Strategic Safety & Risk Assurance Leader

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

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Principal Adviser Safety to provide technical safety expertise and support across our Brisbane operations. The role focuses on critical risk management, control effectiveness and safety assurance to ensure safety systems and standards remain fit for purpose.

You will collaborate with operational leaders and HSE teams to conduct safety reviews, provide guidance and identify improvement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in safety, HSE, operational risk or assurance within a complex operational environment.
• Strong knowledge of safety risk management, critical controls and assurance principles.
• Experience conducting safety audits, reviews or assurance activities.
• Ability to interpret safety standards and translate technical requirements into practical advice.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with capability to address complex safety issues.
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to influence and build collaborative relationships across operational and technical teams.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and sharing safety knowledge and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist technical advice and support on safety and operational risk.
• Support effective management and monitoring of critical risks and controls.
• Conduct safety reviews, audits, assurance activities and pre-audit assessments.
• Provide technical input into the development and improvement of safety standards and guidelines.
• Support application of safety and health risk assessment methodologies.
• Analyse safety performance, risks and control effectiveness to identify improvement opportunities.
• Partner with operational and HSE teams to strengthen safety capability and risk management.
• Maintain awareness of industry developments and external safety expertise.

Skills

Safety risk mgmt

Audits & assurance

Stakeholder engagement

Technical interpretation

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Education

Health & Safety / Occupational Health & Safety / Risk / Engineering qualification

Job description

Rio Tinto is seeking a Principal Adviser Safety to provide technical safety expertise and support across our Brisbane operations. The role focuses on critical risk management, control effectiveness and safety assurance to ensure safety systems and standards remain fit for purpose.

You will collaborate with operational leaders and HSE teams to conduct safety reviews, provide guidance and identify improvement opportunities.