Senior Advisor, Strategic Production Planning Valuations

Senior Advisor, Strategic Production Planning Valuations

• Work in a collaborative and supportive team
• Great exposure to investment decisions and Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s strategy
• Permanent full-time role, Perth CBD based role
• Flexible work arrangements with extensive employee benefits

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

We are looking for a Senior Advisor, Valuation and Financial Modelling to join the Rio Tinto Iron Ore Strategic Production Planning (SPP) team. The SPP team, part of Iron Ore’s Strategy Division, plays a pivotal role in critical decision-making for the iron ore business including, optimizing the Pilbara mine development sequence, and informing business strategy and capital investment decisions.

Reporting to the Manager – Strategic Production Planning, you will:

• Be responsible for undertaking financial analysis at an integrated Pilbara system level to support decision making by senior leaders
• Communicate the value impact for different business strategies though comprehensive analysis coupled with strong communication skills
• Support continuous improvement of current SPP financial models and tools as well as development of new ones
• Be responsible for supporting operating and capital costs updates for new and existing projects across Mine, Rail and Port infrastructure
• Be the SPP lead on major studies (>$250m), providing clear, relevant and timely strategic guidance to the study lead and team
• Generate strategic level Pilbara mine plans using in-house tools
• Work closely and engage with several Divisions including Business Analysis, Economics, Technical Marketing, Studies, Major Projects and Mine Planning

What you’ll bring

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious, proactive professional with strong commercial acumen. The successful candidate will have:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics or Financial/ Commercial field or relevant post-graduate qualifications
• Good understanding of valuation/discounted cashflow models
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills with the ability to translate raw information into strategic insights
• Highly skilled at Microsoft Excel and other MS Office tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized, self-motivated with a curious mindset

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience within the resource sector
• Experience in and understanding of optimisation and other numerical and statistical models
• Capability to create PowerBI dashboards and reports

What we 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

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

Where you’ll be working

The role will be based at Central Park Perth CBD.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

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 Friday, 10^th March 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).