Senior Advisor – Asset Management Program Lead

Senior Advisor – Asset Management Program Lead

• Excellent opportunity to work in a high performing central technical team with whole of business exposure
• Utilise your engagement skills to partner with a diverse range of business stakeholders on the deployment of asset risk and assurance activities
• Gain a deeper understanding of asset management processes and strategically influence the way the business delivers this work
• Help create the vision to be recognised as best practice in delivering asset risk and assurance processes

About the role

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

We have an excellent opportunity for an Asset Management Senior Advisor to join our Asset Management Process Assurance team in Perth.

Within the Asset Management and Engineering Services (AMES) division, our AM Process Assurance team provides governance and assurance of core AM processes across Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) mines, rail and ports and influences strategic priorities for AM improvement and capability development. The team also verifies the effectiveness of controls to optimise asset performance and minimise asset risk. Partnering with operations the team works to build networks that enable continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Principal Asset Risk and Assurance, and working in a collaborative environment, you will:

• Lead the implementation of the asset integrity risk assessment process
• Support the deployment of the first line assurance and critical risk assessment process
• Promote a consistent, consolidated outlook on asset management process gaps and risk across RTIO
• Use your operational knowledge to develop and apply continuous improvement of the RTIO Assurance program

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Tertiary qualifications in engineering or a relevant field
• Knowledge of asset management processes and framework, asset assurance principals and a broad practical knowledge of mining assets.
• Analytically minded with the ability to review current processes and provide valuable insight and recommendations for improved performance.
• Prior experience in the leading programs of work with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to collaboratively with various internal and external partners.
• Demonstrated experience in life cycle asset management principals will enable you to convert technical knowledge into practical instruction.
• Strong computer skills - PowerBI and RSA Archer will be well regarded.

What’s on offer

• 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

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto operates the world's largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets with industry-leading margins. Our premium product suite, including our flagship Pilbara blend, drives strong customer relationships and is supported by technical and commercial marketing expertise. The iron ore business continues to be the world's largest autonomous truck operator and a proud leader in automated mining technologies.

This position is based at our Perth Operations Centre near the domestic airport, with regular travel to the iron ore operations in the Pilbara and the Perth CBD.

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 30 September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).