Supervisor Civils

Civils Supervisor 

• Significant operational leadership role 
• Fantastic career advancement opportunity 
• Working on an 8 & 6 family friendly roster FIFO or Residential in Tom Price or Karratha
• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits, designed to make your life better!

About the Role 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs

Our Rail Network Maintenance department at our Tom Price Rail Hub is seeking a Civils Supervisor to join the diverse and high performing team to engage, develop and improve contracting teams over time through visible leadership, to achieve and sustain outstanding results for the Civils and Earthworks portfolio in all aspects of safety, people, productivity, and cost. 

It’s within this role, you will report to the Civils & Earthworks Superintendent and be responsible for the following: 

• Management of the Inland Civils maintenance portfolio across multiple assets – Cuttings, Embankments, bridges, culverts, roads and other minor civil assets 
• Accountable for the daily Contractor Management & Safety (CMS) field leadership of all Civils’ and road projects work to ensure both safety and quality of the job is met as per role expectations
• Reporting on vendor performance 
• Mentor and coach contracting partners 
• Provide solid leadership to the team 

About You 

To succeed in this role, the following below are required: 

• Manual driver’s license 
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and coach teams 
• Ability to encourage and promote a safe working and inclusive culture 

It would also be desirable to have or be willing to obtain the following: 

• M1 & M3 Safe working – training provided when on site 
• CMS Company Rep – training provided when on site 
• 1 year SAP experience 
• Knowledge and understanding of work management fundamentals 
• HME Operator competency 
• Experience in a Rail & / or Civil environment 

What we offer 

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions 
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave 
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program 
• 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 
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support 
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) 
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more); and 
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only 

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 

This role is being offered on a family friendly 8 days on, 6 days off roster. This role will be offered residentially at our 7 Mile operation in Dampier (with a short drive from Karratha) or FIFO from Perth to Karratha or Perth to Tom Price. We operate 200 locomotives on more than 1,700 kilometres of track in the Pilbara, transporting ore from 16 mines to four port terminals. The average return distance of these trains is about 800 kilometres with the average journey cycle, including loading and dumping, taking approximately 40 hours. Our network is the largest privately owned and operated heavy haul rail system in Australia, and as we focus on the future, our vision is to become the greatest heavy haul railway in the world. 

Every Voice Matters 

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. 

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. 

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