Superintendent Closure Planning

Superintendent Closure Planning

• Lead a team responsible for strategic closure planning for our future and existing operations
• Manage continuous improvement projects in areas such as landform design, risk management and stakeholder engagement
• Perth CBD Location – Monday to Friday

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

About the role

We are seeking a highly adaptable and outcomes driven Superintendent Closure Planning to lead a diverse team in providing expert advice to the business on risks and opportunities as they relate to mine closure and rehabilitation.

With as-needed travel to our operations in the Pilbara and reporting to the Principal Closure Planning, you will:

• Provide technical and functional leadership for a small team of closure planning specialists
• Coordinate delivery of hub-scale closure planning requirements
• Drive closure planning through the whole asset life cycle
• Coordinate aspects of closure such as cost estimation and closure strategy development.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external standards for mine closure
• Drive stakeholder engagement on closure

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A Degree in Environmental / Biological Science or Engineering or related discipline
• Demonstratable leadership experience
• Strong planning and project management skills
• Contractor management experience
• Experience in site closure planning or rehabilitation / restoration
• Stakeholder engagement experience
• Excellent communication skills

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience supporting mine development or closure studies
• Prior experience in R&D / improvement projects
• GIS skills
• Basic Vulcan skills

Come join the team and enjoy some great benefits we have to offer:

• 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 and salary packaging options
• Career development and 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) 

Where you’ll be working 

You will be Perth based with opportunity to work flexibly from home combined with time in our Central Park offices. The team actively encourages and supports flexible work. This includes workdays, hours and location, in addition to flexible and part-time work schedules. Occasional site travel will be required. 

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 almost 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.

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.

Applications close on 23 February 2023. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)