Carbon Controller

Carbon Controller

• Help drive our business toward a greener future
• Be part of a team delivering one of Rio Tinto’s strategic priorities
• Perth or Brisbane location

As one of the world’s largest industrial users of energy, Rio Tinto has a unique challenge in the energy transition. Rio Tinto Energy & Climate is a new global team focused on prioritising and accelerating our decarbonisation efforts to deliver on our climate commitments while ensuring our business is well positioned for the future low-carbon economy. Led by the Chief Decarbonisation Officer, the Energy & Climate team works collaboratively across the business to drive delivery of the Group climate strategy and address our key sources of carbon emissions

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

The newly established Decarbonisation Office (DO) is central to Rio Tinto’s decarbonisation investment decisions, responsible for interrogating projects and ultimately recommending and deploying the Group’s capital into its most attractive decarbonisation investments. The DO is also responsible for carbon accounting and providing senior leadership with advanced strategic insights.

We are looking for Carbon Controllers who will be the key interface with Rio Tinto’s assets and the primary originator of its carbon accounting data. The Carbon Controller is the foundation of Rio Tinto’s ‘one source of truth’. Reporting to Manager – Carbon Controllership the Product Group Carbon Controllers will be deeply involved in the primary origination of raw historic and actuals data, working closely with colleagues within the assets to derive carbon emissions data from physical observations.

You will be responsible for:

• Establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with Product Groups and act as conduit for problem solving at the asset level
• Ensuring a consistent, unified approach to carbon reporting in accordance with the Carbon Controllership team standard procedure
• Overseeing and verifying entry of facility/plant and asset level Scope 1 and 2 source greenhouse gas data across time frequencies for the nominated Product Group
• Owning, maintaining and reporting on Rio Tinto’s actual emissions data
• Supporting, where required, asset level training for completion of source data including the Social and Environment Survey or Enablon technology solution
• Acting as key interface with Product Group compliance reporting teams for queries on Product Group specific carbon data
• Acting as key interface with the Product Group for any core operational changes that require updates to carbon reporting systems
• Ensuring the consistent application and of Rio Tinto’s carbon accounting ‘basis of preparation’ standards
• Sourcing and collating Business Unit physicals for nominated Product Group for the development of annual and 10 year plan carbon forecasts
• Identifying and escalating novel insights arising from Product Group data capture processes
• Other ad-hoc initiatives as required by the Manager Carbon Controllership to enhance the carbon accounting environment.

About you

• Diligent and thorough work ethic with the ability to meet strict monthly reporting deadlines
• Detail orientated, advanced experience with non-standardised calculation data and use of Excel
• Familiarity with accounting and / or carbon reporting principles and processes
• Continuous improvement mindset with an appetite to improve current reporting practices
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage and influence at various levels
• Knowledge of various Product Group operations preferred
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Decarbonisation / energy experience preferred but not essential.

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment.
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program.
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and their immediate family.
• Attractive share ownership plan.
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays).
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters.

Every Voice Matters

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 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.

This role closes on Wednesday 10th May 2023. Rio Tinto reserves the right to change this date as required.