Possession Protection Officer

• 8 & 6 FIFO role to Dampier

• Access to industry-leading technical development programmes

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities

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 Possession Protection officer to bring their technical expertise into our team which supports our sites at Dampier.

This is a great opportunity for someone Lead, plan and execute Safe working activities throughout the Rio Tinto network. Undertake task specific safe working to support the day-to-day track protection requirements for all

rail maintenance activities. Ensure legislative, Rio Tinto  process and safe working system compliance across the Rio Tinto rail network.

Reporting to the Supervisor Network Protection you will be:

In this role, you will:

• Lead and execute safeworking activities across the RTIO rail network, including multi‑contractor obstructions.

• Support day-to-day track protection requirements and ensure full compliance with legislative, RTIO Operating Rules, and safeworking system standards.

• Liaise with key stakeholders (Train Control, Network Specialists, Planning teams) to coordinate effective obstruction planning and execution.

• Drive safeworking support for Renewals, Maintenance and Major Projects across inland and coastal operations.

• Evaluate and monitor safeworking personnel and Contract Partners through in‑field interactions, inspections and audits.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and lead safe work behaviours, including support for integrated systems and new technologies.

About you

• Minimum 1 years Network Protection (Safeworking Experience)

• Experience working with diverse skill sets

• Internal external auditor – advantageous

• Rail experience – RTIO network advantageous

• Manual driver’s license – mandatory

• Minimum M8 Safeworking Qualification

• Training and Assessors TAE 4110 – advantageous

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 leave)

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

• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

Our privately owned and operated rail network is an essential part of our integrated production process and services our 15 mines across the Pilbara via 2,000km of track. With depots located at Tom Price, Cape Lambert and Dampier (7 Mile), each train comprises three locomotives and 240 ore cars stretching to approximately 2.7 kilometres in length with over 40 trains operating per day. We are also applying and adapting technology to improve safety and productivity across our rail network.

Applications close on the advertised date (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date). #gts

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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