Principal Advisor

6 months ago

Brisbane, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

**Principal Advisor - Underground Major Hazards**
- Global Centre of Excellence - critical principal opportunity
- Meaningful and rewarding work, critical to business performance
- Grow your career with exposure to a dynamic stakeholder group
- Permanent role based in Brisbane

**About the role**

This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career by developing a strong network of globally connected and varied stakeholder groups. Safety is at the core of how we operate and you will enjoy working alongside teams who genuinely demonstrate safety values. You will be responsible for meaningful, challenging work that directly impacts business safety performance and takes advantage of emerging and innovative technological solutions.

Rio Tinto has a broad portfolio of international underground mining assets including the operating Diavik Diamond Mine and Oyu Tolgoi copper mine; the Resolution and Kennecott copper projects; and the Jadar lithium-borate project. The UG CoE Major Hazards team works collaboratively with Rio Tinto Studies, Projects and Operations to reduce risk associated with underground major hazards, by sharing critical learnings from incidents and best practice technological advancements and by establishing and reviewing implementation of Group technical standards and procedures. We partner with leaders and technical SME’s from across the Group to address underground major hazard issues and to support implementation of the Group standards and procedures at each Project and Operation.

The **Group Technical Underground team** work collaboratively on many initiatives and look forward to welcoming you into this position. Reporting to the **Senior Manager UG Major Hazards** you will manage your workload autonomously with the knowledge that support will also be provided where needed. Key responsibilities include:

- Provide leadership in UG mining safety performance to all underground studies, projects and operations, delivering best for business outcomes
- Provide coaching and guidance across the Group to support the implementation of Group underground technical standards and procedures
- Champion the sharing of information across the Group relating to learnings from incidents and best practices for managing UG major hazards
- Lead the continuous improvement of Group UG standards, procedures and supporting tools and fatality prevention systems
- Provide assurance against Group UG standards and procedures across all Rio Tinto sites with underground areas
- Prepare well executed technical documentation and reports for distribution at Group-wide level

**What you’ll bring**

Your ability to build strong rapport across dynamic stakeholder groups will see you excel in this role. Your clear and adaptable communication style will enable you to partner effectively with stakeholders across a broad range of disciplines. You will bring:

- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Strong written and verbal English skills
- Preference for a degree qualified Mining Engineer or a strong background in underground operations
- Experience in Mines Rescue Response is desirable
- Underground mining experience in a technical and/or operational capacity
- A strong understanding of the mining process and ability to analyse deficiencies in current state and identify opportunities to improve safety performance
- Effective stakeholder engagement and management skills with the ability to build trusted, respectful relationships
- Willingness to remain informed of industry underground major hazard incidents and best practices to manage underground risks
- A curious mind motivated to work independently through proactive problem solving
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite

**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)
- Possible domestic relocation assistance

**About Rio Tinto**

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers - generations

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