Superintendent Engineering Signals

Rio Tinto; Dampier; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full relocation provided to Western AU

Annual incentive bonus

Private health insurance

Share ownership plan

Salary packaging options

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a seasoned Superintendent Engineering Signals to lead the RNM Asset Assurance Engineering Signals team across the Pilbara rail network. You will provide technical leadership, maintenance assurance and risk advisory support for signalling, systems and communications assets, guiding frontline maintenance and improvement initiatives.

You will collaborate with multiple stakeholders, drive safe, reliable operations, and represent RNM in design reviews, commissioning, and

Qualifications

• Safety-first mindset and risk-based leadership.
• Electrical/Electronics/Control Systems/Mechatronics engineering degree required.
• Strong railway signalling and related systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering Signals team and prioritise technical support, assurance, asset risks and improvement work.
• Provide senior technical leadership during faults, incidents and disruptions.
• Oversee maintenance assurance, audits and compliance with engineering requirements.
• Guide the management and escalation of signalling, systems and asset risks.
• Govern maintenance strategies, procedures, tactics and technical instructions.
• Coordinate defect elimination, reliability improvements and asset lifecycle priorities.
• Manage team resources, including OPEX, CAPEX, annual planning and priorities.
• Represent RNM in design reviews, readiness, commissioning and handover.
• Maintain asset change oversight, configuration management and engineering record integrity.
• Build team capability and relationships across Maintenance, Engineering, Operations and Projects.
• Champion safety, technical excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Safety leadership

Electrical engineering

Rail signalling

Controls knowledge

Education

Electrical / Electronics / Control Systems / Mechatronics degree

Job description

Superintendent Engineering Signals - Rail Network Maintenance

• 5:2:4:3 roster | FIFO from Perth or Residential in Karratha
• Site-based leadership role supporting signalling, systems and communications assets across the Pilbara rail network
• Opportunity to influence maintenance strategy, technical governance, asset performance and improvement priorities across the rail network

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.

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

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced and collaborative Superintendent Engineering Signals to lead the Asset Assurance Engineering Signals team within Rail Network Maintenance.

The role provides technical leadership, maintenance assurance and risk advisory support across the signalling, systems and communications asset portfolio. You will lead a team responsible for supporting frontline maintenance, responding to complex faults and incidents, governing maintenance practices, and developing practical improvements that strengthen asset reliability and maintainability.

Working closely with Signals Maintenance Execution, Planning and Scheduling, Reliability Engineering,Asset Management, Asset Health, Capital Projects and Specialist Vendors, you will ensure emerging asset risks are understood, appropriately contained and progressed through clear technical and business pathways. The role will also represent RNM throughout project development, testing and commissioning, operational readiness and handover to maintenance.

Where You'll Make Impact:

• Lead the Engineering Signals team and prioritise technical support, assurance, asset risks and improvement work.
• Provide senior technical leadership during significant faults, incidents and operational disruptions.
• Oversee maintenance assurance, audits and compliance with engineering and maintenance requirements.
• Guide the management and escalation of signalling, systems and communications asset risks.
• Govern maintenance strategies, procedures, tactics and technical instructions.
• Coordinate defect elimination, reliability improvements and asset lifecycle priorities.
• Manage team resources, including relevant OPEX, CAPEX commitments, annual planning, critical work paths and RNM priority engineering initiatives.
• Represent RNM in design reviews, operational readiness, commissioning and asset handover.
• Maintain oversight of asset changes on behalf of the asset owner, including configuration management assurances and engineering record integrity.
• Build team capability and effective relationships across Maintenance, Engineering, Operations and Projects.
• Champion safety, technical excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.

What you'll bring:

• A safety-first mindset and practical, risk-based leadership approach.
• Relevant tertiary engineering qualifications (Electrical, Electronics, Control System and/or Mechatronics Engineering).
• Strong railway signalling and related systems experience.

• Understanding of signalling concepts and principles
• Understanding of train control systems
• Experience with route relay interlocking and computer based interlockings
• Experience with level crossing predictors

• Experience leading technical teams and managing competing priorities.
• Knowledge of maintenance assurance, engineering governance and risk management.
• Experience in fault response, incident investigation, testing and commissioning.
• Ability to assess complex issues and provide clear technical advice.
• Experience supporting projects, operational readiness and asset handover.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• A disciplined approach to planning, cost management and documentation.
• A collaborative leadership style focused on developing people and improving performance.

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn’t align 100%, we still want to hear from you.

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• 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, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

Where you’ll be working

Our privately owned and operated rail network is an essential part of our integrated production process and services our 15 mines across the Pilbara via 2,000km of track. With depots located at Tom Price, Cape Lambert and Dampier (7 Mile), each train comprises three locomotives and 240 ore cars stretching to approximately 2.7 kilometres in length with over 40 trains operating per day. We are also applying and adapting technology to improve safety and productivity across our rail network.

Applications close on Friday 30th October (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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.