Perth-Based Risk & Assurance Specialist — Drive Governance

Rio Tinto; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Medical benefits

Share ownership plan

Salary packaging options

Career development

Wellbeing support

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rio Tinto in Perth is seeking a Specialist Risk & Assurance to uplift risk management and assurance across the Iron Ore Pilbara network. You will help embed governance, design risk-based assurance plans and translate complex risk data into practical actions to improve operational performance.

Based in our Central Park Perth office, the role is permanent and offers a competitive base salary with an annual incentive, comprehensive medical benefits, share ownership and ongoing professional

Qualifications

• Operational risk, assurance, governance, controls or continuous improvement experience in mining or large-scale, safety-critical environment.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders, facilitate governance forums and translate risk into practical actions.
• Strong understanding of control design, effectiveness, assurance planning and verification processes.
• Experience leading projects or improvements involving multiple stakeholder groups.
• Capability to manage risk information and produce performance insights with reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support the delivery of first-line assurance activities across Pilbara Operations.
• Enable effective risk and assurance governance through Risk Coordinator Forums, Risk and Assurance Forums and Standards Working Groups.
• Support assets to develop and maintain risk-based assurance plans aligned to business priorities.
• Develop actionable risk reporting and insights covering risk health, control effectiveness, assurance outcomes and emerging themes.
• Partner with risk and control owners, site-based risk coordinators and subject matter experts to progress key priorities and address gaps.
• Develop and maintain risk management resources, guidance materials, templates and supporting tools.
• Build capability through training, coaching and support for risk coordinators, control owners and control verifiers.
• Deliver continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen risk management and assurance practices across Pilbara Operations.

Skills

Operational risk & assurance

Governance & controls

Stakeholder engagement

Risk reporting & insights

Project/program management

Coaching & training

Job description

Rio Tinto in Perth is seeking a Specialist Risk & Assurance to uplift risk management and assurance across the Iron Ore Pilbara network. You will help embed governance, design risk-based assurance plans and translate complex risk data into practical actions to improve operational performance.

Based in our Central Park Perth office, the role is permanent and offers a competitive base salary with an annual incentive, comprehensive medical benefits, share ownership and ongoing professional