Superintendent Project Delivery - Sustaining Capital

Superintendent Project Delivery – Sustaining Capital

• Global mining organisation with an exceptional safety culture
• Be part of an expanding dynamic team with excellent career development opportunities
• Perth-based hybrid role with the opportunity to work from home
• Some site travel required from time to time

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are seeking a dynamic people and outcomes driven leader to join the Sustaining Capital team. Reporting directly to the Principal Mining Technology Delivery, the Superintendent Project Delivery will enable the studies, management planning and safe delivery of Mining Technology projects.Working to the capital plan, you will engage with multiple stakeholders across all levels of the business and external partners, where your communication, commercial and analytical skills will come to the fore. Your primary purpose is to guide and coach a team of project leads in the delivery of projects to scope, quality, budget, and established timelines within your portfolio.

Your daily remit will be centred around project governance and people and project leadership. Activities will include but not be limited to:

• Supervising and developing your team to align with company values and achieve objectives
• Overseeing the implementation of projects in accordance with the approved scope
• Ensuring appropriate project governance is maintained across projects
• Assessing project resourcing levels and leveraging resources to meet project timelines and cost
• Implementing and improving project delivery methods and standards
• Ensuring compliance with standardised project processes and tools
• Managing vendors and their performance against contract deliverables
• Developing and implementing an effective stakeholder engagement plan across projects
• Monitoring, reporting across relevant project performance indicators to meet business requirements
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to drive a culture of participation and improvement

About youTo succeed in this role, you will possess:

• Commercial and business acumen
• Contractor Management experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coach your peers through influence
• Experience with coaching and developing teams
• Strong communication & time management skills
• Experience with various project management methodologies
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking and sound decision making ability
• Knowledge of Rio Tinto systems and business practices is seen as advantageous
• Manual C Class driver's license

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Tertiary study qualifications or trade-based engineering & technical knowledge
• Technology or Heavy Mobile Equipment knowledge
• Front line management or other relevant leadership development qualifications
• Project engineering or planning experience
• Business analyst or commercial experience

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• An opportunity to be part of the world’s largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• A competitive salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Attractive share ownership plan and an array of salary sacrifice and packaging options
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

About Rio Tinto

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 almost 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.

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 Friday, 5^th May 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).