Superintendent Heritage Operations

Superintendent - Heritage Operations | Weipa

• Flexible 9 Day Roster
• Residential role – You will live in Weipa a beautiful coastal community in Far North QLD
• Full domestic relocation available from within Australia 

About the role 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

About the Role 

Reporting to the Manager, Communities and Social Performance Weipa, the Superintendent of Cultural Heritage works closely with the Superintendent Cultural Heritage Technical, Integrated Operations and Ore Body Knowledge teams to safety and efficiently deliver cultural heritage clearances on significant tracts of land annually. 

Key ResponsibilitiesThe Superintendent of Cultural Heritage will:

• Provide leadership and direction to the Cultural Heritage team.
• Embed a culture of operational and phycological safety, ensuring a high standard at all times
• Work closely with the Superintended Cultural Heritage Technical and appropriate central teams to ensure the delivery of agreed clearance plans.
• Develop and maintain respectful relationships with all Traditional Owner groups, the surrounding community and internal and external stakeholder.
• Liaise with Traditional Owner groups on site protection plans; implement actions arising from those plans.
• Apply professional knowledge and expertise to advise on, implement and deliver key Communities and Social Performance initiatives, systems and/or programs.
• Provide professional advice and support on significant business cases/deals and input into areas of technical expertise.
• Develop and improve policy, processes and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with legal and other commitments and company policy and standards.
• Represent the organisation at community gatherings and or role-related forums.
• Manage cost compliance.

What You’ll Bring

• Heritage Awareness & Understanding
• Current C Class Drivers Licence
• The ability to influence and manage stakeholder relationships
• Experience working with Indigenous communities
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• A detailed knowledge of safety systems (Rio Tinto or similar), including field application and assurance. 

What we offer 

• Full relocation provided to Far North Queensland from elsewhere in Australia
• Weipa accommodation benefit 
• Remote area allowance 
• Remote area holiday travel assistance 
• Be recognized 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, 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 

Where you’ll be working 

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tons of bauxite.  

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management.  

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape 

Applications close on 21st March 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.