Senior Advisor Business Services

Senior Advisor, Business Services

• Join a global leader committed to innovation, inclusion, and sustainability

• Be the catalyst for change in a high-impact, high-visibility role

• Experience career growth in a culture that values curiosity and courage

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Advisor, Business Services, to join the Pilbara Mine Operations Health, Safety, Environment, and Community (HSEC) Operational Delivery and H&S Technical team at Rio Tinto. This is an exciting opportunity to support a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team working across our extensive geographical footprint.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving strategic and operational excellence across Pilbara Mines. This role is designed for a systems thinker and problem solver who thrives on turning hypotheses into actionable insights. You will work closely with site teams, functional peers, and leadership to identify barriers to performance and develop solutions that enhance safety, efficiency, and business outcomes.

Key parts of the role include:

• Formulate hypotheses around operational challenges and test them using structured data analysis.

• Lead problem-solving initiatives that translate insights into measurable improvements.

• Identify and validate barriers to achieving HSEC and operational goals.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with site and Group priorities.

• Coordinate annual Planning process, and drive cost saving initiatives within the team.

• Support HSEC and PMO Senior Leadership with data and insights for monthly and quarterly reporting.

• Support the development and ongoing review of the 5-year HSEC strategic planning cycle.

• Partner with capability and development division to identify the future skillsets required of the HSEC professionals.

• Build strong relationships with site teams, HSEC, HR, Finance, and other Business Services Advisors.

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment and shared ownership of outcomes.

• Ability to influence without authority, to lead and support change.

• Translate operational data into strategic insights for leadership and frontline teams.

• Champion a culture of curiosity, accountability, and proactive problem-solving.

About you

To succeed in the role, you will have:

• Demonstrated analytical skills in hypothesis testing and data interpretation.

• Able to simplify complex information into actionable insights with measurable outcomes.

• Experience in business improvement, operational strategy, and operational delivery.

• Proficient in stakeholder engagement and communication.

• Skilled in identifying and utilising expertise within the broader HSEC team.

• Knowledgeable about mining operations and HSEC principles and systems.

• Experienced in handling ambiguity and clarifying complex environments.

• Background in stakeholder engagement, presentations, and negotiations, with experience influencing others

• Effective written and verbal communication abilities.

• Proficient in critical thinking and constructing narratives to get endorsement of ideas or concepts within leadership teams.

• Capable of managing and delivering multiple priorities concurrently.

• Maintain situational awareness, balancing operational requirements and strategic objectives.

• History of leading business improvement projects and delivering results.

• Experience in leading, developing, and coaching teams.

• Familiar with business improvement methodologies and tools (such as Six Sigma, PPS, and Lean).

• Understanding of applied health and safety methodologies.

• Knowledge of HSEC standards and procedures.

• Financial understanding and experience in cost performance.

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

Where you’ll be working

This role is based in Perth, at our head office in Central Park, and working Monday to Friday.

Travel to site is on an ad-hoc basis, to understand and connect with operational teams.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Applications close on 8th of August 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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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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