Practice Lead Safety

Practice Safety Lead

• Key leadership role within the team to lead strategic improvements and a team of highly capable professionals

• Permanent full-time position – based in Brisbane or Perth

• We offer generous compensation, benefits, and flexible work arrangements

About the Role

We are looking for a driven, operationally focused safety leader to join our Safety Area of Expertise (AoE) team as Practice Lead – Safety.

This is a great opportunity to showcase your partnership building skills and your ability to lead strategic improvements across all the Rio Tinto product groups. You will be a key player in building the Safety culture in a sustainable way across your region by bringing best practice to the business and helping the business to move forward on its safety journey.

Reporting to the Head of Safety AoE, you will be responsible for: 

• Leading and coaching a team of highly capable professionals to drive our strategic initiatives e.g., safety maturity model, fatality elimination program (CRM), improving investigation quality, and effectively sharing and learning from these events

• Developing talent and capability within your team and across the Safety Function

• Translating our Group Strategy and objectives into an implementation plan to deliver results

• Collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders, both internal and external, in the deployment of our global Safety strategy by providing guidance, governance and implementing leading practice through continuous learning

• Supporting assets in their journey to improve their safety culture through strategic leadership of the Safety Maturity Model

• Designing and leading impactful and engaging assurance activities

• Providing high quality safety support on. strategic initiatives and technical advice to our operational teams

• Supporting development and improvement of our Safety Standards so that they are simple and focused on control of our critical risks

Please be aware that due to the nature of this role and it sitting within a global team, there will be some element of travel required.

What you’ll bring

• A University degree in Health, Safety, Engineering, or a related field

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in a role with safety responsibilities

• A minimum of 5 years’ demonstrated leadership experience

• Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety Systems; standards and key risk management and assurance processes

• Ability to translate business requirements into practical application in an operational environment

• Strong communication, problem solving and analysis skills

• Demonstrated ability to engage a broad range of stakeholders in various contexts and from different background

• Experience in mining or similar heavy industry would be considered as an asset

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.