Manager Pastoral Stations

Manager Pastoral Stations

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Increase your knowledge of Rio Tinto’s operations and build your network
• Join a caring leadership group, committed to your growth and development – Central Park with site travel or residential in Tom Price

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Manager Pastoral Stations to lead the Pastoral Stations team whilst providing technical advice and managing the capability and development needs of the team. This is a great opportunity for a seasoned leader to lead with impact, building strong and valuable relationships across the business whilst delivering value to the Pilbara community ensuring stations are utilised effectively minimising any environmental impact.

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 General Manager Communities & Social Performance and working in a collaborative community within CSP, you will be:

• Working with the General Manager Communities & Social Performance to deliver against the Communities & Social Performance Strategic 5-year plan
• Managing a team of functional and operational professionals to undertake complex technical/operational project delivery to ensure best practice land management and animal welfare is achieved.
• Adapting departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges against the delivery of strategic projects (carbon storage, partnerships)
• Strategically align the stations to Rio Tinto Iron Ore and broader industry net zero emissions requirements to through delivery of carbon avoidance, storage land management projects on stations
• Overseeing the negotiations of third-party pastoral station agreements and ensure ongoing compliance with agreements, in conjunction with the CFO Agreements & Approvals teams
• Working with Traditional Owner Engagement Leads, Environment Leads, Nature based Solutions, General Managers and Communities & Social Performance Business Partners to identify co-designed stations opportunities that deliver value to the local community and Traditional Owner groups 
• Coach and develop direct reports in a values-based performance culture and actively manage their performance

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Experience within Agribusiness or Corporate Agricultural environments
• Experience within Stations Management would be highly regarded
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Proven experience positively engaging with traditional owners
• Proven experience in safety management and leadership 
• Well-developed budget and project management
• Proven oversight in innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement

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 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.

Where you’ll be workingIn the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

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.

Applications close on 30^th July 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)