Analyst Projects (Project Planner)

Analyst Projects (Project Planner)  | Capital & Closure Projects – Gove NT

• Be part of a collaborative team supporting projects
• Contribute to the planning and delivery of capital and closure initiatives
• Enjoy career development opportunities in a global organisation

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Analyst Projects (Project Planner) to assist in coordinating, evaluating, and prioritising project plans under the guidance of senior staff. This role is part of the Capital & Closure Projects team, which focuses on studying, managing, planning, and delivering capital and closure projects across our operations.

You will play a key role in maintaining project schedules, supporting compliance with standardised processes, and ensuring accurate reporting to enable successful project execution.

Key Responsibilities

Working within the Project Controls job family, you will:

• Assist with the creation, maintenance, and reporting of project plans and schedules
• Participate in schedule review meetings and update integrated project schedules
• Support development of monthly schedule reports and progress curves
• Collaborate with cost engineering and estimating teams to assess change impacts
• Analyse and report implications of changes to plans and schedules
• Maintain relationships with contracting and project planning stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with standardised processes, systems, and tools
• Provide technical support to project stakeholders
• Facilitate capital tracking and accounting updates to ensure compliance with Rio Tinto’s capital framework
• Support forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis across all stages of the capital lifecycle

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to safety and continuous improvement
• Strong ability to influence
• High level stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage and build capability in capital planning and execution
• Great organisational ability and able to juggle multiple tasks at once
• Confident and clear communication skills
• Ability to contribute to improving capital management systems, tools, and governance
• Strong analytical and reporting skills

What we offer

• A permanent position with a global leader in mining and resources
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Career development and education assistance
• Flexible work arrangements and family-friendly policies
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• Access to employee discounts and salary packaging options

Where you’ll be working

Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, each year the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite.

With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following our decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017. 

We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030 and we are undertaking significant work to support closure of the operation. We also recognise our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.

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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.

Respect and InclusionAt 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.