Principal Adviser Regional Asset Change Lead

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

• We’re committed to Finding Better Ways™ and that starts with creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment for everyone

• Join a leading global company

• Based in either our Brisbane Hub or Gladstone location

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Principal Adviser – Regional Asset Change Lead to support the successful deployment of SAP S/4HANA across our East Coast operations by ensuring our people are ready, confident and supported to adopt new ways of working from day one.

This is a great opportunity for a practical, people‑focused change professional who understands operational environments and enjoys working closely with leaders and teams from hubs to sites. This Fixed Term Contract opportunity is offered on a hybrid basis, and can be based in our Brisbane Hub or Gladstone location, with occasional travel across our East Coast sites.

Reporting to the Change Manager, and working in a collaborative and fast‑paced environment within the Modern ERP (M‑ERP) Program, you will be:

• Owning and delivering the regional change plan aligned to the global Modern ERP change approach

• Leading regional change impact assessments and ensuring impacts are reflected in training and communication plans

• Developing and executing regional training and communication plans aligned to readiness milestones

• Partnering closely with Regional and Asset Readiness Leads to integrate change, training and deployment activities

• Engaging and supporting business leaders, acting as the key interlock between the program and PG/Function Leads

• Monitoring adoption signals, user feedback and training effectiveness, escalating issues and supporting teams through go‑live and hyper‑care

About you

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

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Proven experience leading change for large‑scale or operational transformations

• Strong understanding of end‑user adoption, training delivery and communications in business and operational environments

• Demonstrated ability to partner with business leaders and influence outcomes

• Experience identifying and managing adoption risks in major deployments

• Ideally, experience within working within a mining, resources or similar environment to Rio Tinto, where on-site performance is core to business operations

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 

• Be part of Rio Tinto’s global Modern ERP transformation, contributing directly to one of the organisations most significant multi-year programs

• A competitive package reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family                

• Attractive share ownership plan 

• 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) 

Where you’ll be working

You’ll join the Modern ERP Program — a multi‑disciplinary team bringing together technology, process, data and change specialists to reshape how work happens across Rio Tinto. We’re modernising a 20‑year‑old ERP system and redesigning core business processes to improve safety, efficiency and ignite innovation.

 This work supports our people across global operations to spend less time on transactional tasks and more time on work that really matters. By simplifying and digitising how the organisation runs, the Modern ERP Program is creating the foundation for future productivity gains, smarter decision‑making and AI‑enabled transformation.

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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