Senior Contracts Adviser, Exploration (Hybrid)

Rio Tinto; Perth, Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

Annual incentive program

Private health insurance for employees

Share ownership plan

Insurance cover

Salary packaging options

Education assistance

Family health and wellbeing support

Leave for all of life’s reasons

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rio Tinto Exploration seeks a Senior Adviser for Contracts to join the Operations & Logistics team in Australia. You will lead end-to-end contract management across planning, tendering, negotiation, administration, renewal and close-out to keep exploration programs on schedule.

Based in Perth or Brisbane with hybrid work, the role partners with technical teams and senior stakeholders to translate complex requirements into clear scopes, executable packages and effective delivery.

Qualifications

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Demonstrated capability managing contracts across the full lifecycle, including contracting strategy, scope development, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, award, administration and close-out.
• Substantial experience in contracts, procurement, commercial management, category management or project delivery within a complex, multi-site or multi-region operating environment.
• Ability to work with technical and operational stakeholders to turn complex requirements into clear scopes, commercial packages and practical delivery arrangements, while managing supplier and contractual risk.
• A qualification in commerce, business, law, procurement, supply chain, contract management, project management or a related discipline, or substantial equivalent practical experience.
• Strong written communication, commercial judgement and stakeholder engagement, with the confidence to work independently and partner constructively with senior leaders, technical specialists, Legal, Procurement and suppliers

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of multiple contracts, from forward planning and strategy through tendering, award, administration, renewal and close-out.
• Partner with exploration managers, project leads, geoscientists and field-facing technical specialists to translate drilling, earthworks, logistics and other operational requirements into clear scopes of work and executable contract packages.
• Prepare and coordinate requests for proposals and quotations, tender documentation, evaluations, approval submissions, recommendations and service agreements.
• Coordinate supplier engagement and commercial negotiations, working closely with Legal, Commercial and Procurement to manage contractual, commercial and delivery risk within delegated authority.
• Maintain forward visibility of demand, milestones, renewals, expiry dates and emerging constraints so contracting becomes increasingly proactive rather than reactive.
• Administer variations, extensions, claims, disputes, supplier performance issues and close-out actions, while supporting contract owners to understand and act on contractual obligations.
• Maintain complete and auditable contract registers, Landfolio records, dashboards and approved repositories, providing first-line assurance over governance, approvals and lifecycle controls.
• Build trusted relationships with senior internal stakeholders, contractors and suppliers, representing Operations & Logistics and identifying practical improvements that strengthen delivery, assurance and commercial outcomes

Skills

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial judgement

Negotiation

Education

Commerce / Business / Law / Procurement / Supply Chain / Contract management

Job description

Rio Tinto Exploration seeks a Senior Adviser for Contracts to join the Operations & Logistics team in Australia. You will lead end-to-end contract management across planning, tendering, negotiation, administration, renewal and close-out to keep exploration programs on schedule.

Based in Perth or Brisbane with hybrid work, the role partners with technical teams and senior stakeholders to translate complex requirements into clear scopes, executable packages and effective delivery.