
Superintendent – Procurement
2 weeks ago
Superintendent – Procurement & Contracts (Sustaining Capital)
- Lead a team of contract specialists
- Construction focused, commercial and contract management
- Support the business in delivering its annual sustaining capital projects plan
- Permanent opportunity, CBD location – Perth
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for a Superintendent – Procurement & Contracts (Sustaining Capital) to lead a team of contracts advisors and specialists who prepare and manage multiple contracts across the sustaining capital project portfolio.
Supporting Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) Sustaining Capital , this role will work closely with key stakeholders in our business and have broad exposure across the sustaining capital portfolio, as well as stakeholders in Rio Tinto Procurement and corporate functions.
This role is a great opportunity for an experienced contracts and procurement professional and people leader who has effective stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills, as well as a sharp commercial awareness with an extensive background in project procurement and contracts.
Reporting to the Manager – Sustaining Capital, you will:
- Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring of the end to end procurement team supporting key and complex capital projects across RTIO's assets;
- Direct reports: 4
- Work closely with Programs & Studies teams to develop the Non-Productive Infrastructure (NPI) category's commercial strategy
- Be an expert negotiator, mediator and problem solver who is committed to driving positive contractual outcomes for the business;
- Deliver an end to end procurement service delivery for the sustaining capital portfolio in the NPI category.
- Maintain pre and post award contracts management reporting and monitoring to measure progress, current health metrics and the like to inform senior management;
- Ensure all capital contracts are executed in line with the Company's strict governance and compliance requirements, including use of Ariba;
- With your team, manage the dispute resolution process for complex contractual claims;
- Work closely with project leads, engineers, site based construction teams and other project delivery professionals in order deliver the annual capital plan;
- Maximise commercial value for the business through leading contract management practices and behaviours;
- Attend contract progress meetings, when needed, and identify and help mitigate any potential commercial risk associated with active studies and projects; and
- Be expected to travel to sites as required on an as needed basis, in order to maintain effective relationships with key site based stakeholders.
What you'll bring
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
- A degree in Business, Law, Engineering (or a related discipline);
- A minimum of 10 years' experience in procurement and contracts, with significant exposure to capital projects across the end-to-end contract lifecycle;
- Strong influencing, stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills;
- Demonstrated prior leadership experience will be highly regarded;
What we offer
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
- 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
- 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); and
- Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only
Where you'll be working
Rio Tinto Global Procurement ensures resilient supply chains that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through the strategic sourcing and buying of goods and services for our operations. Playing a fundamental role, value is achieved through effective supplier partnerships, innovation, easy and standardised processes, e-technology, corporate social responsibility and increased commercial advantage.
Application Deadline: 01 September 2025 COD
(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.
Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.
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.
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