Senior Advisor LOMP Planning

Senior Advisor Communities and Social Performance Studies – Life of Mine Planning

• Utilise your operational knowledge and experience to deliver improved Communities and Social Performance (CSP) Planning within the business with a focus on CSP inputs into Studies
• Unique opportunity to shape the role and improve the way we work across the business.
• Permanent opportunity based in Perth CBD, agile and flexible arrangements welcome

About the role

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

Our approach is to build strong partnerships based on a relationship of mutual trust and respect. This includes the way we engage with communities and the steps we take to identify and manage social, economic, environmental, cultural, and human rights impacts throughout the life cycle of our projects, from exploration, to project development, to operation and closure.

The CSP Studies Team are seeking a Senior Advisor CSP Studies Life of Mine Planning to support and plan the CSP/HTPO deliverables into studies. Reporting to the Manager CSP Studies the role will be accountable for developing processes and inputs to feed into development pathway planning/decisions and across the CSP Function. Responsibilities will include:

• Development pathway – responsible for mid-long term scheduling/planning/coordination of CSP/HTOP inputs to support long term strategic planning.
• Coordinate schedules and prioritization process to support CSP studies strategy
• Interface closely with the Heritage, Approvals and Study Planning teams to integrate work programs
• Development and implementation of CSP strategy to support development pathway planning inputs
• Coordination of CSP/HTOP inputs into studies/approvals decision/escalation papers
• Strategic development and business improvement activities to support CSP studies
• Represent the CSP tam in planning and strategic discussion forums
• Data analysis and reporting

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for the role you will demonstrate:

• Experience in project management/planning/scheduling
• A background in change management /business improvement
• Well developed strategic, problem solving, data analysis and reporting skills
• Excellent communication skills and proven capability to work with a range of stakeholders across multiple functions and bring teams together to deliver outcomes
• A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify opportunities to improve efficiency
• Desire to work within the CSP Function and be part of shaping how Rio engages with communities and Traditional Owners.
• A understanding of Rio Tinto Iron Ore systems, processes and governance requirements would be highly regarded.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins witha 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

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.

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.

Applications close on 2^nd September 2021 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)