Principal Advisor - Carbon Operations

Principal Advisor – Carbon Operations

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Based in Brisbane hub 

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Principal Advisor – Carbon Operations  to provide support for our carbon operations across sites. This role will be based in Brisbane with regular travel required to sites. You will provide support in plant improvement projects and continuous improvement processes by working closely with site stakeholders and technical teams.

You will deliver technical training to site engineers and operating teams and lead health checks and governance activities at operational sites, assessing them against best practice.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining.

We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

Reporting to the manager Carbon and Reduction, and working in a collaborative community you will:

• Conduct critical assessment of site operational and quality data to highlight potential issues early
• Support site based technical teams with critical process decisions
• Attend site operational excellence forums
• Support plant improvement projects through BI and continuous improvement processes
• Deliver technical training to site engineers and operating teams
• Be facilitator for Carbon Communities of Practice
• Complete Assessments of annual site technical plans
• Develop/maintain partnership with Atlantic operations technical services and ATS
• Lead health check governance activities at operational sites – Assessment against current best practice.

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate the following:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your peers
• Highly effective communication skills (written, verbal) and the ability to confidently conduct presentations and training sessions.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and manage potential conflict in a constructive and effective manner.
• Strong problem solving and data analysis skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of field activities and procedures
• Previous experience working across sites at a technical or operational leadership level
• Effective time management skills, the ability to balance multiple and competing priorities.
• Preferable to have experience across rodding, bake ovens and paste plant areas. Strong fundamental understanding of paste plant operations is of critical importance.
• Engineering/materials science degree or comparative work experience

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
• 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 will be working

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.

Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world’s most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.

Our Pacific Operations sites are located along the east coast of Australia, at the tip of the Northern Territory and in New Zealand’s south. With more than 6,000 employees, we operate a full value chain approach—mining, refining and smelting. Our portfolio includes four bauxite mines, two refineries, four smelters and one power station, and is supported by technical experts located in our Brisbane hub, including a fully operational Operations Centre for our bauxite mines.

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.