Senior Principal Studies

Senior Principal Studies

• Interesting and diverse role that will broaden your horizons and see you innovate, get involved in company growth and enable you to learn about and contribute to the full business cycle
• Opportunity for you to bring your experiences and ideas and to apply these in a supportive and inclusive team
• Perth based role with ad hoc travel and flexible working arrangements

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Senior Principal Advisor to join the Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) Studies team, and lead studies on behalf of RTIO to deliver on stakeholder expectations with the opportunity to resolve complex problems and shape the future of the business. 

This is an exciting opportunity to lead, plan and coordinate a major study or multiple studies anywhere within the RTIO production chain, so you will have unlimited opportunities to learn and grow while supported by your leader and your team. You’ll draw on your previous risk management experience to partner with a variety of internal and external stakeholders including mine and rail operations.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills

Reporting to a Manager of Studies, you will:

• Lead, plan and coordinate a major study or multiple studies
• Leading a large project team in a matrix organisation structure
• Identifying critical project issues and opportunities and developing appropriate solutions. 
• Identifying and managing project risks and mitigations
• Managing the study schedule and budget
• Developing the project business case in line with the business strategy
• Identifying and managing key internal and external stakeholders
• Producing the study report and presenting study outcomes

What you’ll bring

The prospect of making a real impact to the future success of Rio Tinto Iron Ore excites you and your genuine commitment to safety, wellness, environment, heritage, and community will help you to make sound recommendations.

You understand strategic drivers for a study and your background in Engineering, Technical, Finance, Operational Readiness or similar, and your previous success in leading a complex piece of work requiring the coordination of a large multi-disciplinary team has seen you confidently engage and communicate clearly with a wide range of stakeholders. 

You’ll put your experience in producing significant reports with multiple inputs and ability to manage large budgets along with a good understanding of financial modelling, to good use with opportunities to work on significant studies with real influence. 

Our team love to learn and grow, and while we’ll provide opportunities for you to do so, the openness to mentor and share knowledge with other team members is valued. 

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your 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

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 workingBased in the Perth office in Western Australia, this role offers agile work arrangements and requires ad hoc travel to site.

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 14 May 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)