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Rio Tinto
About the role
• Shape long-term heritage and Traditional Owner engagement planning that supports informed, culturally responsible business decisions.
• Build your influence across integrated scheduling, heritage risk management, studies and life-of-mine planning in a complex operational environment.
• Perth-based opportunity in our Central Park office, with access to a modern gym, wellness programs and convenient CBD amenities.
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Advisor Planning to manage the Traditional Owner Integrated Schedule and optimise the use of Traditional Owner time for surveys and engagement over the long term. Reporting to the Principal Planning & Scheduling, you will also provide technical advice on heritage site disturbance risk as part of the integrated heritage management process.
Working across planning, Traditional Owner engagement, studies, approvals and operational teams, you will connect heritage risk information with short-term and long-term schedules. This is an opportunity to improve planning quality, strengthen decision-making and support timely engagement and approvals across Rio Tinto projects and operations.
What you’ll be doing
Reporting to the Principal Planning & Scheduling and working across the integrated planning and heritage management environment, you will be:
• Providing technical advice on heritage site disturbance risk through the Integrated Heritage Management Planning process.
• Leading the review, analysis and presentation of disturbance risk ratings, fieldwork requirements and stakeholder consultation needs to senior leaders.
• Coordinating independent review and validation of heritage site documentation to support informed and timely decisions.
• Integrating heritage inputs into studies, approvals and life-of-mine planning, including clarification of heritage management triggers.
• Managing and maintaining integrated Traditional Owner schedules and execution plans aligned with operational and integrated plan milestones.
• Optimising critical Traditional Owner engagement pathways and forecasts for time demands, assumptions and remedial actions.
• Establishing five-year planning inputs and approvals schedules, including change and variance management protocols.
• Improving governance, training, capability and conformance within heritage planning and integrated scheduling processes.
About you
We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply; if you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.
Required for Success
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Demonstrated experience in long-term scheduling, integrated planning, prioritisation or studies and life-of-mine planning within a complex operational environment.
• Experience managing multiple data inputs, actions and issues across concurrent planning cycles and stakeholder groups.
• Ability to analyse heritage, risk or planning information and translate it into clear narratives and recommendations for decision-makers.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management and communication capability across technical, operational and community-facing teams.
• A relevant qualification in planning, project management, business, heritage, land management or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Helpful for Success
• Experience with integrated heritage management planning, heritage approvals or site disturbance risk processes.
• Experience planning Traditional Owner surveys, engagement activities or fieldwork programs.
• Knowledge of mining studies, approvals, infrastructure projects or operational planning in Western Australia.
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 an annual incentive program.
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family.
• An attractive share ownership plan.
• Company-provided insurance cover.
• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options.
• Career development and 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, including annual, paid parental, personal and cultural leave.
• Exclusive employee discounts across banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.
• Possible domestic relocation assistance.
Where you’ll be working
Our modern office located in Central Park tower in Perth provides an inspiring environment for collaboration and professional growth. You’ll have access to a modern gym, wellness programs and convenient amenities that support a healthy work-life balance. Situated in the heart of Perth, the office is close to public transport and several parking options.
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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 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 Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ 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.
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