Manager Planning & Engineering
Rio Tinto
You’ll be residential in the Karratha Region.
Live our core values of Care, Courage, and Curiosity
Residential Roster - 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off
Your leadership will contribute to our ongoing journey to cultivate a workplace where everyone feels safe, supported and proudly belongs. A journey of safety, productivity and improvement though authentic leadership, bringing both ports together.
Where we’re all welcome
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 who we are.
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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.
About the role
As Manager Planning & Engineering, you will lead a team of subject matter experts to support the delivery of world-class asset reliability and productivity outcomes across our Port operations. This role is pivotal in guiding and executing strategies that optimise asset performance, reliability, and lifecycle value. You will oversee our planning and scheduling, maintenance engineering, electrical and controls systems and project delivery teams at Ports, supported by our central Asset Management function.
You will drive continuous improvement, implement best practices, and promote collaboration among stakeholders. Leveraging your technical skills and leadership, you’ll ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable operations to support long term business success.
As a senior leader at the ports, you will be pivotal in maintaining a safe and respectful working environment where team members thrive.
What you’ll bring
Commitment to ensuring your own safety as well as that of your team
Drive and passion to create high-performing, effective teams.
Excellent communication skills, enabling you to present complex concepts succinctly to a variety of stakeholders.
Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities to assess complex situations, identify risks and opportunities to support Ports strategic outcomes.
What we offer
Be recognised for your contribution, thinking and 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
Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
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, cultural leave)
To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.
Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).
Where you will be working
Our port facilities consist of four shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Dampier and Cape Lambert which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading.
Applications close on 26th of November (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
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.
