Principal Advisor – Sustainability / Biomass

Principal Advisor – Sustainability / Biomass

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Lead our sustainability efforts in steel decarbonisation
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Real meaningful and impactful work in a mining giant
• Based in Perth, Australia

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

The decarbonisation of the steel industry between now and future is likely to change the iron ore supply chain as we know it. The next 20 years will see the largest and fastest change in iron and steelmaking technology the industry has seen in decades. Positioning Rio Tinto as sustainability leaders is key in realising our ambitions, strategy and growth agenda. The Steel Decarbonisation team is at the forefront of this and will shape pathways for Rio Tinto’s iron ores in a decarbonised iron and steelmaking future.

The purpose of the Rio Tinto Steel Decarbonisation (RTSD) team is to:

• Protect the long-term value of Rio Tinto’s iron ore through development and scale up of cost-effective technologies that utilise our iron ores in the future low-carbon steel industry
• To position Rio Tinto to participate in the nascent green iron market, and
• To provide steel decarbonisation analysis and intelligence to support decisions on Rio Tinto’s future iron ore resource portfolio, product strategy, and renewable energy development.

We are now looking for a Principal Advisor – Sustainability

This role will lead our biomass and sustainability program in the RT steel decarbonisation team.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor – Low Carbon Ironmaking, you will

• Lead sustainability aspects of steel decarbonisation projects and related research programs.
• Responsible for leading programs on sustainable sourcing of biomass and other energy sources.
• Supports of Biomass evaluation program for BioIronTM Continuous Pilot Plant and leads sustainable sourcing program.
• Leads Civil Society Organisation (CSO) engagements on Biomass use and BioIronTM technology.
• Liaise with communications, investor relations and external relations team on Biomass and other sustainability aspects of steel decarbonisation programs.
• Responsible for life iron and steel cycle assessment and carbon accounting research.
• Supports discussions with local, state and federal government on biomass and steel industry policy.
• Maintain knowledge base of iron and steel decarbonisation regulation.
• Liaises with RT climate change office on hydrogen/energy/biomass regulation and studies.

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Strong EQ and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to work well with myriad range of stakeholders
• Ability to influence and get stakeholders along on the pathway
• Strong commercial acumen with Project Management experience
• Knowledgeable in Biomass Agriculture
• Life Cycle Assessment of sustainability projects
• Carbon and Energy Accounting
• Ability to execute 3rd party research contracts.
• University degree in Environmental Engineering/Science/Management or post grade qualification in Sustainability

What we offer

A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• 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); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

About Rio Tinto Commercial

Rio Tinto Commercial puts the company’s value over volume approach into practice, with the goal of maximizing the value of our physical flows to improve both our business and that of our customers.  Headquartered in Singapore, and integrated with Rio Tinto’s assets, hubs, and offices globally, our Commercial group works hand-in-hand with our product groups to ensure both the amount and types of products we produce meet our customer’s needs, and manage the trade-off between volumes, quality, cost and capital expenditure.

Where you’ll be working

Centrally located in beautifully appointed offices in Central Park - Perth, CBD.  Everything at your doorstep and just a short walk to all transport.  You will support multiple operations in the Pilbara region.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets supported by functional teams in the Perth hub: 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: 21^st Jan 2024

 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.