Manager, Joint Venture

Manager Joint Venture

• Challenging and dynamic position based in Perth CBD
• Be an integral part of a high performing team
• Great opportunity to work for a global mining company that works to leave a lasting, positive legacy

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Iron Ore Finance Business Partner team as Manager Rhodes Ridge Joint Venture. This role looks after all parts of managing the Rhodes Ridge joint venture agreements, one of Rio Tinto’s largest joint ventures, and the execution of our joint venture strategy. You will:

• Lead the development and execution of Rio Tinto’s strategy for the Rhodes Ridge joint venture, working closely with senior and operational leadership.
• Manage the commercial relationship with counterparty representatives from fellow joint venture participants on matters such as due diligence on new mine, rail or port developments, tenure surrenders, closure, infrastructure access.
• Lead cross functional teams (eg. Tax, Legal, Business Analysis) in managing the joint venture agreements and dealing with ongoing commercial issues.
• Ensure all of Rio Tinto's commitments under the various joint venture agreement, and associated audit processes are met, including joint venture meeting governance and financial reporting (through engagement with Controllers & BS&S).
• Act as the central co-ordination point for internal processes and decision-making, such as annual production nominations, mine planning, new mine studies, etc.
• Manage the capital due diligence, justification and approval process for significant new capital projects that involve joint venture assets.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Ability to influence key stakeholders within the business on complex issues and to navigate trade-offs. 
• Provide considered commercial strategic and tactical advice to senior leaders (including Iron Ore SLT) in their capacity as representatives on various joint venture boards and committees. 
• Regularly engage with site leadership teams and functional colleagues.
• Readily build trusting, cohesive and effective working relationships with counterparts who represent joint venture participants
• Ability to interpret complex joint venture and infrastructure agreements.
• Periodic international and Pilbara travel
• Qualifications in finance or law preferred, with broad commercial and operational exposure

This is a highly visible role, within RTIO and with senior representatives of joint venture partners. The role requires a strong understanding of all aspects of the mining value chain from exploration and evaluation, to studies, Growth & Innovation, Pilbara Operations and RT Commercial. 

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 competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Domestic re-location if required

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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we support you to drive positive change.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Applications close Friday 7 October 2022.

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