Specialist Contractor Management

Specialist Contractor Management

• Join a team who values physical and psychological safety and drives improvement
• Residential role at Dampier Ports & Marine on 5/2, 4/3 roster, also open to flexible working arrangements including part-time and job share

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Our Vision: Dampier becoming the Ports of Choice – a place where people choose to work and the community is proud to grow with us.

We are seeking a Specialist Contractor Management to drive governance and maturity of our contractor management capability and performance at Dampier Ports & Marine.

Reporting to Manager Operational Excellence, you will govern the safety, regulatory and commercial systems supporting contractor management at Dampier Ports & Marine. This role also coaches and collaborates with internal teams and contract partners to #findbetterways to deliver value and positively influence the future of our ports, partners and communities.

Key duties include:

• Coach and upskill Contractor Management Supervisors through in-field leadership;
• Work closely with Procurement and Central Contractor Management team to drive contractor management system and process maturity, identifying opportunities to improve sourcing or contracting arrangements and maximise value;
• Drive continuous improvement in contractor safety maturity and Safety Maturity Model contractor integration;
• Monitor operational performance of key contracting partners and support effective partnerships through regular supplier performance reviews, walk the contracts, Operational Partnership Meetings, and Vendor Safety Resets;
• Collaborate with Contractor Management network to share and adopt best practices;
• Reporting and data analysis for contractor related metrics;
• Demonstrate excellence in teamwork, partnership, communication, and stakeholder management.

What you’ll bring:

• Commitment to safety and alignment with our values of Care, Courage and Curiosity;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence stakeholders and build effective partnerships;
• Effective analytical skills and sound commercial acumen;
• Ability to work in a high-pace role, managing deliverables and relationships whilst maintaining autonomy and self-motivation;
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills;
• Exposure to contract management in mining operations, procurement and/or project management will be viewed favourably;
• Experience in process improvement, project leadership and change management will be viewed favourably;
• Qualifications in Commerce or related discipline will be beneficial.

Where you’ll be working

Dampier Port

Our Dampier port facilities consist of two shipping terminals located on the Pilbara coast at Parker Point and East Intercourse Island which form an essential part of our logistics process. Each terminal has facilities for train unloading, iron ore stockpiling, product blending and ship loading. Applications close 27th February 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

About Rio Tinto

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 nearly 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

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.