivated by using data, analytics, and commercial insight to drive project success.

You will bring:

• Extensive experience in project controls and cost management within major capital projects, construction projects, or large-scale studies.
• Strong expertise in cost forecasting, cost control, budgeting, estimating, and project performance monitoring.
• Advanced proficiency with specialist cost management systems and expert-level Excel capability.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to transform complex data into compelling insights and actionable recommendations.
• Experience supporting change management processes and implementing structured project controls methodologies.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of project planning, scheduling, contractor performance management, and commercial interfaces.
• A degree in Construction Management, Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Relevant professional certifications such as AACE International are considered an asset.
• Experience in mining, infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, or other major project environments will be highly regarded.

Work Location

This role will be initially based in Calgary, Alberta for approximately 18 months, supporting key project delivery phases. Following this period, the position will transition to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, aligned with ongoing project and operational requirements.

Working hours are 40 hours per week. Hybrid working (flexible, shared workstations and a combination of office and work from home) is standard for BHP.

Regular travel between Calgary, Saskatoon, and the Jansen site in Leroy, SK will be required to support project and stakeholder engagement activities. While travel is not expected to be continuous, flexibility and a willingness to travel between these locations is an important aspect of the role. Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders is also expected.

BHP offers domestic relocation assistance to support the successful incumbent in transitioning, if required. Benefits offered as part of the relocation program include (but are not limited to) new home purchase assistance, temporary accommodations, home finding trip and a resettlement allowance.

Application Deadline

This posting will be active until August 24, 2026, at 11:59 PM CST.

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