Senior Advisor Contractor Management – Brisbane

Contractor Management Senior Advisor

• Brisbane-based role with regular travel to Weipa and other sites as required (1 week per month)
• Join a global leader offering exceptional career development and growth opportunities
• Permanent role | Flexible working arrangements available

About the role

At Rio Tinto, we're committed to finding smarter, safer, and more sustainable ways to deliver the materials the world relies on. As a Contractor Management Senior Advisor, you'll play a critical role in shaping how we manage contractor relationships across our Pacific Operations.

This Brisbane-based role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of Finance, Procurement, and Operation, driving strategic outcomes that directly impact cost efficiency, contract compliance, and operational excellence. You'll be a key player in embedding contractor management best practices across multiple sites, with monthly travel to Weipa and additional travel as required.

You'll work closely with site teams and business partners to unlock value from our contractor engagements, leveraging data, technology, and your commercial acumen to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and ensure alignment with business goals. This is a high-impact role where your ability to influence, coach, and lead change will be essential to success.

Based in Brisbane, you'll travel one week per month to Weipa and to other operational sites as needed. You'll work closely with site teams and business partners to deliver sustainable results and maximise contract value.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of contractor management solutions across regional sites
  
  Use data and technology to identify future contracting opportunities.
• Coach and influence operational teams to drive contract compliance and financial outcomes.
• Develop and train contract owners, procurement, and finance teams in best practices
  
  Support KPI development and performance tracking.
• Manage frameworks for Management of Change and Productivity systems.
• Champion Rio Tinto's values of Care, Courage, and Curiosity.

What you'll bring

• Strong commercial acumen and experience identifying financial opportunities.
• Proven contractor management experience.
• Advanced analytical skills (Excel, Power BI, MiniTab).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• SAP and Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) expertise.
• Effective presentation and communication skills

Desirable qualifications and experience

• Degree in Business, Engineering, Logistics, Marketing, or related field.
• Experience with Rio Tinto Business Solutions (PAM, MMP).
• Familiarity with contractor management systems (MCI Track, Avetta).
• Proficiency in Power BI and SQL.
• Experience in the metals, mining, or commodities sector

What we offer

• A respectful and safe first work environment.
• Flexible work-from-home arrangements.
• 18 weeks of equal paid parental leave with continued super contributions.
• Competitive salary with annual incentive program.
• Subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family.
• Share ownership plan and company-provided insurance.
• Salary packaging options and domestic relocation support.
• Career development and education assistance.
• Access to health and wellbeing support.
• Generous leave entitlements.
• Exclusive employee discounts across retail, banking, travel and more.

About Rio Tinto

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. But we can't do it on our own, so we're focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

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 not only welcome – they 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.