Electrical Program Manager

1 week ago


Perth, Western Australia Rio Tinto Full time

About the Role

As an Electrical Program Manager with Rio Tinto, you will have the opportunity to lead a strategic program focused on delivering electrical projects across our Pilbara operations. The successful candidate will have a strong background in program management, electrical engineering, and project delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop a program charter to define the strategy for delivering the program that provides a consistent approach across all applicable RTIO Pilbara operations.
  • Support study leads with developing program and project execution plans, for pre-feasibility studies, feasibility studies, implementation, and commissioning phases.
  • C coordinate the roll-out of the program with a team of Study Leads and Engineers, delivering projects across RTIO Pilbara operations. Assess quality of study deliverables.
  • Manage relationships with site leaders, asset owners (PMO, SCS, OTS), and contracting partners.
  • Engage directly with Delivery Superintendents to ensure projects are adequately supported and resourced.
  • Provide regular communication and reporting on program metrics to key stakeholders.
  • Engage with the Sustaining Capital Strategic Sourcing team to develop procurement and contracting strategies for the program and regularly review the sourcing strategy for projects in the program.
  • Manage the program master schedule and risk register, providing updates on changes to the pipeline of works.
  • Support the improvement of the project delivery systems, processes, and procedures ensuring that they are standardized and embedded across the team.
  • Manage lessons learned across the program, ensuring effective communication of successes and proposed improvements.
  • Support Study Leads, coordinating efforts between projects and providing high-level guidance to identify project issues and develop appropriate solutions.
  • O oversee the development and control of deadlines, budgets, and activities.
  • Depending on the complexity of the program and available capacity, program lead could lead a strategic study.

What You'll Bring:

  • A commitment to safety of yourself and your team.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and demonstrable strategic thinking.
  • Experience in program management or similarly leading multiple scopes of work synergistically.
  • Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Thorough understanding of project, program, and design management.
  • Experience across OoM, PFS, and FS study phases and our project management framework, specifically in the electrical discipline.
  • D7 Functional safety, process control, and process optimization.
  • Tertiary qualification in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) or equivalent is required (due to the specialist nature of all projects within this program).
  • Experience in C2 electrical safety pertaining to fixed plant along with D7 functional safety; and
  • Experience in electrical package management on multi-disciplinary projects and/or program management experience highly regarded.
  • Demonstrable experience in site delivery/commissioning of electrical projects will be beneficial.

Salary:$120,000 - $150,000 per annum + superannuation + benefits

Company Overview:

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.

Location: Central Park, Perth



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