Shutdown Strategy Planner

Chandler Macleod; Perth; On-site; AUD 107,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Superannuation on all hours worked

Employee Assistance Program

Simple digital onboarding

Job summary

Rio Tinto engages Chandler Macleod to source a Shutdown Strategy Planner for a Perth-based 12-month assignment working with Rio Tinto's Asset Management team. The role focuses on shutdown workforce planning, coordination and execution across multiple sites, reporting to the Principal Asset Management.

You will coordinate labour resourcing, verify labour requests, and manage RFQs and supplier engagements while building strong stakeholder relationships with operations and vendors.

Qualifications

• Experience in shutdown planning, workforce coordination, mobilisation or scheduling within a mining, resources or heavy industrial environment.
• Demonstrated capability in contract verification, RFQ preparation and evaluation, and vendor engagement.
• Working knowledge of SAP, procurement processes and purchase requisition creation.
• Strong organisational and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate labour resourcing activities for shutdowns across multiple sites.
• Manage and verify labour requests in line with shutdown requirements and existing contractual arrangements.
• Prepare, review and issue RFQs to vendors, ensuring clear scope, workforce requirements and mobilisation schedules.
• Assess vendor submissions, evaluate quotations for contractual compliance and support vendor selection processes.
• Create and manage purchase requisitions in SAP for shutdown labour across individual sites.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across operations, vendors and internal teams.

Skills

Shutdown planning

Workforce coordination

Mobilisation

Scheduling

Tools

SAP

RFQ process

Job description

Planner Shutdown Strategy

• Opportunity working at Rio Tinto in Perth, WA
• 12-month assignment via Chandler Macleod
• $78-$90 per hour + superannuation

About the Opportunity

Rio Tinto is a global mining and materials company operating in 35 countries, producing the materials essential to modern life. Their operations are built on safety, innovation, inclusion and creating value for communities, customers and shareholders.

Through Rio Tinto's partnership with Chandler Macleod, we are seeking an experienced Shutdown Strategy Planner to join the Asset Management team. Based in Perth at Rio Tinto's Central Park office, this opportunity offers the chance to play a key role in supporting shutdown workforce planning and execution across multiple operations.

Working a Monday to Friday roster, you'll join a collaborative and high-performing team focused on delivering safe, efficient and commercially effective shutdown outcomes. Reporting to the Principal Asset Management, you'll use your planning, coordination and stakeholder management skills to support critical business priorities and workforce strategies.

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate labour resourcing activities for shutdowns across multiple sites
• Manage and verify labour requests in line with shutdown requirements and existing contractual arrangements
• Prepare, review and issue RFQs to vendors, ensuring clear scope, workforce requirements and mobilisation schedules
• Assess vendor submissions, evaluate quotations for contractual compliance and support vendor selection processes
• Create and manage purchase requisitions in SAP for shutdown labour across individual sites
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across operations, vendors and internal teams

About You

• Experience in shutdown planning, workforce coordination, mobilisation or scheduling within a mining, resources or heavy industrial environment
• Demonstrated capability in contract verification, RFQ preparation and evaluation, and vendor engagement
• Working knowledge of SAP, particularly procurement processes and purchase requisition creation
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Dedication to everyone's safety
• Ability to pass pre-employment medical and other testing

Why Join Chandler Macleod?

Chandler Macleod is one of Australia's most experienced workforce partners. You'll receive a competitive hourly pay rate paid weekly, superannuation on all hours worked, access to our Employee Assistance Program, a dedicated Chandler-Rio Tinto support team, simple digital onboarding, and access to future Rio Tinto assignments.

Diversity & Inclusion

Everyone is welcome at Chandler Macleod. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives and inclusive teams. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, females, neurodiverse people, people living with disability and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Together, we're creating workplaces where people feel they belong, can be themselves and have the opportunity to thrive.