Superintendent RDA Operations

Superintendent Residue Disposal Areas

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Excellent work environment where people are valued and respected
• Gove, Northern Territory

About the role

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

We are looking for a Superintendent Residue Disposal Areas to manage our Gove tailings operations and to be accountable for both maintenance, operations and deposition activities.

This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated individual to gain experience in leading an operational discipline and project delivery.

Reporting to the Manager Gove Closure Operations and working in a challenging and exciting environment within the Closure Operations team, you will be:

• Leading teams in the Engineering, Construction, Operation, Closure and Rehabilitation of our tailings facilities
• Managing material risks associated with tailings facilities, water storage facilities and surface mining equipment (SME’s)
• Developing annual operational budgets and delivery of minor capital projects
• Accountable for the safe operation of Gove Residue Disposal Areas (RDAs) in accordance with GISTM, Regulatory Requirements and Rio Tinto Standards
• Managing material risks associated with tailings facilities, water storage facilities and surface mining equipment (SME’s)
• Fostering relationships with Traditional Owners, Local Indigenous Businesses and the Community as an integral part of delivering on our Closure Portfolio.

What you will bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Demonstrated previous experience in leading teams preferably at Superintendent level coupled with previous experience in managing the delivery of projects and an understanding of project controls
• A Tailings / Civil background with demonstrated site experience and understanding of Civil Engineering / Tailings concepts
• Strong influencing skills and ability to drive improvement
• Preference towards Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or similar
• Familiarity with Water Balance Management (OPSIM/GOLDSIM), Tarps (Trigger Action Response Plans), OMM (Operations, Monitoring and Maintenance) Manual, TMP (Tailings Management Plan), WSP (Water Storage Plan), ERP (Emergency Response Plan)

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP)
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
• Excellent retirement plan
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• Domestic relocation assistance on offer

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.

Where you will be working

Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, each year the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite.

With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following our decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017. 

We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030 and we are undertaking significant work to support closure of the operation. We also recognise our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.

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.