Integrated Planning Manager

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realise our vision to build a legacy of excellence for future generations. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with the flexibility and equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

About the Role

Ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Alcoa’s Australian operations? We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Integrated Planning Manager to lead a high-performing team focused on integrated production and scheduling across the region.

Reporting to our Business Optimisation and Integrated Scheduling Director, you’ll take ownership of building, maintaining, and enhancing the regional integrated schedule ensuring it operates with precision, agility, and foresight. You’ll establish and oversee planning cadences that proactively surface risks and bottlenecks, while ensuring the seamless sequencing of mining activities.

This role demands close alignment with key functions including Studies, Approvals, Environment, Community Relations, and Operations to deliver robust, executable long-term plans that unlock maximum value across the system. Additionally, your key contributions and purpose will be:
- Leading the development of the Regional Integrated Schedule, connecting the 10-year business plan with the 36-month mine plan, and coordinating scenario modelling to assess delivery risks and success probabilities.- Designing and managing a regional operating model that connects site-level planning and scheduling, while overseeing cadences, operational guidance, and escalation processes to drive value optimisation.- Establishing governance frameworks to monitor compliance, validate key planning assumptions, and proactively identify and mitigate risks and bottlenecks using performance metrics.- Delivering high-level commentary on operational performance, emerging risks, and improvement opportunities to inform strategic decision-making.

What’s on offer- Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.- Employee growth and development opportunities.- Flexible hybrid working options available.- Employee assistance program for personal support services.- Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.- Salary packaging for a novated car lease, employee share plan and superannuation options.

What you can bring to the role- Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Mining or Commercial is essential.- Strong background within the Mining industry within a similar senior leadership capacity.- Proven experience in strategic integrated planning and operations, navigating complex scheduling environments.- Transformative leadership with a visionary mindset, strong communication abilities, and a talent for building meaningful connections to drive long-term strategic outcomes.- Substantial experience managing diverse internal and external stakeholders, with desirable technical knowledge in Alumina and Bauxite operations.

Additional information-
- You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

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About the Location

Alcoa Australia’s company headquarters is located at 235 St Georges Terrace in Perth CBD, Western Australia, on Whadjuk Noongar land. The office is conveniently close to public transport and parking, and hosts employees from various business functions, including Commercial, Finance, Sustainability, Communications, and Human Resources, as well as expert teams supporting local and global locations. Our head office offers modern, open-plan working facilities and excellent end-of-trip amenities within a state-of-the-art building.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.