Supervisor Project Delivery

Supervisor Project Delivery

• Elevate your career with the support of a committed leadership team

• Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority 

• Residential to Pannawonica or FIFO from Perth only

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a safety focused Supervisor Project Delivery with a passion for people to join our central rehabilitation implementation and CMS representative teams on-site at Pannawonica, while partnering with and managing our contractors. This role has strong safety leadership exposure and is a great opportunity to showcase your influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.

With signature leadership training programmes, growing and developing is more than an opportunity – it is something we actively plan and make happen. Every day our leaders grow, while our rosters are designed to help you live the lifestyle that is right for you and your family.

Reporting to the Superintendent Rehabilitation, you will be responsible for executing divisional capital projects <$2m to enhance productivity, safety, asset reliability and meet anticipated project demand in alignment with Rio Tinto standards, while maintaining compliance with relevant legislative and statutory requirements.

What you’ll bring

• Proven safety leadership skills and the ability to positively engage with a wide range of internal and external of stakeholders 

• Previous experience working with Pilbara Aboriginal Businesses

• Have experience in overseeing Contractor Management and the Iron Ore Contractor Management System (CMS)

• Adaptable and passionate people leader with a proven track record of success with effectively leading, mentoring, and coaching team members, and contract partners

• Proactively co-ordinate and manage contractor site mobilisation, performance, impacts on other site activities, and resolve queries, design and delay issues 

• Ability to work with diverse teams and manage multiple programs of change and continuous improvement activities 

• Have a good understanding in the use of SAP 

• Tertiary or trade qualification within Electrical, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, Mechanical Engineering, Civil, or Civil Engineering will be highly regarded

• Previous experience in the supervision of civil, mine rehabilitation, fixed plant, non-process infrastructure (NPI) projects will be highly regarded 

• Hold a valid Australian C class driver’s license

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.

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.

What we offer

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

• 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) 

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).

• 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.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders

Where you’ll be working

Robe Valley Operations, located on Robe River Kuruma Country, is close to the community of Pannawonica in the scenic Pilbara region, approximately 200km south-west of Karratha. The operation comprises two key sites: Mesa A, which is primarily fly-in-fly-out, and Mesa J, which is strongly supported by a residential workforce living in Pannawonica. 

Rio Tinto provides subsidised housing for residential employees and their families looking to enjoy a comfortable and laid-back lifestyle with modern amenities including a supermarket, cafe, medical centre, community gym, youth centre, and a primary school that also supports secondary education through supervised distance learning for older children. 

Community groups provide sporting and social options for residents to get involved in, encouraging a unique balance between work and leisure for families and individuals residing in town.

Applications close on the 8th of December 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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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.

Respect and InclusionAt 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.