Advisor HSE | Exploration

Advisor HSE | RTX

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Challenging and dynamic position supporting Rio Tinto Exploration Projects in Western Australia
• Permanent Full Time | Perth based with ad hoc site travel

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Health & Safety Advisor to provide health and safety support to our exploration teams across the Western Australian Rio Tinto assets. This is a great opportunity for an established HS professional looking to grow their career and develop their skills further in the field of exploration.

Wea re an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focussed remuneration and wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting

Reporting to the HSE Business Partner for Safety, Technical and Projects and working in a collaborative community within our Global HSE team you will be responsible for:

• Being part of a team of HSE professionals who are seen as trusted partners and who enable operational excellence
• Providing advice and support with implementation of legislated health and safety requirements
• Supporting operational leaders and contractor partners to build their safety leadership capabilities
• Supporting the implementation of the Rio Tinto Safety Maturity Model improvement action plan
• Embedding and sustaining critical risk management
• Prevention of catastrophic events and eliminating injuries
• Risk management and supporting material risk reduction
• Supporting roll out of HS fundamentals initiatives, training and coaching programs such as Prestart meetings, Quality Safety Interactions and Leadership in Field programs
• Coach, support and influence leaders with the utilisation of safety tools and standards
• Support assurance programs (first party, business conformance and regulatory assessments)
• Incident management including investigation, analysis, corrective action development and quality control of incident data

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role you will

• Experience working in an operational health and safety role, coupled with a passion for, and sound knowledge of health, safety and environment
• Extensive operational experience in the resource or exploration drilling industry
• Qualified in Health, Safety, Engineering or relevant and/or commensurate experience in a similar role
• Strong engaging and influencing skills, with the ability to coach leaders and to think strategically
• An ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing competing priorities supporting multiple stakeholder groups with strong problem solving skills
• Computer skills including experience using prospect reporting tools and Microsoft office suite
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Solutions based mind-set

It will also be beneficial if you have :

• Previous experience supporting Mineral Exploration and or drilling in a mining environment

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers. 

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers - generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. 

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life. 

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto Exploration has office space in Belmont, Perth. This role is a key part of the Western Australian Exploration team and will provide direct support to all projects.

Rio Tinto's Exploration group seeks to create value for the business by discovering or acquiring new mineral resources. Organized into four regional teams (Americas, Australasia, Africa-Europe and Eurasia), the Exploration group provides both a global reach and a local presence across a range of commodities including bauxite, copper, iron ore, nickel and uranium.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Applications close on 28 November 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)