Superintendent - Mine Water Management

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

•    The perfect balance, our roster gives you more time for the things that are important in your life and to your family and community •    Opportunities and support to learn and grow your career•    FIFO from Perth or Busselton - 5 days on, 2 off, 4 days on 3 off roster

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 who we are.    

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  

We are seeking a motivated Superintendent - Mine Water Management to join our Mine Operations team at Hope Downs 4. You’ll be an inspiring role model and coach for positive behaviours, practices and processes, whilst providing leadership, development and support to your team, with the aim of driving consistent performance and innovation in relation to safety, cost and production.

Reporting to the Manager - Mining, the role will require you to:

•    Actively foster and communicate a positive safety culture to promote safety awareness and compliance, encouraging prioritisation of safety in all activities•    Communicate on daily basis with the Manager to ascertain short and long term priorities of the mine plan •    Provide daily operational coordination and oversee daily mine water management activities •    Optimise labour skillsets for the fleet, on a shift-by-shift basis •    Provide leadership in safely executing MWM activities at a site level, ensuring team performance is in line with short term objectives •    Liaise with Supervisors, Engineer and Advisor to ensure quality and compliance is being maintained •    Maintain active Boundary Level Agreements for related infrastructure and stakeholder interfaces •    As the site E11 and Water Governance Champion – the development and adherence to water-related MoS routines •    Optimise and forward planning for labour and resources for the Annual and 5-year plan •    Work with key stakeholders to ensure that surface water and groundwater strategies are executed •    Manage dewatering, withdrawal, and discharges to preserve water levels and flows needed to prevent harm to the environment, and/or community health and livelihoods outside of the operational footprint •    Executes risk and assurance responsibilities defined in the Rio Tinto Risk Management standard 

What you’ll bring   

 •    A current "C Class" WA Manual Driver’s License•    A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team •    Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset •    Demonstrated capability in effective communication, feedback and collaboration whilst bringing the team on a journey of continuous development

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 •    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.We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:•    Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment•    Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.•    Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.Who we are  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.  Where you’ll be working  Located 50km north-west of Newman, Hope Downs 4 is a joint venture managed and operated by Rio Tinto, working in conjunction with nearby site Hope Downs 1. Hope Downs 4 provides excellent career growth and opportunities and the village provides excellent facilities for its FIFO workers.Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.Advertising will close on the 4th of February (Rio Tinto reserves the right to cease advertising earlier)

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.