Superintendent Planning & Improvement

Rio Tinto; Shire Of Ashburton; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary with annual an

Annual incentive program

Private health insurance for employee

Share ownership plan

Insurance cover

Salary packaging options

Career development assistance

Family-friendly wellbeing support

Life balance leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Superintendent Business Planning & Improvement to drive operational excellence through integrated planning, governance and continuous improvement across the Greater Nammuldi Operations in the Pilbara region.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, partner with operational leaders and shape risk and capital governance to deliver safe, sustainable performance. This is a FIFO role with a focus on value delivery and governance excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in business planning, governance, risk or continuous improvement within mining or heavy industry or similar complex environments.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and partner with operations to achieve outcomes.
• Strong capability in driving safety, governance and sustainable performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Business Planning & Improvement team and associated support functions.
• Drive business planning, governance and continuous improvement across Greater Nammuldi Operations.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve performance and deliver sustainable outcomes.
• Lead the site’s contractor management framework with governance, compliance and assurance.
• Facilitate integrated risk management across operational, strategic and business risks.
• Oversee capital governance and improvement portfolios to optimise value delivery.
• Monitor performance and identify opportunities to drive operational excellence.
• Provide leadership and coaching across planning, governance, risk and improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Business planning

Governance

Risk management

Continuous improvement

Contractor management

Analytical thinking

Education

Tertiary qualifications in business/engineering or related discipline

Job description

• Lead a high-performing Business Planning & Improvement team that plays a critical role in delivering safe, integrated and sustainable operational performance across the operation.
• Influence business planning, governance, operational performance and continuous improvement activities while developing capability across a diverse range of stakeholders and functions.
• Enjoy a 5 2/4 3 FIFO lifestyle that provides access to one of the Pilbara's leading mining operations while maintaining work-life balance

• Lead a high-performing Business Planning & Improvement team that plays a critical role in delivering safe, integrated and sustainable operational performance across the operation.
• Influence business planning, governance, operational performance and continuous improvement activities while developing capability across a diverse range of stakeholders and functions.
• Enjoy a 5 2/4 3 FIFO lifestyle that provides access to one of the Pilbara's leading mining operations while maintaining work-life balance

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About The Role

We are looking for a Superintendent Business Planning & Improvement to help deliver operational excellence through integrated business planning, governance and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Manager Safety & Performance, you will lead the Business Planning & Improvement team and provide leadership across business planning, operational performance, governance and improvement initiatives.

This is an exciting and diverse opportunity for someone who enjoys leading people, partnering with operational leaders and driving meaningful business outcomes across a complex operational environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and develop the Business Planning & Improvement team and associated business support functions.
• Drive business planning, governance and continuous improvement activities across Greater Nammuldi Operations.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve performance and deliver sustainable business outcomes.
• Lead the site's Contractor Management framework, ensuring effective governance, compliance and assurance.
• Facilitate integrated risk management processes across operational, strategic and business risks.
• Oversee capital governance and improvement portfolios to optimise investment and value delivery.
• Monitor business performance, identify opportunities and drive operational excellence.
• Provide leadership, coaching and technical support across planning, governance, risk, improvement and business support functions.

About You

You are a collaborative and influential leader who thrives in complex operational environments. You bring a strong track record of developing people, building capability and partnering across functions to deliver safe, sustainable business outcomes. You are comfortable navigating complexity, influencing stakeholders and translating strategy into practical results.

We're looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every requirement to apply. If you bring relevant leadership experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in business planning, operational performance, governance, risk, or continuous improvement within mining, heavy industry or a similarly complex environment.
• Proven ability to influence and partner with leaders to deliver operational and business outcomes.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and developing capability across diverse functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate insights into practical actions and sustainable improvements.
• Experience overseeing governance, assurance, risk management or contractor management frameworks.
• Tertiary qualifications in business, engineering or a related discipline and a current Western Australian C Class Driver's Licence.

Helpful for Success

• Experience applying SPS, Lean Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience working within complex operational environments and influencing diverse stakeholder groups.
• Familiarity with contractor management, risk management, governance and capital investment processes.
• Demonstrated success leading change and delivering sustainable business improvements.

What We Offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• 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 tofamily-friendly health and medical wellbeingsupport
• Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, personal & cultural leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

Where you'll be working

Greater Nammuldi Operations is one of Rio Tinto's largest integrated mining operations in the Pilbara, encompassing the Brockman 2, Nammuldi and Silvergrass mines.

This is an opportunity to work across a diverse and complex operational environment, partnering with leaders to improve performance, strengthen governance and help shape the future of the operation.

Based on a family-friendly 5 2/4 3 FIFO roster from Perth, you'll enjoy modern camp facilities, strong team culture and opportunities for growth and development.

Applications close on October 9, 2026 (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.