Senior Mine Closure & Decommissioning Leader

Alcoa Australia; Perth; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Growth opportunities

Parental leave

Assistance program

My Alcoa benefits

Leave entitlements

Salary packaging

Job summary

Alcoa Australia seeks a strategic leader to shape its closure and rehabilitation future across Mining, Refining, Smelting and Port operations in Australia. You will unite planning, engineering and environmental stewardship to deliver lasting rehabilitation outcomes and align closure with safety and regulatory obligations.

You will drive integrated decommissioning initiatives, manage liability forecasts and coordinate across multidisciplinary teams, with travel to sites as required to optimise

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Environmental Science, Mining, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in mine closure, infrastructure decommissioning, demolition planning, rehabilitation.
• Proven ability to develop and implement practical closure strategies in complex environments.
• Strong project management, planning, cost estimation and risk management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated closure and decommissioning strategies aligned with operations and regulatory obligations.
• Develop and manage a prioritised portfolio of decontamination, decommissioning and demolition projects.
• Prepare and oversee decommissioning and demolition plans for priority assets.
• Manage closure-related financial provisions and liability forecasts.
• Drive risk management and execution readiness with mitigation strategies.
• Provide governance, reporting and strategic decision support through business cases and risk assessments.

Skills

Project management

Planning

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Travel flexibility

Education

Engineering

Environmental Science

Mining

Project Management

Job description

Alcoa Australia seeks a strategic leader to shape its closure and rehabilitation future across Mining, Refining, Smelting and Port operations in Australia. You will unite planning, engineering and environmental stewardship to deliver lasting rehabilitation outcomes and align closure with safety and regulatory obligations.

You will drive integrated decommissioning initiatives, manage liability forecasts and coordinate across multidisciplinary teams, with travel to sites as required to optimise