Supervisor Contract Management

Rio Tinto; Newman; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety-first culture

Permanent role with Rio Tinto

Salary + incentive

Private health insurance

Share ownership

Insurance cover

Salary packaging

Career development

Wellbeing programs

Leave entitlements

Employee discounts

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Supervisor Contract Management to oversee safe, well-coordinated contractor activities across diverse mining operations. You will manage contractor compliance, field readiness, and performance while partnering with internal teams and service providers.

This permanent role aligns with Hope Downs and Rhodes Ridge sites, offering stability and career growth. You will lead safety, planning and resource coordination, ensuring programs are ready, compliant and executed to plan,

Qualifications

• Commitment to safety of yourself and your team.
• Current Schedule 26 certification.
• At least two years of mine site supervision experience in a safety-critical environment.
• Experience managing contractors delivering mining, drilling, earthworks or related field activities.
• Working knowledge of Contractor Management Systems (CMS), compliance obligations and contractor readiness requirements.
• Experience coordinating operational plans, resources and field execution while managing competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage contractor compliance with CMS, company standards, procedures and legislative requirements.
• Coordinate contracted operational activities against approved plans, schedules and field readiness requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance, service delivery and quality, addressing issues affecting safe and reliable execution.
• Conduct field inspections, workplace interactions and QA activities to verify standards and strengthen safe work practices.
• Identify operational risks and lead practical improvements across safety, productivity, cost and quality.
• Build effective relationships with contractors, technical teams and stakeholders to support delivery commitments.
• Allocate resources and adjust field priorities to maintain progress in a dynamic environment.
• Support contractor workgroups to improve operational behaviours, capability and safety performance.

Job description

• Lead safe, reliable contractor delivery across varied Resource Development programs, including drilling, earthworks, geophysics, rehabilitation and water activities.
• Broaden your operational leadership experience by partnering with technical teams, operational teams and specialist service providers across the business.
• Enjoy a permanent role on an 8 days on, 6 days off roster, supporting work at Hope Downs and Rhodes Ridge.

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 Supervisor Contract Management to help Resource Development deliver safe, well-coordinated contractor activities across a broad operational environment. In this role, you’ll oversee work spanning earthworks, drilling, geophysics, rehabilitation, water drilling and test pumping, helping ensure each program is ready, compliant and delivered to plan. This is an opportunity to strengthen contractor performance while building trusted partnerships with internal teams and external service providers.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Superintendent Operations and working in a collaborative operational environment within Resource Development, you will be

• Manage contractor compliance with the Contractor Management System (CMS), company standards, procedures and legislative requirements.
• Coordinate contracted operational activities against approved plans, schedules and field readiness requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance, service delivery and quality, addressing issues that could affect safe and reliable execution
• Conduct field inspections, workplace interactions and quality assurance activities to verify standards and strengthen safe work practices
• Identify operational risks and lead practical improvements across safety, productivity, cost and quality.
• Build effective working relationships with contractors, technical teams and operational stakeholders to support delivery commitments
• Allocate resources and adjust field priorities to maintain progress in a dynamic operational environment
• Support contractor workgroups to improve operational behaviours, capability and safety performance

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply — if you bring relevant 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
• Current Schedule 26 certification.
• At least two years of mine site supervision experience in a safety-critical operational environmen
• Demonstrated experience managing contractors delivering mining, drilling, earthworks or related field activities.
• Working knowledge of Contractor Management Systems (CMS), compliance obligations and contractor readiness requirements
• Experience coordinating operational plans, resources and field execution while managing competing priorities

Helpful for Success

• Experience conducting field inspections, workplace interactions or operational quality assurance activities.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and relevant operational systems to monitor work, communicate priorities and support decisions.
• Experience building productive relationships with service providers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Practical problem-solving experience that has improved safety, productivity, cost or quality outcomes.

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
• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

Hope Downs 1

Located 100km north-west of Newman, Hope Downs 1 is a joint venture managed and operated by Rio Tinto, working in conjunction with nearby site Hope Downs 4. Hope Downs 1 provides exceptional career growth and opportunities, and the village provides excellent facilities for itsfly-in fly-outworkers.

Hope Downs 4

Located 50km north-west of Newman, Hope Downs 4 is a joint venture managed and operated by Rio Tinto, working in conjunction with nearby site Hope Downs 1. Hope Downs 4 provides excellent career growth and opportunities and the village provides excellent facilities for itsfly-in fly-outworkers.

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.