Advisor Health & Safety | Ports Dampier
- Are you looking for your next challenge and want to work in a forward-thinking team making positive changes?
- Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
- Residential in Karratha / Dampier on a 5 /2, 4 /3 Days only Roster
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
Rio Tinto is an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.
We’re seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to join our HSEC team, supporting operations across Rio Tinto’s Dampier Ports. While prior experience in health and safety is highly regarded, we also welcome applicants with transferable skills and a strong commitment to building a safe and sustainable workplace. This is a great opportunity to be part of a collaborative team that plays a vital role in protecting our people, environment, and communities.
This role is offered on a permanent, full-time basis and is residential in Karratha/Dampier, working on a lifestyle-friendly roster of 5 days on / 2 days off followed by 4 days on / 3 days off.
Reporting to the Superintendent Health & Safety, you will be required to work autonomously focusing on:
- Developing and providing routine H&S information (e.g. safety statistics, incident information, risk analysis, educational material) to operational leaders.
- Providing onsite support, upskilling and facilitation of incident investigations and risk assessments.
- Partnering with operational leaders to support proactive management of key health and safety risks.
- Delivering the annual H&S plan and supporting operational leaders improving safety maturity through key initiatives.
- Supporting the roll out of fundamental H&S initiatives, training and coaching.
- Providing trusted, evidence-based advice on health and safety matters in alignment with the Rio Tinto HSEQ Management System and HOP philosophy.
- Coordination of site-based initiatives that promote the health and wellbeing of the workforce
- Identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities within the Health and Safety function, fostering innovation and learning through HOP-informed insights and coaching approaches.
What you’ll bring
- Holds a relevant Health and Safety or Engineering / Health-related qualification, or brings proven operational H&S experience, with a genuine passion for and deep understanding of health and safety practices.
- High level of integrity and values based decision making
- Experience in supporting the safe delivery of operational and maintenance related projects.
- Ability to work independently whilst collaborating effectively within a cross functional team.
- Strong engaging and influencing skills, with the ability to proactively support leaders and to think strategically across the business value chain
- An ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing competing priorities supporting multiple stakeholder groups
- Excellent computer literacy including use of various reporting systems is required. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
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
- Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
- 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, cultural leave)
- To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives 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, read more about the huge range of benefits
- Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only
Where you’ll be working
Based in Dampier, you’ll be part of the HSEC team supporting operational activities across Rio Tinto’s key port facilities at Parker Point and East Intercourse Island. These ports are integral to our world-class iron ore network, which includes 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail system, and extensive infrastructure designed to respond rapidly to global demand. At Dampier Ports, the HSEC team plays a vital role in enabling safe, sustainable, and responsible operations that protect our people, environment, and communities.
Applications close on 25th of November 2025 (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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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.
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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.
Working in one of our function’s teams
We supply the materials that drive human progress. You make it all possible.
With business operations that stretch from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Perth, Western Australia, we have exciting opportunities in virtually every discipline imaginable. From HR to marketing, finance to technology, infrastructure to supply chain, and much more, the opportunities are endless. Join us and enjoy:
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.