Principal Adviser Process Safety

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Brisbane based role in our global hub, with travel to site regularly. Full-Time, Permanent employment – help shape the future of Process Safety for years to come. Join a team that values collaboration, respect and shared success.

The Principal Advisor – Process Safety is responsible for overseeing Rio Tinto's Process Safety program across our Pacific Operations, ensuring it is implemented efficiently, effectively, and in compliance with regulatory requirements. This role provides assurance across our sites in Australia and New Zealand by driving continuous improvement initiatives, partnering with key stakeholders in Operations and Asset Management, supporting governance reporting, risk assessment programs. Additionally, the role plays a critical part in training and developing process safety professionals to build capability and foster a strong safety culture.

You'll be part of a connected global team that includes some of the industry's brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-based remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With our global reach, the opportunities to grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the General Manager HSE and working in an industrial process safety environment within a high performing team, you will

• Plan and implement process safety policies and procedures in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health requirements of Rio Tinto and regulatory authorities.
• Provide input to business units and PG risk assessment committee.
• Implement programs to train managers and employees in site process safety practices.
• Provide governance reporting and hands on support of HAZOP programs, including training and developing safety teams.
• Prepare studies and analysis of accident causes and hazards for use by company personnel and contractors. Make recommendations to mitigate causes and to avoid occurrences.

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering Safety or Process Safety.
• A collaborative mindset and experience shaping strategic direction in complex programs—ideally in infrastructure or resource sectors.
• Significant industrial and process safety experience, with proven capability to influence outcomes.
• A passion for building strong, respectful relationships with diverse stakeholders, and a track record of aligning interests to achieve shared outcomes.
• Experience contributing to governance structures, including risk frameworks and reporting.
• A thoughtful, analytical approach to preparing strategic papers, negotiation frameworks, and governance documentation that support informed decision-making.

• 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).
• Possible domestic relocation assistance.

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 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.

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time