Perth-Based Workers’ Compensation Specialist – WA & NT

Riotinto; Western Australia; Vor Ort; AUD 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive base salary

Annual incentive program

Private health insurance

Zusammenfassung

Rio Tinto in Perth is seeking a Specialist Workers’ Compensation to lead complex claims and insurance strategies across Western Australia and the Northern Territory. You will partner with safety, operations and legal teams to deliver sustainable, commercially responsible outcomes.

Reporting to the Manager Workers’ Compensation, you will influence governance, renewals and performance, and guide high-risk matters with insurers, brokers and internal stakeholders, contributing to regional and global

Qualifikationen

• Strong knowledge of WA workers’ compensation laws and practice.
• Experience overseeing statutory, litigated and settlement matters.
• Experience supporting or managing workers’ compensation programs.
• Ability to translate complex matters into practical recommendations.
• Strong communication with stakeholders across functions.

Aufgaben

• Shape workers’ compensation strategy and outcomes across Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
• Influence complex claims, insurance program performance and sustainable return-to-work outcomes across a large, diverse operational portfolio.
• Work from Perth in a permanent, full-time role, partnering with operational and functional leaders across Rio Tinto.
• Provide strategic consultation, technical advice and advocacy on workers’ compensation matters across Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
• Oversee statutory, litigated and common law claims, including compensability, liability, appeals, litigation, settlement and sustainable return-to-work strategy.
• Guide complex, high-risk and contested matters by coordinating insurers, legal counsel, medical advisers and internal stakeholders, and support formal dispute proceedings where required.
• Lead the governance and commercial oversight of the workers’ compensation insurance program, including renewals, placement, program structure, coverage and claims performance.
• Manage insurer, broker, legal and other service-provider relationships to strengthen performance, service delivery, governance and alignment with Rio Tinto requirements.
• Analyse claims experience, disability causation and duration, cost drivers and emerging risks, and provide clear recommendations that balance legislative obligations, employee outcomes and business risk.
• Lead and support investigations, incident reviews and work-relatedness assessments to promote consistent, evidence-based and compliant decisions.
• Improve workers’ compensation capability, governance, systems and processes through reporting, technical guidance, coaching and contribution to regional and global communities of practice.

Kenntnisse

Stakeholder leadership

Commercial acumen

Workers’ compensation knowledge

Policy & claims guidance

Ausbildung

Workers’ compensation qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Jobbeschreibung

Rio Tinto in Perth is seeking a Specialist Workers’ Compensation to lead complex claims and insurance strategies across Western Australia and the Northern Territory. You will partner with safety, operations and legal teams to deliver sustainable, commercially responsible outcomes.

Reporting to the Manager Workers’ Compensation, you will influence governance, renewals and performance, and guide high-risk matters with insurers, brokers and internal stakeholders, contributing to regional and global