Superintendent Contracts Rail & HME Tech

Contracts Superintendent – Rail

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Permanent Role | Perth CBD – with flexible working arrangements

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 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. 

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

There is currently an opportunity to join our Sustaining Capital Procurement Team in Perth working as a Contracts Superintendent - Rail . You will provide commercial and contract support and work collaboratively with procurement and sites to govern and optimising our service contracts within the Iron Ore operations.

Reporting to the Business Partner – Supply Chain Services you will be:

• Leading and mentoring a team of Contracts Specialists
• Providing sound commercial and contractual advice to the Project’s team to support them to successfully deliver their Capital project portfolio
• Developing and executing strategies for claim resolution
• Building strong relationships with project leads, engineers, site-based teams and other sustaining capital support services to upskill contractual knowledge and ensure decisions are made with the best commercial outcome in mind
• Working closely with a variety of stakeholders across RTP and RTIO to identify synergies and develop value add opportunities
• Utilising the Sustaining Capital SRM framework to enhance relationships with our Contractors
• Visiting sites to understand the works under management and providing on the ground support
• Contributing to the direction, development and strategy of the RTP Sustaining Capital team
• Ensuring contracts are managed and reported consistently in accordance with Sustaining Capital requirements and Rio Tinto’s Policies, Standards and Guidelines
• Demonstrating the application of Rio Tinto’s values of Courage, Care and Curiosity

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in commerce/business/accounting
• Experience in a Contract Management role
• Problem solving, strategic and analytical capability
• Verbal and written communications skills, with the ability to present updates to senior leaders
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Stakeholder engagement, and the ability to manage expectations

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)
• 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, read more about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue

Where you will be working

This role is based the Perth CBD in the Central Park offices, with flexible working arrangements available.

 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.

Applications close on March 12th 2024.