Specialist Capacity Assurance Portfolio Management

Specialist Capacity Assurance Portfolio Management  

• Strategic, highly visible role with exposure to exciting streams of work 
• Help shape the future direction of Rio Tinto’s globally recognised railway
• 5 days on, 2 days off – Perth Operations Centre  

About the role  

Operating out of our state-of-the-art Perth Operations Centre, in this role you will be responsible for supporting development and maintenance of our ten-year rail capacity portfolio. 

Working in a collaborative community within Rio Tinto’s Railways Division, the scope of work you will be accountable for is challenging and diverse. Your demonstrated ability to analyse complex information and engage, connect, and positively influence key stakeholders will be critical to your effectiveness in this role. Reporting to the Superintendent Capacity Assurance you will: 

• Lead coordination of rail inputs to business planning cycles - including quarterly, annual, and 10-year plans - and provide business insight on the capacity profile across the Railways Division 
• Identify key supply-chain performance insights, patterns and trends to support a continuous improvement mindset 

• Actively engage with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to identify bottlenecks and opportunities to increase operational effectiveness and establish a pipeline of future improvement opportunities 
• Coordinate regular reviews to monitor, mitigate risks, act on opportunities, and communicate overall portfolio performance 
• Coordinate inputs from multidisciplinary teams to assure delivery of capacity initiatives including coordinating workshops, review meetings and tracking critical action items 
• Prepare written reports and deliver presentations to business leaders 
• Effectively prioritise projects and assist project leaders with capacity forecasting 

• Monitor, manage and report on all relevant project performance indicators and data to ensure consistency and optimisation for individual projects, ensuring project value is captured and verified 
• Support maintenance of metrics and reporting standards, and integrate outcomes into planning and development 

About you 

Your strengths in communicating and building relationships with diverse stakeholders coupled with your problem-solving skills will help you succeed in this role. Your capability to partner with and bring together cross functional teams will be critical also.  

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

• A strategic mindset with the ability to apply business insight to planning 
• Analytical capability in business performance improvement and business case analysis 
• Sharp commercial acumen and strong stakeholder management skills 
• Experience developing and delivering reports, PowerPoint presentations and workshops 
• Demonstrated experience in portfolio/program and/or project management  

• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills 
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 
• Commitment to Rio Tinto value drivers of Care, Courage, and Curiosity  

What’s on Offer 

• Discounted Health cover scheme for you and immediate family 

• Extensive salary sacrifice and packaging options 
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program 
• Career development & education assistance 
• 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) 
• 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 

About us  

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.  

For 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.  

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.  

Every Voice Matters 

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. 

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change.  Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions. This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia. Rio Tinto offers Fly in and fly out options from Perth, our regional FIFO hubs, and the opportunity to live in our residential towns where applicable. 

If you would like to know more about careers at Rio Tinto, you can like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or join us on LinkedIn.