Principal Adviser Project Delivery

• Lead the integrated cutover and hypercare control centre for a major Modern ERP transformation, connecting delivery teams and partners around one execution plan. 
• Shape a high-impact phase of a complex SAP S/4 HANA program while growing your enterprise delivery, technology and people leadership experience. 
• Brisbane preferred, with Perth also considered; the role includes travel and the opportunity to work across a broad network of internal teams and delivery partners. 
• 12+month engagement.

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 Adviser, Project Delivery to lead the Cutover and Hypercare Control Centre delivery within our Modern ERP program. You will bring together independently operating teams, technology partners and vendors to create one integrated execution plan and support safe, coordinated delivery through a critical implementation phase. This is an opportunity to combine enterprise program delivery, SAP cutover knowledge and people leadership in a complex, visible transformation environment. 

What you’ll be doing 

Reporting to the Senior Manager Project Delivery and working across the Modern ERP program, you will be: 

• Lead the Cutover and Hypercare Control Centre delivery, establishing clear governance, decision pathways, priorities and delivery rhythms across the cutover period. 

• Integrate plans from Rio Tinto and other delivery partners into one coordinated execution plan with clear dependencies and ownership. 

• Drive end-to-end readiness across cutover, go-live and hypercare, identifying delivery risks early and coordinating timely resolution. 

• Align multiple teams and workstreams operating independently, creating shared visibility of milestones, interdependencies, decisions and outcomes. 

• Lead and support people across a large-scale program building clarity, accountability and effective collaboration in a time-critical environment. 

• Manage vendor and delivery partner performance, ensuring commitments are understood, progress is transparent and issues are escalated appropriately. 

• Communicate concise delivery insights and recommendations to program leaders and senior stakeholders to support informed decisions. 

• Promote disciplined, safe and consistent delivery while adapting plans in response to changing program needs. 

About you 

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply — if you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application. 

Required for Success 

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team. 

• Demonstrated end-to-end delivery experience within a complex SAP project, including a clear understanding of the implementation lifecycle, cutover and hypercare. 

• Proven experience leading integrated delivery across multiple teams or workstreams within a large-scale technology, digital or enterprise transformation project. 

• People leadership and people management capability, with experience bringing diverse internal teams and external delivery partners together around shared outcomes. 

• Strong vendor and stakeholder management experience, including the ability to coordinate delivery across organisations and communicate clearly with senior stakeholders. 

• A consistent record of delivering complex project outcomes to agreed milestones in a fast-moving environment. 

Helpful for Success 

• Experience delivering SAP S/4HANA projects or other modern enterprise resource planning transformations. 

• A technology or platform delivery background, including digital or software delivery exposure. 

•  Experience establishing or leading a cutover command centre, control centre or integrated hypercare function. 

What We Offer 

• Attractive compensation aligned to the specialist nature and impact of the role. 

• Flexible working arrangements. 

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment. 

• Career development to further your ambitions. 

• Ongoing wellbeing support. 

• Opportunity to shape a newly established workstream within one of Rio Tinto's most significant transformation programs. 

Where You'll Be Working 

You’ll join the Modern ERP Program within our Group Finance function — a multi‑disciplinary team bringing together technology, process, data and change specialists to reshape how work happens across Rio Tinto. We’re modernising a 20‑year‑old ERP system and redesigning core business processes to improve safety, efficiency and innovation. 

 This work will make it easier for people across our global operations to spend less time on transactional tasks and more time on the work that really matters. By simplifying and digitising how the organisation runs, the Modern ERP Program is creating the foundation for future productivity gains, smarter decision‑making and AI‑enabled transformation across the business 

Applications close on 3rd November 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date). 

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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 LGBTQ+ 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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