Manager Project Management Systems and Assurance

Manager Project Management Systems and Assurance

• Join a world class team driving enterprise-wide operational excellence at scale

• Contribute to diverse & challenging global projects

• Permanent role to be based in either Brisbane, Perth or Montreal

The Manager Project Management Systems & Assurance is a highly collaborative leadership role, that centers on leading change initiatives that drive value within Rio Tinto projects. Sitting within the Project Performance and Improvement team, this opportunity underpins how major projects are delivered across the organisation.

About the role

The major responsibilities of the Manager Project Management Systems & Assurance are:

• Ownership of the Rio Tinto major capital projects management system which sets out the way we deliver major projects in Rio Tinto. This includes leading system improvement projects, managing ongoing maintenance and improvements, incorporating capability frameworks, and development of training/onboarding material.

• Ensuring project governance and assurance, including defining assurance processes within Rio Tinto major projects, coordinating overall project assurance plans and supporting projects through the implementation of the project governance standard, providing coaching as needed and driving improvement in the process.

• Execution of select central initiatives that are not delivered by functional experts. This includes conducting regular ‘lessons learned’ activities and owning the overall ‘lessons learned’ process and database to support the identification of improvement opportunities.

• Offering expert change management support across RioProjects for major change initiatives

• Accountability for maintenance, improvement and implementation of the Unifier cost and contract system

• Coaching, mentoring and leading a team, who are based across Australia and Canada

What you'll bring

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering, Business or other related field

• Prior experience in change management, project controls, or contracts and procurement, built within a large scale, complex business environment

• Proven track record working in major projects across a large, complex organisation where you’ve played a major role in driving organisational change

• Demonstrated ability in building strong relationships across an organisation, and an ability to lead through influence

• Prior experience leading people and teams

• Global experience highly regarded, as is French or Spanish speaking ability

What we offer

• We recognise you for your contribution, your thinking, and your hard work, and go home knowing you have 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 an annual incentive bonus

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidized private health insurance for employees and immediate family

• An attractive share ownership plan

• Company-provided insurance cover

• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options

• Career development and 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, cultural leave)

• Paid parental leave giving all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives, at a time that suits them

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail, and more

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences, and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

To support you on your journey with us, you will also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors available to support Indigenous employees through any aspect of employment

• Indigenous leadership programs across some professional and operational roles to ensure the development of Indigenous Leaders

Where you will be working

This role offers a Monday to Friday roster based at either Rio Tinto’s Perth, Brisbane or Montreal Head Office.

Applications close on Tuesday 17th February, 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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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