Corporate Counsel - Commercial

• Full-time legal opportunity supporting Rio Tinto’s APAC Projects & Procurement Legal team across diverse and complex commercial, regulatory and operational matters.

• Perth-based role working across a range of assets, operations and strategic legal issues.

• Join a high-performing legal team where you will provide practical, commercially focused advice and help shape outcomes across a dynamic operational portfolio.

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced lawyer to join our global legal team helping deliver end-to-end legal support for $30b+ of annual projects, construction and procurement activity.

Your role will include the following:

• Provide timely, accurate and commercially focused support for projects and procurement contracts.

• Manage and prioritise multiple legal work streams across varied categories, stakeholders and jurisdictions.

• Develop and maintain close, collaborative working relationships with internal stakeholders across projects, procurement, operations and other related functions.

• Work collaboratively and support other members of the broader Rio Tinto LGC&A function.

• Manage external legal resources in strategic and cost-effective ways to deliver the best outcomes for the business.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives, including legal process improvement and appropriate use of AI.

• Develop and provide stakeholder training to support capability development initiatives.

About you:

• A commitment to the safety and wellbeing of yourself and your team.

• A law degree and at least 8 years’ post-qualification experience.

• Strong construction and projects experience is essential, including familiarity with SOPA, adjudication processes and a range of contracting models such as D&C, EPC, EPCM and BOOT.

• Experience in commercial contracting, project delivery, and resources or infrastructure matters will be highly regarded.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively across multiple complex matters.

• Excellent communication, drafting and stakeholder management skills, with strong attention to detail and organisational capability.

• Interest in leveraging AI and legal technology to simplify work, improve efficiency and support high-quality legal outcomes.

• Strong commercial acumen and a solution-focused approach, with the ability to identify practical outcomes and negotiate effectively.

• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships, influence stakeholders and partner effectively across legal and business teams.

What we offer:

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• 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 and salary packaging options.

• Career development and 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).

• Possible domestic relocation assistance.

Where you’ll be working:

Based in Perth, you will be joining Rio Tinto LGC&A, working in a high-performing legal team supporting Rio Tinto’s Projects and Global Procurement functions. You will work across a range of assets, operations and strategic legal issues, while collaborating closely with internal clients, business stakeholders and colleagues across legal and related functions.

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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.