Head of Health, Safety & Emergency Services

Rio Tinto; Newman; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Medical benefits

Share ownership plan

Insurance cover

Salary sacrifice options

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking an experienced Superintendent Health, Safety and Emergency Services (HSES) to lead a multidisciplinary team and drive safety, health and emergency readiness at a major site in Western Australia. The role works with operational leaders to embed HSES into planning and decision making, strengthening frontline capability and translating insights into real improvements.

You will lead audits, investigations and risk controls, shape how HSES is delivered on site, and partner with

Qualifications

• Genuine commitment to safety and wellbeing with leadership behaviours to embody that commitment.
• Demonstrated leadership across health, safety, emergency management, engineering or operations in a safety‑critical environment.
• Experience implementing and improving health, safety and risk management programs with practical outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of relevant health, safety and emergency management legislation, standards, systems and assurance processes.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, develop capability, coach leaders and influence outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience in a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and inspire a multidisciplinary HSES team, building capability and a proactive safety culture.
• Partner with operational leaders to embed health, safety and emergency management into decision-making and planning.
• Provide technical guidance and assurance across standards, systems and legislative requirements.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen risk controls, prevent incidents and lift HSES performance.
• Lead emergency preparedness and response capability to ensure readiness when it matters most.
• Translate audits, inspections and insights into actionable improvements and risk reduction.
• Support incident investigations and translate learnings into corrective actions.

Skills

HSES leadership

risk management

emergency management

regulatory compliance

stakeholder engagement

coaching & development

Education

Tertiary qualification in HSE/engineering/emergency management

Job description

Rio Tinto is seeking an experienced Superintendent Health, Safety and Emergency Services (HSES) to lead a multidisciplinary team and drive safety, health and emergency readiness at a major site in Western Australia. The role works with operational leaders to embed HSES into planning and decision making, strengthening frontline capability and translating insights into real improvements.

You will lead audits, investigations and risk controls, shape how HSES is delivered on site, and partner with