Manager Pilbara Environmental and Cultural Knowledge Program

Manager Pilbara Environmental and Cultural Knowledge Program

• Be part of a global mining organisation with an exceptional safety culture
• Play a key role in a standard setting initiative to support resource access and enhance Rio Tinto’s licence to operate in the Pilbara
• Central Park Location with flexible working arrangements

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are seeking an experienced leader who will bring experience and passion for biological and/or cultural heritage knowledge to lead the newly created Pilbara Environmental and Cultural Knowledge Program (PECK). In the pursuit of impeccable environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, this will improve understanding of the environmental values (biological and cultural) of the Pilbara to enable sustainable access to resources for the future.

Working across the Rio Tinto Iron Ore business, comprising of 17 integrated mining operations, you will bring your proactive and strategic approach to lead a team that supports brownfield and greenfield growth strategies through improving our environmental and cultural knowledge base and leading work to ensure a healthy, balanced and biodiverse Pilbara.

We work with 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.

With experience leading multidisciplinary teams, you will work with internal and external stakeholders to improve the understanding of environmental values and identify risks (both threats and opportunities), all in the support of enhancing Rio Tinto’s licence to operate.

Reporting to the General Manager, State Agreements and Approvals, you will lead a team to:

• Set the strategic direction of the PECK Program to ensure that the Iron Ore development pathway both current and future is realised in line with emerging and future ESG requirements
• Expand and maintain biological and ethnobotanical knowledge to support long-term sustainable resource access
• Support improved environmental and cultural performance across Operational and Closure phases
• Integrate cultural knowledge with biological understanding to develop a holistic picture of the environment in which we operate
• Foster an integrated way of working across a range of disciplines to support the intent of the PECK program and deliver aligned workstreams supporting resource access
• Build external partnerships to help further the state of knowledge for the biological and cultural values that we interact with in the Pilbara
• Work with a large multi-disciplinary team who are collaborative and supportive and emulate the Rio Tinto values

What you’ll bring

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

• A commitment to the safety and wellbeing of yourself and your team
• Demonstrated leadership capability across multi-disciplinary teams, with a focus on caring and collaborative behaviours
• Demonstrated ability to keep a team engaged in an evolving, ever changing environment
• Demonstrated ability to work with a strategic, long-term mindset to improve business outcomes
• Understanding of biodiversity and the interplay with Aboriginal cultural values, preferably in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
• A demonstrated collaborator with excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills

• Experience in developing strong external partnerships, including with regulators, Traditional Owners and research organisations
• Experience in, and understanding of State and Federal biological, environmental and heritage regulation, including ongoing reforms and the emerging policy interactions and implications
• A degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience in implementing change management
• Experience or understanding of appropriately managing biodiversity, and operational performance

What we offerBe 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 supported by functional teams in the Perth hub: a world-class, integrated network of 17 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 8^th August 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)