Senior Advisor Climate Change Reporting

Senior Advisor - Climate Change Reporting

• Access to industry-leading technical development programmes
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits – Brisbane based

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Senior Advisor – Climate Change Reporting to deliver on time greenhouse gas and energy compliance reporting obligations and legal requirements for the Pacific sites.

This is a great opportunity for a professional to facilitate third-party validation and strive to improve efficiency and quality reporting. This role will draw on your strong technical capability, attention to detail and communication, and your passion for reporting to ensure that our business meets the legal requirements related to greenhouse gas emissions.

Data is one of our most important assets. From mine to market, behind each of our operations and projects are technological innovations and data science that are driving new industry standards in mining and metals.

With a clear focus on values, performance and strong leadership, you get to grow with an organisation that values your work and rewards you accordingly.

Reporting to the Manager Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), working closely with the Director Climate Change and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Environment & Sustainability Team, you will:

• Develop and maintain a network of stakeholders working together to ensure the sites meet their legal requirements related to greenhouse gas emissions (National Greenhouse & Energy Reporting (NGER), Renewable Energy Target (RET), Safeguard Mechanism, NZ Emissions Trading Scheme, etc.).
• In collaboration with the Decarbonisation Office Controllership, maintain and improve a strong framework of controls around GHG & energy data reporting at Rio Tinto Aluminium (RTA) Pacific Sites including data completeness, source data, trend and transcription error checks, maintaining up to date reporting documentation and spreadsheets.
• Lead or participate in third party audits at all operational sites within RTA Pacific for various schemes: RenewAL, START, NGER, ERF, Safeguard mechanism, RET, ASI, etc.
• Track and communicate plant’s performance.
• Be the NGER contact person for Rio Tinto Limited (RTL) in Australia. Lead and manage the work plan, compliance obligations and RTL submission with business representatives and HSES Info Systems reporting team.
• Be the primary contact with Clean Energy Regulator (CER) for RTL and RTA Pacific sites NGER reports.
• Support the Rio Tinto representatives on different industry associations and provide input into Rio Tinto and industry associations submissions to government on changes to climate change legislation, guidance and methods.
• Lead or participate to projects to improve compliance to legal requirements and/or to improve quality of reporting.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and other team members
• Bachelor’s degree / qualification in engineering, environment or science
• Strong communication, problem solving and analysis skills
• Ability to work independently, lead and manage projects and auditors
• Skills and experience with outward facing roles, professional relationships, government organisations or industry bodies
• Effective time management and personal organisational skills – autonomous approach to work
• Capacity to work in a matrix organisation with multiple internal and external stakeholders and build effective relationships

It will be beneficial if you have:

• Deep knowledge and/or practical experience in aluminium smelting or alumina refinery operational sites
• Knowledge of GHG emissions quantification methodologies
• Six sigma, statistics and/or business improvement experience

What we offerBe 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’ll be workingRio 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.

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 Thursday, 15^h June 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).