Specialist Planning

Specialist Planning (Integrated Schedule)

• Perth based role – CBD hub
• Flexible work options available
• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better

We particularly welcome Indigenous people of Australia and Women to apply for this role as we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

Where we’re all welcome  

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 who we are.  

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  

About the role  

Join our inclusive ISP – Planning team, where we turn vision into action! Our team is at the heart of bringing strategic plans to life, navigating uncertainty, and ensuring everyone in the organization is aligned with our business goals.

We’re seeking a talented Specialist Planning (Integrated Schedule) to help us shine. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in integrating and optimizing our schedules, ensuring seamless alignment and managing critical paths. You'll dive deep into our medium-term planning (MTP) process, analysing and mapping out when and how we can develop and access future mining areas, guided by our traditional owner long-term schedule and approvals schedules.

If you’re passionate about strategic planning, love solving complex challenges, and are eager to contribute to a team that values diverse perspectives and innovative solutions, this could be a great career move for you. 

Reporting to the Principal Planning, within the Planning department, you will :

• Manage the RTIO Integrated schedule (IS) process (inputs, timeline, assumptions, delivery and monitoring) representing the plan
• Guide multiple teams in providing input data to the RTIO IS including timeline updates, rate assumptions, constraints, task relationship amendments etc
• Maintain the RTIO IS schedule in Primavera (P6) and compile communication information for RTIO IS updates to support divisional engagement.
• Build the medium term RTIO Integrated Schedule (Schedule scenarios supporting options, projects enabling the MTP scenarios, Critical path analysis, material performance milestones)
• Build quarterly updates to the RTIO Integrated Schedule (MTP reconciliation, including risk trends, critical path items)

What you’ll bring  

• A fantastic attitude & ability to work independently or within a team environment
• Capacity and drive to work in a dynamic and fast paced working environment
• Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset
• Strong attitude towards safety and improvement
• Hold a C class manual drivers license
• Technical expert in project scheduling and reporting on baseline variance and trend
• Comprehensive understanding of how different functions integrate outputs for projects
• Understanding of concepts and process for planning key functions contributing to resource industry projects from conceptual stage to implementation
• Functional understanding of project scheduling (Primavera P6), dependencies and delivery timelines
• Ability to access, compile, store, analyse and use large data sets.
• Ability to communicate complex data to audience and derive actionable insights
• Comprehensive understanding of how different
• functions integrate outputs for projects.

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.  

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
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• 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, cultural leave)
• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Where you’ll be working

This role will be offered on 5 days on, 2 days off roster in our Central Park based office, within the Perth CBD hub.

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.

Who we are  

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.