Superintendent Operational Planning

Superintendent Operational Planning

• Showcase your passion for leading others in this dynamic role developing and supporting a multi-disciplined technical team of mine surveyors and mining engineers

• Use your analytical skills to successfully lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives

• Work for a leader who is passionate about developing and supporting their team

• Based at one of Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore operations working 8 days on, 6 days off; fly-in-fly-out from Perth, or living in one of our Pilbara residential locations.

About the role

We are looking for a Superintendent Operational Planning to join our team at one of our Rio Tinto Iron Ore operations in the Pilbara. Reporting to the Mine Technical Services Manager, this exciting leadership role will be responsible for a large team of mining engineers and mine surveyors. 

The scope of work you will be accountable for is challenging and diverse. Your demonstrated ability to engage, connect and positively influence key stakeholders at all organisational levels will play a critical part to the effectiveness in this role.

Your key accountabilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting and developing a large multi-disciplined team, and enabling a team culture that is engaging, inclusive and enjoyable.

• Ensuring that the work of your team is done safely and minimises impact to the environment and local communities

• Providing oversight of specialist-level mine technical services to operations teams. From mine surveying, production and development scheduling, drill and blast engineering, mine productivity, mine design, two week and quarterly mine planning.

• Using strong interpersonal skills to allow for productive interfaces with many different stakeholder teams – including operations, integrated scheduling, geosciences and other science and engineering discipline groups.

• Demonstrated ability to meet targets whilst bringing the team on a journey of continuous improvement

• Demonstrate our Rio Tinto values of Care, Courage, and Curiosity in everything that you achieve.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will be someone who:

• Has demonstrated ability to meet the accountabilities listed above in a challenging operational environment

• Leads their team by example - with care, courage and curiosity

• Has experience within the mining industry and hold a relevant tertiary education

• Holds a current ‘C’ class manual driver’s license

• Has the ability and interest to relocate residentially to either Perth or one of our Pilbara residential towns.

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100%, we still want to hear from you.

What we offer 

• 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.

Applications close on 22nd April 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.