Senior Specialist – Fixed Plant (Contracts & Procurement)

Rio Tinto; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Private health insurance

Share ownership plan

Insurance cover

Salary packaging

Education assistance

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Senior Specialist – Fixed Plant to lead procurement strategies for Pilbara Projects, including the China Sourcing Plan. Based in Perth, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage complex contractual disputes and drive value-based procurement decisions.

You will build a high performing team, engage stakeholders across engineering and delivery, and guide Specialists through end-to-end procurement activities in a fast-paced capital projects environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business and/or Commercial Law (or related discipline).
• Strategic mindset with experience leading construction category strategy.
• 6+ years delivering large & complex projects in the Pilbara with capital projects exposure.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with autonomous milestone adherence.
• Prior leadership and coaching experience will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Support building a high performing procurement team and manage Pilbara Projects Fixed Plant portfolio.
• Develop and implement Fixed Plant strategies and China Sourcing Plan with Pilbara Projects team.
• Manage dispute resolution process for complex contractual claims.
• Make sound contractual judgements and recommend value-based solutions for the business.
• Be an expert negotiator, mediator and problem solver to drive positive outcomes and mitigate risks.
• Maximise commercial value through leading contract management practices.
• Build and manage long-term supplier relationships.
• Provide coaching to Specialists on end-to-end procurement activities.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Leadership

Contract management

Education

Business/Commercial Law degree

Job description

Senior Specialist – Fixed Plant, RTP Pilbara Projects

• Build positive team culture and provide coaching supports to Contract Specialists

• Lead, implement and manage Fixed Plant strategies in Pilbara Projects

• Proactive in unlocking commercial values and capital efficiency

• Construction focused contract management, including commercial dispute resolution

• Build trust, enable voice and deliver results

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Specialist – RT Procurement (Pilbara Projects) to lead Fixed Plant strategies and Pilbara Projects China Sourcing Plan.

Supporting Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) Pilbara Projects, this role will work closely with cross-departmental (Engineering, Studies & Program, Delivery, Project Services) stakeholders within our business, as well as collaborating with other stakeholders within Global Procurement. This is a great opportunity for a driven contracts and procurement professional who has effective stakeholder engagement, strong commercial acumen, great negotiation and presentation skills, with an extensive working experience in high paced capital projects environment.

Reporting to the Manager – Fixed Plant, you will:

• Support building a high performing procurement team and managing Pilbara Projects Fixed Plant portfolio

• Work closely with the Pilbara Projects team and broader business to develop & implement Fixed Plant strategies and China Sourcing Plan

• Manage dispute resolution process for complex contractual claims

• Proven capability in construction & commercial knowledge, make sound contractual judgements & recommend value-based solutions for the business

• Be an expert negotiator, mediator and problem solver who is committed to driving positive contractual outcomes and mitigate commercial risks

• Maximise commercial value for the business through leading contract management practices and behaviours

• Build and manage supplier long term relationships

• Provide coaching to Specialists on end-to-end procurement activities

What you’ll bring

• A degree in Business and/or Commercial Law (or a related discipline)

• Strategic mindset, with in-depth experience in leading and implementing construction category strategy

• A minimum of 6 years’ experience in delivering large & complex projects in the Pilbara, with significant exposure to capital projects across the end-to-end contract lifecycle

• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and negotiation skills

• Ability to successfully manage competing priorities in a fast-paced work environment with demonstrated experience in working autonomously adhering to critical milestones

• Prior leadership (direct or indirect) and coaching experience will be highly regarded

Where you’ll be working

• This role will be based in Central Park, our Rio Tinto Perth office

• Ad-hoc travels to Pilbara when required in order to maintain effective relationships with site based stakeholders & contractors

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Company provided insurance cover

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Procurement (RTP) provides supply chain services that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through end to end Category Management (strategy, strategic sourcing, and buying of goods and services and strategic customer, supplier and market management). Playing a fundamental role, value is achieved through uniformed processes, e-technology, increased corporate social responsibility and measurable saving for the Group.

This role is based in Perth, our Central Park office.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.