Electrical Program Director

24 hours ago

Perth, Western Australia Rio Tinto Full time
About the Role:

This exciting opportunity will see you take on a leadership role within our newly established Studies and Programs team, reporting directly to the Principal of Fixed Plant – Mechanical & Process category.

As an Electrical Program Director, you will be responsible for effectively interacting with internal and external stakeholders across our business at a divisional level, as well as our engineering partners. You will form relationships with multiple divisions Sustaining Capital supports, providing a broad business exposure.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Program Establishment: Develop a program charter to define the strategy for delivering the program, providing a consistent approach across all applicable RTIO Pilbara operations.
  • Execution Planning: Support study leads in developing program and project execution plans, covering pre-feasibility studies, feasibility studies, implementation, and commissioning phases.
  • Program Execution: Coordinate the roll-out of the program with a team of Study Leads and Engineers, delivering projects across RTIO Pilbara operations, assessing quality of study deliverables.
  • Relationship Management: Manage relationships with site leaders, asset owners (PMO, SCS, OTS), and contracting partners.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Engage directly with Delivery Superintendents to ensure projects are adequately supported and resourced.
  • Communication: Provide regular communication and reporting on program metrics to key stakeholders.
  • Strategic Sourcing: Collaborate with the Sustaining Capital Strategic Sourcing team to develop procurement and contracting strategies for the program, regularly reviewing sourcing strategies for projects within the program.
  • Schedule and Risk Management: Manage the program master schedule and risk register, providing updates on changes to the pipeline of works.
  • Improvement: Support the improvement of project delivery systems, processes, and procedures, ensuring standardization and embedding across the team.
  • Lessons Learned: Manage lessons learned across the program, ensuring effective communication of successes and proposed improvements.
  • Team Leadership: Support Study Leads, coordinating efforts between projects, providing high-level guidance to identify project issues and develop appropriate solutions.
  • Performance Monitoring: Oversee the development and control of deadlines, budgets, and activities.
  • Study Management: Depending on complexity and available capacity, the program lead may lead strategic studies.
What You'll Bring:
  • A commitment to safety for yourself and your team.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and demonstrable strategic thinking.
  • Experience in program management or 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 required.
  • Experience in C2 electrical safety pertaining to fixed plant, along with D7 functional safety; experience in electrical package management on multi-disciplinary projects highly regarded.
  • Demonstrable experience in site delivery/commissioning of electrical projects beneficial.
About Rio Tinto:

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, 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.

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