Manager Tenure & GIS

Manager Tenure & GIS

• Leadership role within the State Agreements and Approvals Division

• Globally operated organisation

• Perth based role

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

Join Rio Tinto as Manager, Tenure & GIS, leading a dynamic team to manage and secure land tenure assets, and deliver spatial technologies, services and products critical to the growth of our Iron Ore business.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to play a key role in enabling long-term, sustainable land access and delivering geospatial strategy and governance across Rio Tinto’s iron ore portfolio to support business success.

Reporting to the General Manager – State Agreements & Approvals within Rio Tinto Iron Ore you will be responsible for:

• Leading a large specialised technical team while fostering a culture of high performance

• Develop and lead the tenure management strategy, and provide strategic tenure advice across multiple business units to ensure timely and sustainable land access

• Lead tenure security and strict compliance with legislative requirements, including determining appropriate strategy for resolution of objections to tenure applications in the Warden’s Court

• Lead engagement with relevant State Government agencies, industry bodies and negotiations with third parties, including participation in legislative and policy reform.

• Oversee the management of Rio Tinto’s GIS Enterprise System, spatial data, cartographic outputs, and business system integration.

• Drive the GIS team strategy to align with industry technology and best practices, ensuring Rio Tinto systems utilize the latest GIS technology to maintain a competitive edge.

• Lead the GIS team to ensure rigorous QA/QC in map creation, spatial data accuracy and standardization, drive GIS-based improvement initiatives, and provide GIS training and support across the business.

What you’ll bring

This is a unique opportunity where your sound collaboration skills and strategic mindset will allow you to succeed within this role. You will bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualification

• Experience in a similar role within the industry

• Strong demonstrated leadership capabilities

• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Strong interpersonal and effective communication skills

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.

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  

• 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)  

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water)

• 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.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are

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 working

This role will be offered on a full-time basis, situated in Perth, nestled in the cities CBD, within our Central Park offices.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres 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.

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.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.