PMO Lead 3 Lines of Defence

PMO Lead 3 Lines of Defence – Secondment/Fixed Term Until End of 2025

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• Coaching and supporting leaders and their teams in applying a risk-based approach to their decision analysis
• Building and promoting the development of risk capability across the business
• Inspiring and influencing leaders in the adoption and embedding of First and Second line of defence requirements from the recent refresh of the program

This role can be based in either Perth, WA or Brisbane, Qld and will be offered as a Secondment (Internal employee) or on a Fixed Term Contract (External applicant) until the end of 2025

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

We are looking for a PMO Lead 3 Lines of Defence to strengthen our assurance programs across our entire business. Providing overall support in running the Program Management Office (PMO).

Reporting to the 3LoD Implementation Manager, you will be a part of the Risk Area of Expertise (AoE), providing support by providing project management expertise to the PMO on the program. The PMO will provide the support across the program to track and manage schedule, costs, risks/issues, and actions, as well as support the preparation for key program meetings. You'll leverage your exceptional stakeholder engagement capability and project management acumen to deliver a current forward looking program plan and interactive reporting within Power BI.

Your collaboration across the program workstreams will ensure interdependencies are identified and managed between program and broader stakeholder groups. You will be a critical interface in facilitating an effective partnership between the workstreams and other implementation stakeholders. In doing so, you will directly contribute to the Group’s ‘Best Operator’ strategy by enhancing confidence in the strength of our critical controls to sustain the resilience of our business in managing material risks.

What you’ll bring

• Strong project management experience in using best practice tools and managing change programs
• A depth of experience in mining (underground, open cut) or minerals processing (smelting, refining) from a scheduling, reporting or project controls background will be seen as advantageous
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience with demonstrated experience partnering with complex stakeholder groups, including senior leaders
• Complex program and change management experience
• A track record of managing program schedules and reporting suites to support the success of such a deliver program
• Strong experience working with Microsoft Project and Power BI will be seen as advantageous
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required to deliver project outcomes

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 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

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. 

Applications close on Tuesday 30^th July 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).