HSE Studies Lead

HSE Studies Lead

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Perth or Brisbane based opportunity

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a HSE Studies Lead to work alongside a dedicated global studies team on the development of projects (Brownfield, Greenfield, and Closure) to help optimise project outcomes to support asset growth.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a global studies group capturing lessons learned and external best practices to help identify opportunities for improvement whilst assuring compliance to HSE technical standards.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a 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 Senior HSE Business Partner Projects and working in a collaborative community within HSEC Systems, you will:

• Develop and implement the HSEC in Design specification and support KPI programme for Rio Tinto Project facility designs
• Ensure HSEC Design requirements are incorporated across Order of Magnitude and Pre-Feasibility study work for Rio Tinto Projects
• Manage and monitor HSE Risks across all studies during OoM and PFS phases to ensure studies are completed to identify and eliminate hazards
• Participating in engineering design review activities and verifies HSEC in Design requirements have been incorporated into each stage of the design
• In collaboration with Product Groups, AoE’s & CoE’s, incorporate anticipated regulatory approval conditions and lessons learnt from completed projects into facility designs
• Establishing an assurance schedule and perform assurance activities with design contractors
• Coordinating Hazard Identification (HAZID) and Hazard Observation (HAZOP) workshops for all design activities
• Assisting with the preparation and implementation of HSE training requirements specific to design
• Coach, mentor and guide other HSE professionals across projects to support knowledge and understanding for HSE studies

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Demonstrated experience and education within Safety / Health, Environment in Projects, and engineering design
• Demonstrated experience in the development of large-scale projects
• Understand of Safety in Design (SiD) principles and incorporating SiD into Design process
• Understand the implementation and application of various risk assessment techniques
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, translating technical information for the target audience
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, and confidence to operate at all levels of the business
• Experience in working alongside large and diverse global teams
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and effectively with local, national, and regional stakeholder groups

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
• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

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 almost 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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of diverse genders and identities, 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.

Applications close on Monday 10^th April 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)