Senior Advisor Closure Governance

Senior Advisor Closure Governance

• Successful mine rehabilitation and closure is a challenging and rewarding field of work.
• Be part of an organisation that embodies the values of Care, Courage and Curiosity and places people at the heart.
• Use your commercial and technical knowledge to lead Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) closure cost estimation, strategic improvement and risk management processes.
• Perth CBD Location – Monday to Friday.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are seeking a passionate commercial or closure practitioner to manage RTIO’s rehabilitation and closure liabilities and risks, in the role of Senior Advisor Closure Governance.

With high visibility across our senior leadership teams, this is an exciting opportunity to build a positive legacy for RTIO in the field of rehabilitation and closure.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor Closure Governance, you will:

• Lead closure provisioning and cost estimation activities for RTIO, to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
• Mature RTIO’s assessment and management of closure liabilities and risks.
• Deliver initiatives to implement RTIO’s closure strategy.
• Effectively coordinate and influence a multidisciplinary team of internal and external stakeholders, including consultants, to deliver key packages of work.

About you

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

• Strong commercial acumen, with knowledge of financial analysis and cost estimation methodologies highly advantageous.
• Experience in rehabilitation, closure and/or finance related disciplines.
• Strategic, forward-thinking competencies and demonstrated ability to deliver business improvement.
• Strong partnering skills and ability to influence multiple levels of leadership.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and oral.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Environmental or Mining related fields.
• Be a self-starter with a passion to drive change and deliver outcomes.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience coordinating internal or external business audits.
• A solid understanding of mine planning processes.
• Project management experience with exposure to change management.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution 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 
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions 
• 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 
• 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 

Where you’ll be working 

The Rehabilitation and Closure team actively encourages and supports flexible work. This includes workdays, hours and location, in addition to flexible and part-time work schedules.

Applications close on Sunday, 2^nd  April 2023. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date) 

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Perth, Western Australia.

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. 

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.