- Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better
- Be part of a collaborative, creative and innovative high performing team
- Key leadership opportunity based in Perth
About the role
Rio Tinto is on a journey to transform our partnerships with Traditional Owners, including evolving our participation agreements and leading best practices for Heritage Management and Agreement Implementation.
As a Manager Heritage and Agreement Implementation within the Health, Safety, Environment, and Community Team at Rio Tinto Iron Ore, you’ll have the opportunity to influence and shape change. If you're ready to contribute to a dynamic, forward-thinking team, join us in shaping the future of our Traditional Owner relationships.
This role will manage the standards, processes and approach to support leading practice heritage and agreement implementation. This includes – completing the change management to prepare the business to implement agreements once negotiated, provide leading practice approach for engagement delivery, ensure co-management becomes embedded in the business process.
You will provide expert advice on Traditional Owner and Heritage matters to internal and external stakeholders – enabling approvals and partnerships, and influencing/developing policies, systems, and processes.
Reporting to the General Manager Traditional Owner Partnerships, you will:
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Complete change management to ensure that business processes change to incorporate new Traditional Owner agreements and co-management practices.
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Develop and communicate engagement leading practices with consideration for Traditional Owner context, RT CSP Standard, RTIO risks/priorities, regulations, etc.
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Lead Traditional Owner Agreement support, monitoring, assurance, and governance, including performance reporting
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Develop and implement best practice for heritage management and delivery. This includes accountability for the implementation of the Cultural Heritage Management System and associated procedures.
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Direct heritage approval strategies, including relationship management with various stakeholders including WA Government and industry bodies.
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Monitor & advise on current & proposed or pending legislation, in partnership with External Affairs and Government teams
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Deliver regulatory engagement for heritage approvals
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Develop and maintain relationships with key external stakeholders, including DPLH and industry; key RTIO relationship owner and SME for heritage related matters (incl. government policies, artefact storage, fieldwork, relationship management)
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Deliver multi-year business development plans with Traditional Owner groups.
What you will bring
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A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
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Respect for others and an inclusive mindset
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Strong knowledge of Indigenous culture
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Traditional Owner or Indigenous Peoples engagement experience
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Strategic thinking and stakeholder engagements
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Agreement delivery experience
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Strong knowledge of Heritage – Acts/Regs, Native Titles, etc.
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Ability to partner effectively to deliver outcomes
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Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
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Critical thinking and ability to synthesise information into clear narrative
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Complex decision-making skills
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Experience in Mining operations, communities, heritage, environment, approvals
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Archaeology, Ethnography background
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Risk and stakeholder management
If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.
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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Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, 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 and meet opportunities.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities, and people from different cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being 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 who we are.
Take your leadership career to the next level.
Where can Rio Tinto take you?
You’re passionate and ambitious with tremendous career aspirations. The breadth and growth of our organisation empowers you to define your ideal career path.
Take a look at Katie’s career journey
- 2022 - PresentManager Projects - Energy DevelopmentBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2021Superintendent Operations CentreBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
- 2020Development / Drill and Blast SuperintendentPilbara, Western Australia
- 2019Deputy Quarry ManagerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2018Development SupervisorPilbara, Western Australia
- 2017Senior Engineer of Drill, Blast and SurveyPilbara, Western Australia
- 2016Production EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2015Mine scheduler - 2 week plannerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2014Drill and Blast EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
- 2012Graduate Mining EngineerPilbara, Western Australia
Working at Rio Tinto
Help us deliver the materials that make human progress possible.
The plane you’re flying in just landed. You fire up your phone and get your laptop out of the overhead bin. Immediately, you’re in work mode – thousands of miles from your office. Do you ever stop to think about all the materials that make life in the 21st century possible? At Rio Tinto, we discover, develop and deliver the materials that drive human progress. When you work with us, you’ll experience advantages you won’t find anywhere else.
Our application process
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Apply
The first thing you’ll need to do is apply to the role. You can do this with your LinkedIn profile or you can upload your resume. We’ll also ask you to complete a few questions before you submit your application.
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Undergo assessments
Our assessments are designed to help us work out whether you are suitable for the role. We will let you know which ones you’ll need to complete.
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Interview(s)
Our interviews could be in person or online. It’s a great opportunity for us to get to know you a bit better, answer any of your questions and talk about the exciting career opportunity you have applied for.
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Offers and checks
At this stage, we will let you know if you have been successful. If you have been, we’ll need to conduct a couple of checks, such as a background or security check. You may also need to do a medical assessment depending on the role you have applied for.
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Join the Rio Tinto team
Once the checks have been completed, we’ll be in touch to talk with you about your start date and answer any questions you may have before you start with us.