Superintendent Health, Safety and Emergency Services (HSES)

• Lead a multidisciplinary Health, Safety, Hygiene and Emergency Services (HSES) team that plays a critical role in creating safe, healthy and operationally ready workplaces across site. 

• Influence site-wide safety, health and emergency management strategies while developing leadership capability and partnering with senior operational stakeholders. 

• Join a role with broad impact across operations, supporting workforce wellbeing, regulatory compliance and emergency preparedness while building your leadership career with Rio Tinto.

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 Superintendent Health, Safety and Emergency Services (HSES) to help deliver a safe, healthy and operationally ready workplace.

Reporting to the Manager Safety & Performance, and working on a 5/2/4/3 roster pattern, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of Health, Safety, Hygiene and Emergency Services professionals, providing coaching, technical guidance and operational support across the site.

This is an excellent opportunity for a leader who enjoys partnering with operational teams, driving continuous improvement and influencing safety, health and emergency management outcomes across a complex operational environment.

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Manager Safety & Performance and working within the Health, Safety and Emergency Services function, you will be:

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary HSES team, fostering a strong safety culture and building capability across health, safety, hygiene and emergency services disciplines.
• Partner with operational leaders to implement health, safety and emergency management programs that support compliance, operational readiness and workforce wellbeing.
• Provide technical guidance and assurance on health, safety, hygiene and emergency response standards, systems and legislative requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen risk management, incident prevention and health and safety performance outcomes.
• Lead emergency management preparedness activities, including capability development, training, governance and response readiness.
• Monitor performance through assurance activities, audits, inspections and operational reporting, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Support incident investigations, corrective action management and risk reduction initiatives to improve organisational learning.
• Build effective relationships with regulators, contractors, emergency services personnel and operational stakeholders to deliver successful HSES outcomes.

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply. If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application. 

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Demonstrated experience leading health, safety, emergency management, engineering or operational teams within mining, heavy industry or another safety-critical environment.
• Experience implementing and managing health, safety and risk management programs that support operational compliance and continuous improvement.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and emergency management legislation, standards and assurance processes.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, coaching leaders and influencing outcomes across multiple stakeholder groups.
• A tertiary qualification in health, safety, engineering, emergency management, human factors or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Helpful for Success

• Experience supporting site emergency response teams and emergency preparedness programs.
• Experience leading incident investigations, assurance programs and organisational risk management initiatives.
• Exposure to operational environments with complex stakeholder groups, regulatory engagement and performance reporting requirements.

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 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, personal & cultural leave)

Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Possible domestic relocation assistance 

Where you'll be working

Located approximately 95km northwest of Newman in the East Pilbara, Yandicoogina is one of Australia's highest-producing iron ore mines. The site produces unique Hamersley Iron Yandi (HIY) fines and operates a fleet of autonomous haul trucks and drills, supporting efficient and safe operations.   

Yandicoogina  is  recognised for its strong culture of teamwork, safety, and innovation, with a pioneering spirit. The mine supports a fly-in fly-out workforce from multiple regional hubs, including Perth, Busselton, and Derby – enhancing accessibility and community engagement across Western Australia.  

Applications for this role will close on 12th September 2026. (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 LGBTQ+ 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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