Principal Advisor – Digital Engineering

Principal Advisor – Digital Engineering

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

• Join a leading global company

• Position is based in either Perth or Brisbane

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Principal Advisor – Digital Engineering – to lead strategy, governance, integration, and delivery of digital engineering across Rio Tinto capital projects. The role champions data-centric engineering and high-quality asset information ready for operational handover.

Reporting to the Manager – Digital Engineering and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will:

• Define and oversee Rio Tinto Projects’ digital engineering strategy, standards, governance, and handover requirements

• Lead integration of engineering design tools with enterprise systems and maintain platform reliability

• Drive adoption of digital project delivery workflows, ensuring consistent execution across projects

• Coordinate lifecycle digital engineering activities and translate requirements into project execution plans

• Ensure data and model quality through rules-based design, QA checks, and compliance monitoring

• Promote automation, analytics, and continuous improvement in digital engineering processes

• Engage with internal stakeholders including Project Engineering, Operational Readiness, IS&T, and Operations

• Manage relationships with engineering partners, contractors, and software vendors

About you

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Degree/Diploma in Engineering or related discipline

• 15+ years’ experience in multi‑discipline project delivery including digital engineering delivery roles on major capital industrial projects

• Expertise in intelligent, data‑centric engineering systems and integrations

• Strong knowledge of asset information requirements and handover processes for operational readiness

• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and vendor management skills

• Advanced communication, technical writing, and problem‑solving abilities

• It would be desirable if you have familiarity with AVEVA Unified Engineering, SmartPlant Foundation, or similar platforms

What we Offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• 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 & cultural leave)

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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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