Superintendent – Procurement & Contracts (Sustaining Capital)

Title: Superintendent – Procurement & Contracts (Sustaining Capital)

Company operating name: Rio Tinto

Location: Permanent, Australia

Terms of employment: Daytime, Permanent contract

Posting Date: 4th March 2026

Application Deadline: 4th April 2026

The Opportunity:

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.

Main Responsibilities:

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-Process 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.

Required Qualifications, experience, and skills: 

• A degree in Business, Law, Engineering (or a general degree with demonstrated experience in contracts and procurement

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in procurement and contracts, with end to end contracts management in engineering and construction sectors.

• Strong understanding of contract law, negotiation strategies, and commercial risk management.

• Prior experience in mining / or resources sectors. 

• Strong influencing, stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills;

• Demonstrated prior leadership experience in leading a sizeable team

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.

Respect and Inclusion

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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