Advisor Heritage Liaison

Where we’re all welcome 

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different. 

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. 

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. 

About the role

Reporting to the Superintendent Fieldwork we are looking for an Advisor Heritage Liaison to facilitate and ensure the safe conduct of Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s cultural heritage survey program.

This role is a great opportunity for a passionate professional who love enjoys working in the field, has solid leadership and stakeholder management skills and able to bring all the pieces of the project together.

Reporting to the Superintendent Fieldwork, you will:

• Oversee contractor management for Rio Tinto’s heritage team survey program.
• Develop and maintain favorable relationships with internal and external stakeholders through strong engagement and communication
• Deliver in-field survey works
• Prepare, manage and implement initial response plans and journey management plans.
• Supervise heritage field survey teams (contractors & traditional owners) in line with RT safety systems and processes enabling delivery against the infield survey schedule.
• Maintain cultural heritage fieldwork equipment, assets, and fleet.
• Support social surrounds, archaeological, ethnographic, botanical, and other environmental survey works with Traditional Owner group involvement.
• Coach survey participants according to Rio Tinto HSEC and CRM procedures.
• Undertake critical risk management as a team leader.

What you’ll bring  

• Experience working in a leadership role with good field safety knowledge and a passion for working with Traditional Owners.
• Capable to travel (up to 10 days at a time), work in the field, in the heat and undertake physically demanding tasks.
• Experience bringing stakeholders together to deliver on projects with excellent engagement and influencing skills.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Senior First Aid Certificate, 4WD accreditation and GIS/Navigation skills.

What we offer 

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress. 
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto 
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia 
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus 
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family 

• Attractive share ownership plan 
• Company provided insurance cover 
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options 
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions 
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support 

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave) 
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them 
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors who are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Program for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career
• Indigenous leadership programs across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders

Where you’ll be working

These roles will be based either residentially in Dampier or FIFO from Perth, both on 8 days on, 6 days off.

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

Advertising will close on the 23rd of May 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to cease advertising earlier)

Who we are 

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.  

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities. 

About Rio TintoRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.