Project Controls Manager

Project Controls Manager

• Great opportunity to join a global organisation at the forefront of mining

• Make a positive impact on the way that major capital projects are shaped and delivered at Rio Tinto

About the role

We are looking for a Project Controls Manager to join our Rio Tinto Projects team to lead the project controls function for the Winu Feasibility Study and following notice to proceed Project Execution. The role will be based in Perth and will require travel to the project site on a regular basis during execution.

This role is a great opportunity to lead and motivate the Project Controls team, provide technical advice and support to Project Director, Study Manager and the broader Project Services team.

Reporting to the Senior Manager Project Services, you will be responsible for:

• Partnering with Project Management to deliver the project controls function and deliverables through the study and execution phases

• Leading project controls personnel to deliver timely and accurate cost and schedule information to project management to enable mitigations or to pursue opportunities

• Managing project controls processes and ensuring compliance with Rio Tinto Projects systems, policies and procedures

• Preparing and validating project reports, as well as regular auditing of project controls reporting, cost and schedule status

• Working with and supporting Package Owners and Area Managers to ensure package progress and cost forecasts are accurate

• Execution Estimate and Schedule delivery, review and presentations to senior management

• Stakeholder Management within the study, project and wider Rio Tinto business

About you

To be considered for this role, you will have:

• 15+ years of hands-on experience in Project Controls attained within a major project environment

• Previous success in leading and developing a team of Project Controls professionals

• Familiarity with project, project controls and procurement systems (e.g., SAP, PM+, SharePoint, Unifier, Primavera P6).

• Experience working with Contracts and Procurement project teams to align on contracting strategies, budget allocations, forecasting and claims assessment

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Degree qualification in Engineering or Business/Commerce or similar

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Project controls experience across multiple project delivery models – EPCM, Owner Execute, Integrated Teams etc

You should also be passionate about delivering pragmatic, optimised solutions and have a drive for results and appetite for constructive challenge.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, thinking, and 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 leave)

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

• Relocation assistance where necessary

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress.

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Projects helps to grow our business by building new mines and assets and studying the different options for both new construction projects and operations approaching closure. We are recognised for delivering safely, on time and on budget or better. We have won multiple awards for our work, including at the Amrun Bauxite mine in North Queensland, Australia, and on the AutoHaul™ driverless trains in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

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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