Contractor Management Advisor, Gudai-Darri

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development

• Unique opportunity to gain high demand skills with a world leader

• Come join us at Gudai-Darri where our people come first

For nearly 150 years, we have been producing materials essential to human progress – minerals and metals that are still part of everyday life, including the iron ore that shapes the skylines of cities around the world.

Next comes Gudai-Darri, a place that brings together everything we have learned, to create a technically advanced iron ore mine – a new mine for a new way of working.

This is your opportunity to be at the pioneering edge of mining.

At Gudai-Darri your voice matters. We are building a new generation mine with a family of talented people at its heart.

About the role

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

We are looking for an Advisor Contractor Management to support delivery of Iron Ore’s contractor management strategy across Gudai-Darri and engage suppliers working with the contractor management system as it improves and evolves. This position is offered Fly in Fly out from Perth on an 8:6 roster.

Data is one of our most important assets. From mine to market, behind each of our operations and projects are technological innovations and data science that are driving new industry standards in mining and metals.
With a clear focus on values, performance and strong leadership, you get to grow with an organisation that values your work and rewards you accordingly.

This role is a great opportunity for an energetic and performance driven individual who is keen to develop their leadership skills. Reporting to the Contractor Management Specialist, you will be:

• Supporting the best service to our contractor personnel and suppliers to drive improvements in safety and productivity

• Coaching and supporting contractor management representatives across site to safely manage contractor engagements

• Communicating and monitoring key contractor management processes and practices to deliver full value to RTIO

• Ensuring partnership is a core value in the way we work with our suppliers and RTIO is the partner of choice for our suppliers

• Confirm contractor management and associated commercial policies and procedures are in effective use across Gudai-Darri

• Make a substantive and value-add contribution to the corporate contractor management and site teams on wider contractor management team matters.

What you’ll bring

• Knowledge of contractor management systems
• A diverse skill set and experience in one or more of the areas of operational leadership, maintenance leadership, procurement, communities, HSE, HR and Business Improvement

• A passion for working with people and driving true partnerships with our suppliers

• An ability to engage, influence and form productive relationships spanning several layers in the organisation

• Previous experience in either leading contractors in the field, being a leader in the mining industry, or working in contractor management is preferred

• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement ability A strong commitment to health and safety

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

• 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

• 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)

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Creating an inclusive and diverse workforce

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.

Applications for this role will close on June 9th however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier.

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia.