Senior Advisor Tenure | Warden's Court

Senior Advisor Tenure | Wardens Court

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Perth based | CBD location

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Senior Advisor Tenure | Warden’s Court to join the State Agreements and Approvals team within Rio Tinto. This role will assist with ensuring land tenure, operations, assets and infrastructure (current and future) are protected to ensure the continued operation and growth of Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s business in WA.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who possesses the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, maintain flexibility to adapt to changing business conditions and work collaboratively with other business units. Working a 5 days on / 2 off roster and reporting to the Superintendent Warden’s Court, you will:

• Assist in managing the identification, preparation and lodgement of relevant objections to protect Rio Tinto’s tenure and infrastructure portfolio
• Ensure all compliance obligations are undertaken to support the objections and Warden’s Court process within the regulatory timeframes including preparation and lodgement of statutory documents and correspondence
• Participate in third party negotiations and/or provide direction to negotiation team members with respect to Warden’s Court processes and third party land access issues
• Appear before the Warden’s Court on behalf of Rio Tinto as required
• Liaise and interact closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders (including third party legal representatives) and multi-functional teams
• Working with internal and external Rio Tinto legal resources to assist in the drafting of affidavits and supporting documentation, minutes, programming directions, access deeds, and all other legal documentation required by the Wardens Court and for the resolution of objections

• Provide advice and pragmatic solutions to the business in regard to Wardens Court and tenure issues in relation to third party interactions, studies, projects, land access and related negotiations and strategy
• Complying with all HSEQ systems, chairing of and contribution to team and safety meetings

What you’ll bring

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

• Demonstrated understanding and sound working knowledge of the Western Australian Mining Act, Land Administration Act and State Agreement Acts or associated processes
• A high level of attention to detail, with excellent interpersonal and verbal / written communication skills and the ability to understand multi-layered issues in order to deliver solutions or recommendations
• A flexible and adaptive approach to fluctuating workloads, priorities and supporting other team members

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field
• Professional experience in a tenure-related field or related discipline such as government relations, or experience working within a strict regulatory or compliance environment
• Experience in the Wardens Court in Western Australia
• Experience using Mineral Titles Online, WAMEX and LANDGATE
• Experience using TENGRAPH, ArcGIS or similar mapping systems

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• 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); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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

Centrally located in beautifully appointed offices in Central Park - Perth, CBD. Everything at your doorstep and just a short walk to all transport. You will support multiple operations in the Pilbara region.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets supported by functional teams in the Perth hub: 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 28 July 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)