Study Lead - La Granja

Study Lead – La Granja

• Grow your career and project management expertise as part of the Rio Tinto Studies Team
• Join a global leadership group that is safety focused and values inclusive
• Based in Perth, Australia (negotiable)

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Study Lead to support a global portfolio of projects focusing on effective project management and stakeholder engagement. As part of our Project Shaping portfolio, you will be accountable for delivering the study outputs safely, on time and within budget, with particular focus on our La Granja project. This includes identifying and evaluating options, challenging assumptions, mitigating risks, and delivering on opportunities.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

This is an excellent opportunity for a high achieving projects professional or operations professional with exposure to projects, to develop further skills with Rio Tinto (RT) projects. Based in Perth and reporting to the General Manager, West Americas and working as part of a dynamic and exciting team, you will:

• Work with internal stakeholders in preparing the study execution plan and related deliverables.
• Drive study initiatives as part of RT Studies working collaboratively across the Studies business to ensure that projects are strategically aligned to the business.
• Take responsibility for the study budget, schedule and progress by co-ordinating and tracking study activities to align with the objectives and plan, and reporting as required.
• Work with RT Projects in relation to the execution related deliverables, as well as implementing sound study management practices which optimise decision making, record keeping, project controls and team communications.
• Manage internal governance and approvals to move the study through review and study stage gates.
• Support operational relations with external stakeholders to negotiate New Growth criteria which enable advancement of the study towards a successful outcome for all parties.
• Manage and develop the performance of the study team in line with Rio Tinto’s company values, in order to achieve objectives.
• Co-ordinate with operations on related planning and activity.

What you’ll bring

To succeed in this role, you will ideally have:

• Proven leadership experience with effective influencing and negotiation skills
• Proven study management or project management ability
• Risk management, commercial awareness, business analysis & reporting, financial, and operational/business knowledge
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong experience and knowledge of the different study stages
• An ability to understand technical and stakeholder issues and solutions outside of your field of expertise
• A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Processing, Geoscience, Environmental Science, Law, Business Analysis or other relevant discipline
• You will also be passionate about delivering optimised solutions and have a natural curiosity, drive for results and appetite for constructive challenge and risk based creative thinking.

What we offerBe 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)
• 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 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 workingRio Tinto Projects helps to grow our business by building new mines and assets as well as studying the different options for both new construction projects and operations approaching closure. We are recognised for delivering safely, on time and on budget or better, and have won multiple awards for our work, including at the Amrun Bauxite mine in North Queensland, Australia, and on the AutoHaul driverless trains in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

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.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Applications close on Wednesday 17^th May 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.