Senior Advisor - Environment

Senior Advisor – Environment

• Supporting environmental performance for the Aluminium operations
• 12-month fixed term role | Brisbane based
• Competitive performance-based remuneration and wide range of benefits on offer

About the role

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

As a Senior Advisor Environment, you will interact closely with our key Pacific Operations assets across bauxite mining, refining, and smelting by providing technically sound and timely advice.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years industry experience of relevance to the role, degree qualification in environmental science, management or similar, working knowledge of State (ideally Queensland) and Commonwealth environmental legislation and regulatory frameworks.

Reporting to the Environment Business Partner and working collaboratively with the site-based environment teams, this role is responsible for, but not limited to:

• Supports site environment teams by providing information and guidance on all environmental aspects including environmental risk reduction plans
• Communicates regularly with key stakeholders across the business regarding environmental targets, plans and performance improvement
• Provide projects and environmental advice
• Develop and maintain strong, respectful working relationships
• Adheres and commits to Health, Safety, Environment, Communities, Ethics and Integrity policies and procedures.

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate the following:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• A Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related discipline
• Experience in site based operational experience essential, mine closure desirable
• Experience in managing consultants and contractors to deliver large work programs
• Proven capability in the analysis and presentation of environmental data; and
• Ability to work autonomously with reliability and accuracy
• Ability to prioritise competing work load in a dynamic work setting in optimising time and resources to achieve a given outcome

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 competitive salary package reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• 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)

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 almost 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.

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.

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change.