Superintendent Planning

• Great opportunity to network, collaborate and partner with mining operations, world-leading technology suppliers and maintenance planning professionals

• Perth based with flexible working
   

A rare leadership opportunity to be part of Long Term Planning. The Long Term Planning team will lead Strategic Asset Planning 4.0, where there is opportunity to create a global benchmark in strategic asset planning. The team will develop and employ a centralised asset planning framework (people, process, systems and structures) using the latest planning support technologies (AMT, WOL models), which will be tightly integrated with engineering/asset data (digital assets) and operations.
 

About the role
 

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced maintenance planning and budgeting leader to lead strategic innovation in our long-term planning technology, processes and capability. You’ll be deploying a world-first solution and processes that will radically enhance planning and budgeting processes and increase value delivery across Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s (RTIO) 16 mines, privately owned and operated rail network and four independent ports.
 

Our asset management and engineering services team operates as a centralised maintenance planning function for our RTIO operational partners and as the Superintendent Long-term Planning, you will lead a team of long-term planners, each accountable for the delivery of specific long-term plans, shut forecasts and budgets to our mining and port plant operations across the Pilbara.

You’ll need to utilise your outstanding ability to partner with a variety of internal and external stakeholders including site based operational and maintenance leaders, finance and risk advisors, and asset management service providers to deliver plans that optimise cost and risk to meet prevailing business objectives.

With support from the Principal, Long Term Planning, your role will:

• Oversee, build and strategize long-term asset budget forecasts that optimise risk while meeting business objectives

• Work closely with engineering teams and sites to ensure that the zero-based long-term plans align with the standardised whole of life cost models

• Liaise with logistics and asset health teams to ensure that long-lead items and resources are provisioned and budgeted

• Work closely with operations and site short term planning teams to enable operationalization of long term plans, budgets into short term and shut plans at a quarterly cadence

• Analyse the conformance of maintenance execution with maintenance plans to identify improvement opportunities and work with asset data, engineering and finance teams throughout the change management process

• Integrate the long-term plans for each operation into their respective Fixed Asset maintenance shutdown calendars

• Optimise our Maintenance Strategies

• Identify cost reduction measures within the business

• Provide input into the asset performance and planning process regarding Fixed Asset Schedule Loss forecasts and optimization
   

In addition to the above, you will also play a role in contributing to the continuous improvement of the long-term planning and Whole of life asset and life cycle cost processes, in collaboration with our engineering, operations and vendor partners.
 

About you
 

You are an experienced maintenance planning leader and excited by the challenge of working across an operation of this scale and complexity. You will have working experience of mineral processing and Fixed Plant/ Infrastructure assets. You will have excellent stakeholder engagement skills and a solid understanding of the current planning and budgeting technologies available and have demonstrated performance in asset life cycle planning, financial and risk analysis.
 

Previous experience working in a mining operation is not essential – we appreciate experience gained through leading similar function in other related industries; including but not limited to defence, aviation, logistics and other resource sectors. A tertiary qualification in a related discipline will also be highly regarded.
 

Where you will be working
 

You will be working at our state-of-the-art Operations Centre (OC) located near the Perth domestic airport. You can also expect the occasional meeting at our head office located at Central Park Building in Perth CBD, with site travel required from time-to-time.
 

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto operates the world's largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets with industry-leading margins. Our premium product suite, including our flagship Pilbara blend, drives strong customer relationships and is supported by technical and commercial marketing expertise. The iron ore business continues to be the world's largest autonomous truck operator and a proud leader in automated mining technologies.
 

About us
 

As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress.
 

Our long history is filled with firsts. We’ve developed some of the world’s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents. Aluminium and copper, diamonds, gold and industrial minerals, iron ore and uranium: our materials make up the world around us. You’ll find them in smartphones, planes, cars, hospitals and throughout your home.
 

Creating an inclusive and diverse workforce
 

We are a diverse team of talented, enthusiastic individuals who foster a culture of inclusion. No matter how they may differ, our people share one thing in common. It’s a belief that work is more rewarding when we are accepted and valued for our differences, not judged by them. We all have something to contribute, and it’s this contribution that makes for a great organization and fulfilling career.

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.

Every Voice Matters

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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