Principal Advisor Planning – Studies

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Principal Advisor Planning to join our Rio Tinto Projects team to lead the project planning functions for the APAC Portfolio of Studies.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining.

We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

This role is a great opportunity to lead and motivate the Planning team and provide technical advice and support to Study Managers and the broader Project Services team. Reporting to the Project Controls Manager – Studies, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the owners team planning personnel embedded within the studies team.
• Promoting and implementing the project planning processes.
• Identifying and implementing improvement opportunities for streamlining work process.
• Providing input into the development and improvement of planning procedures and practices to ensure procedures meet or exceed industry current best practice.
• Supporting the development of integrated project schedules, associated deliverables, monitors project status against schedule and updates as appropriate. And providing technical support to project stakeholders.
• Conducting schedule risk analysis and develop project schedule contingency.
• Supporting the development of schedule benchmarking and project schedule validation.
• Participating in project health check reviews and other assurance activities.
• Managing the relationship with project planning stakeholders within the project and within the business.
• Problem solving and providing advice to study managers regarding all planning related issues including schedule progress and change management.
• Developing and contributing to project planning guidance and protocols in the closure and capital projects framework.

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Extensive hands-on experience in Planning attained within a project environment
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Primavera P6
• Extensive hands-on experience in Study environment within an owner’s organisation
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Thorough understanding of project management and controls concepts

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Degree qualification in Engineering or similar
• Previous success in leading a team of planning professionals
• Planning experience across multiple project delivery models

You should also be passionate about delivering pragmatic, optimised solutions and have a drive for results and appetite for constructive challenge.

 What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, thinking, and 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)
• Relocation assistance where necessary

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 and meet opportunities.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.

Active in the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world’s most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.

Our Pacific Operations sites are located along the east coast of Australia, at the tip of the Northern Territory and in New Zealand’s south. With more than 6,000 employees, we operate a full value chain approach—mining, refining and smelting. Our portfolio includes four bauxite mines, two refineries, four smelters and one power station, and is supported by technical experts located in our Brisbane hub, including a fully operational Operations Centre for our bauxite mines.

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.

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.

Applications close on 25th of April 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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