Superintendent HSE RTED WA | Perth

Superintendent Health Safety & Environment | Perth

• Deliver health, safety and environment programs associated with Pilbara Renewable asset projects
• Help implement the Rio Tinto Energy Development HSE strategy
• Permanent Full Time | Perth based with travel to various Western Australian sites

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

Rio Tinto has recently launched a dedicated team to deliver large renewable energy solutions across our major jurisdictions. Rio Tinto Energy Development (RTED) is focusing on accelerating the development of future energy assets and securing high quality renewable energy development optionality. The team's focus on the provision of green energy will enable the decarbonisation of the company’s existing industrial operations and support Rio Tinto’s future growth.

As an immediate focus, RTED is working with Rio Tinto Iron Ore to design and deliver the renewable energy required to decarbonize our Pilbara operations.

We are looking for a Superintendent Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) to provide dedicated HSE support to the RTED team. Reporting to the HSE Manager within Development and Technology and based in Perth this is a full-time permanent role – Monday to Friday, with travel to project sites as required.

This is a great opportunity to play a key leadership role that directly supports and enables our transition to net zero emissions. Delivering RTED Pilbara Renewable assets projects will require a collaborative and integrated approach to HSE, and you’ll work closely with peers across our Development and Technology and Rio Tinto Iron Ore Product Groups. Externally, you'll engage with a wide group of stakeholders including state regulatory agencies, and community, civil and non-government organisations. You’ll also engage heavily with RTED contracting partners, including being involved in the evaluation of major contractor packages, ensuring work is delivered in a way that puts HSE first and fostering an authentic, respectful, and collaborative workplace culture founded on trust to consistently deliver project outcomes.

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.

Reporting to the HSE Manger, you will be:

• Supporting the development of HSE strategic plans, and lead communication and execution across Rio Tinto Energy Development in WA
• Supporting Operational leaders to build their health and safety maturity
• Supporting governance and lead improvement of internal processes and standards
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Overseeing the development and implementation of assurance frameworks to monitor on-going compliance of operations with respect to arranged audits, inspection plans and fatality prevention
• Providing support, guidance, and advice on safety issues at an operational level
• Integrating contactor partners in our safety maturity journey through inclusion and empowerment

What you’ll bring

• Extensive experience managing HSE in the development of large-scale projects, with significant contractor management & pre-qualification experience
• Tertiary qualified in health, safety, environment, engineering, or human factors and/or organisational experience
• Incident management and investigation experience
• Advanced communication, influencing and engagement skills
• Knowledge of relevant Australian HSE legislation/standards
• Exposure to systems such as SharePoint, Excel, PowerBI, Enablon or other HSE databases / safety reporting systems
• Demonstrated ability to execute strategy and manage change
• HSE professional or passionate operational leader with history of strong HSE performance
• Environment regulatory requirements
• Experience in the assessment and management of aviation risk (not essential)

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
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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. 

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 on 28 November 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)