Superintendent – Fixed Plant (Contracts & Procurement)

Superintendent – Fixed Plant (Contracts & Procurement)

• Opportunity to join the Fixed Plant team

• Exposure to a range of senior stakeholders working closely to build constructive relationships

• Full-time permanent position | Location: Perth

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto it begins with you.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Rio Tinto Procurement Sustaining Capital team. The role – Contracts Superintendent Fixed Plant (I-band, FTE) – is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of Fixed Plant Construction Category in Sustaining Capital, which includes:

• Development and implementation of construction category strategy and framework agreements for Fixed Plant Structural and Mechanical portfolio, including Dust, GTU, Guarding, Falling Objects & Overhead Protection programs

• Source to contract activities and administration of Fixed Plant project contracts

The Contracts Superintendent will lead a team of 4 Contracts Specialists and is a valued member of our RTP Sustaining Capital ELT. The full requirements of the role and the expected candidate experience are listed below.

Reporting to the Fixed Plant Programs Manager – Sustaining Capital Procurement and working in an exciting and dynamics environment, you will demonstrate:

• Ability to articulate and live Rio Tinto’s values of Care, Courage and Curiosity;

• Coaching – Leadership skills to develop and mentor Contracts Specialists and provide indirect leadership within the team;

• Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Mindset – Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills to identify commercial opportunities and enablers to achieve capital efficiency target;

• Business and Demand Understanding – Proactive portfolio and demand management for realisation of commercial values and workload management;

• Proactive problem solving and ability to resolve commercial claims and disputes;

• Critical Thinking – Proficiency in development and implementation of compelling category strategy, source to contract activities, contract negotiation and administration; and

• Curiosity and Collaboration – Supporting collaboration within Global Procurement and RTIO Sustaining Capital.

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will ideally have:

• A commitment to the safety – physical and psychological – of yourself and your team;

• Leadership behaviours, with a commitment to talent development;

• Exceptional level of influencing skills and strategic thinking, ability to identify commercial opportunities and navigate through challenges in dynamics working environment;

• High standard commercial deliverables including fact base, strategy, tender deliverables and contract documentation;

• A tertiary degree in business, law or commercial discipline is highly desirable;

• Previous experience in category management or strategy implementation is highly desirable; and

• A background in project contracts and procurement is highly desirable.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements

• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave

• 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); and

• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto Global Procurement ensures resilient supply chains that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through the strategic sourcing and buying of goods and services for our operations. Playing a fundamental role, value is achieved through effective supplier partnerships, innovation, easy and standardised processes, e-technology, corporate social responsibility and increased commercial advantage.

Application Deadline: 6th June 2025

(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tint

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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