Senior Corporate Counsel

Senior Corporate Counsel, Aluminium (Pacific Operations)• Permanent full-time senior role• Australia-Pacific regional responsibilities working on complex issues within a high performing team• Brisbane based locationAbout the roleFinding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.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 looking for a Senior Corporate Counsel to join our team and be a leader in the provision of legal support and strategic advice to the Rio Tinto Aluminium (RTA) product group across a broad range of matters. This role is a crucial and senior member of the legal team supporting RTA’s Pacific Operations. This role will work across different assets and operations in the Australia-Pacific region.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.Reporting to the Chief Counsel RTA Pacific Operations, you will be working in a high performing legal team and contributing to the broader Rio Tinto Legal function. You will also:• Provide timely, accurate and commercial legal advice on commercial, regulatory and operational issues relating to RTA Pacific Operations to support delivery of the business plan and safeguard its business interests and reputation.• Advise on various joint venture and power supply arrangements/transactions (including decarbonisation and renewable energy initiatives) within the portfolio of assets.• Lead and support other members of the legal team and the broader RT Legal team.• Provide high quality legal skills and commercial acumen to support the operations, commercial projects and opportunities.• Develop and maintain close, collaborative, working relationships with colleagues, including internal clients, fellow team members within the Australian and global RTA Legal team, and colleagues within related functions.• Manage external legal resources in strategic and cost-effective ways.What you’ll bringTo be successful in this role you will bring:• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team• A law degree and post qualification experience as a legal practitioner in-house or at a top-tier law firm.• Resource and energy experience highly desirable, particularly in relation to power arrangements, joint ventures, environmental law and/or workplace safety.• Experience mentoring and supporting other lawyers and their development.• Excellent communication, writing and drafting skills.Where you’ll be workingRio Tinto Legal is responsible for providing legal services to the highest standard to the Rio Tinto Group, including headquarters, operating business units and service divisions. It also provides policy development and advice in the area of legal matters which are within its core competencies. As a Business we operate in a collaborative manner globally and within regions in order to share knowledge and best practice and achieve a consistent approach amongst the Group’s lawyers (including the lawyers in shared resources centres such as London, Melbourne, Montreal, Perth and Salt Lake City and the lawyers embedded within business units).Every voice mattersWe 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 Monday 21th August 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)