Superintendent Capital Delivery

Superintendent – Capital Delivery

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion.
• Drive a solid capital portfolio with flexibility to apply your project management approach.
• A collaborative operations role with influence of the entire site capital portfolio.
• Exciting Leadership Opportunity with broad scope and potential to grow and develop.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

We are looking for a Superintendent to effectively lead our dedicated, operations capital delivery team. The team includes construction supervision, multi discipline project leaders, drafting and project controls resources.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced leader with a strong brownfields project background and a passion for people to make a difference to the way we work.

Leading the frontline is one of the most important jobs in our business and comes with a huge amount of responsibility. We need you to motivate, inspire and keep your people safe and well. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

Reporting to the Manager, Engineering Operations and working in a challenging and exciting environment you will: 

• Lead, create and maintain a climate in which individuals feel included, valued and all team members are clear about responsibilities, expectations, and objectives.
• Utilise the business tools and activities to create development opportunities for your team.
• Oversees the implementation of the team project portfolio and delivery of the plan.
• Assesses project resourcing levels and leverage resources as appropriate to meet project timelines and cost.
• Implement, refine and improve project delivery methods including the idea generation into the project pipeline.
• Ensure compliance with standardised project processes, systems and tools across projects, including support for peers accessing capital.
• Develop and maintain effective networks through collaborative relationships with internal and external customers and suppliers.
• Seek to find productivity and cost saving opportunities through creative contracting/consulting arrangements.
• Support Manager in oversight of sites entire Capital Portfolio and engagement with external capital delivery service providers.

What you’ll bring 

• A demonstrated commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 
• A passion for developing your people and enabling their success
• The ability to be effective in an operations environment
• Demonstrated experience in brownfields project management
• Engineering degree or equivalent qualifications is desired, alternatively significant demonstrated leadership experience of brownfields project teams
• Familiar with the regulatory authorities and Australian Standards relating to engineering and construction practices
• Experience in leading multifunctional site-based teams

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience in systems design of project management and/or asset management systems
• RPEQ Status
• Heavy Industry and or refinery experience. 

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. 

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 permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• A 9 Day fortnight roster
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Where you’ll be working

With production beginning in 2004 at our Yarwun alumina refinery, located approximately 10 kilometres north-west of Gladstone in Central Queensland, today the operation produces more than three million tonnes of alumina per year.

Around 700 people support the operation, with an additional 350 contractors on site each year as part of scheduled maintenance shutdown activities. Thanks to its ‘Industry 4.0’ focus, Yarwun is also a leader in trialling new technologies to improve operations on site, including 3D printing, robotics and drones in confined spaces, and is home to Rio Tinto’s innovative Queensland Research and Development Centre (QRDC).

Along with Boyne Smelters Limited and Queensland Alumina Limited, our Yarwun Operation supports the local community in a wide range of initiatives through Here for Gladstone.

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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Applications close 13^th Jan 2023 however you may be contacted prior to this date so please apply now! (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).