Senior Engineer Project Delivery

Senior Engineer Project Delivery | Robe Valley Operations

• Respect, recognition, reward
• Be part of a high performing engineering team that is safety driven and values inclusion and equity
• Fly in fly out (5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off) from Perth

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Rio Tinto’s Project Readiness & Delivery team is looking to recruit a Senior Engineer Project Delivery to join the Robe Valley Operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The primary responsibility for this position will be to drive the execution plan of a project and manage coordination with other project disciplines to achieve successful project delivery. 

Reporting to the Superintendent Project Delivery, key accountabilities will be to:

• Apply Rio Tinto’s Project Framework for full life cycle project management and delivery, including closure
• Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance
• Manage and coordinate multi-discipline engineering and procurement activities to ensure projects are executed in a safe, efficient, cost effective and timely manner
• Record and escalate any design, constructability or interface issuing arising
• Review design materials to ensure project needs are met and in line with project specifications
• Review and performance manage Contractor construction engineering planning and sequence of work packages
• Report on project progress, schedule and budgeting
• Undertaking quality Leadership in Field activities to review current activities, practices and processes, and identifying any gaps for improvement

This permanent position will be offered on a fly in fly roster of 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off, flying out of Perth, Western Australia and will suit someone living in Perth or willing to relocate to Perth on a permanent basis. 

Where you’ll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres 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.

Robe Valley Operations consists of two sites, Mesa A and Mesa J. Mesa J is located approximately 14 km southwest of the town of Pannawonica and Mesa A is located 50 km west of the Mesa J operation and adjacent to the Northwest Coastal Highway.

What you’ll bring

To be considered suitable for this position applicants will have:

• A degree qualification in Civil, Mining, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Certification in Project Management highly desirable
• Demonstrated experience in overseeing project delivery specific to mining and/or mineral processing or related industry
• Proven safety leadership skills in the mining or relevant industry
• Well-developed people influencing, engagement and communication skills in effective stakeholder management
• Strong technical knowledge of all phases of project engineering and management
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite of applications
• Skills in SAP
• A current manual driver’s licence
• Experience in overseeing contractor management highly desirable
• Experience in brownfields wet processing environment highly desirable

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 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.

Applications close on 30 Oct 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)