Principal Advisor Projects Brockman

Principal Advisor Projects – Brockman 4 Region

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Flexibility available - Perth based role with ad-hoc travel to the Pilbara

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

Here at Rio Tinto, we value our employees and put our people at the Heart. We have an amazing leadership opportunity for you.

We are looking for a Principal Advisor Projects to deliver a Sustaining Capital portfolio of complex, multi-disciplined projects. Your diverse experience will be highly valued and an excellent contributor for the team.

You will lead a team of Project management, Engineering and Construction professionals who manage a diverse group of projects to sustain the Brockman 4 mine site operation, within the Pilbara Iron Ore region in Western Australia.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Manager Project Delivery – Pilbara Mine Operations West and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will:

• Showcase your leadership skills by fostering a diverse and inclusive team
• Coach, mentor and build capability within your team
• Establish effective working relationships and ensure effective portfolio communications and reporting to enable stakeholders, sponsors and management to make appropriate decisions
• Ensure portfolio resources are appropriate to enable the necessary operational and strategic capability
• Provide revision of the business case for each project within the portfolio and refine that business case as the project unfolds; liaising with internal teams such as capital accounting, mine planning, business analysis and the Brockman 4 operations
• Showcase your continuous improvement skills as you contribute to capital efficiency ideas and cost savings
• Create an annual cash flow plan and manage the execution of the portfolio
• Ensure the correct contract mechanisms are set up for engaging with consultants and construction vendors and support the team in effectively managing the works in accordance with the contractual requirements
• Be an advocate for Safety, Health, Environment and Quality, undertaking Leadership in the Field activities, reviewing and approving risk assessments, strategic audits and project plans

What you’ll bring

Experience in a leadership role will be crucial for you to be successful in this position, as you will be provided the opportunity to lead a collaborative group of professionals.

This opportunity is centered around both people and project management, your team are expert in their roles however a comprehensive understanding of project management will be important to help you succeed. 

Your communication skills are integral to this role as you lead a group of professionals and support the various departments across the sites. Your stakeholder group is diverse and includes senior leadership, which will require you to utilize your stakeholder management skill set as you collaborate within the group to share learnings and support replication opportunities.

In addition, you will bring a commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

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

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers –generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium –the world’s first to be certified “responsible” –helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you’ll be working

We offer and encourage flexible, agile working arrangements. This role is based in the Rio Tinto Central Park building, in the Perth CBD and will require ad-hoc travel to the Pilbara Mines.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network 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. 

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.

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.

Applications close on the 16^th September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)