Superintendent Operational Readiness and Closure

Superintendent Operational Readiness and Closure

• Supportive team culture with a focus on inclusion, safety and work life balance
• Involved with a project from Pre- feasibility studies to handover phase
• Monday to Friday, Perth based role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

About the role

We are looking for a Superintendent Operational Readiness and Closure to provide specialist operational advice and support to Eastern Range and Channar Closure Studies which includes pre-feasibility studies, feasibility study and execution and handover phase to facilitate and promote a successful project.

The role contributes at a tactical level to the design of operational and closure readiness processes, practices and tools to improve performance and facilitate the application of governance processes for leading practice across Eastern Range and Channar Closure Studies, with an emphasis on mining, engineering processes and strong stakeholder relationships.

Reporting to the Manager Operational Readiness for Paraburdoo, your key accountabilities will include:

• Creating value through optimizing and sustaining value with a strong commercial interest to ensure leading practices are implemented
• Working collaboratively and fostering relationships with other departments to achieve wider business objectives
• Getting results through providing advice and support through all project stages are being developed and implemented in line with Rio Projects endorsed methodology
• Able to identify opportunities for improvement across mining operations

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Tertiary qualification in a field which will compliment closure related activities with demonstrated experience associated to this field
• Experience working in operational leadership roles and be confident in effectively leading, mentoring and coaching team members as well as influencing and interfacing with senior leaders
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, able to build strong functional relationships with partners in a complex, matrix organisation
• Ability to develop and manage the operational/closure readiness deliverables applicable to the project stage
• Knowledge of project management (scoping, planning, scheduling, resource planning, and cost estimation) and project site activities and experience as member of a medium to large-sized project’s management team will be an asset
• Understanding of organisational change management
• Exposure to risk management and business improvement methodologies.
• Well-developed people influencing, engagement and communication skills.
• Capability to write conclusive reports and create documents presenting requirements and developed plans, strategies and approaches

Where you will be working

Supporting Eastern Range and Channar Closure Studies, you will based from our Perth CBD offices, working Monday to Friday with ad-hoc site travel required.

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 

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 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.

Applications close on 21 February 2023. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)