Environment & Heritage Advisor

  • Based at Greater Nammuldi on an 8/6 family friendly FIFO roster from Perth
  • Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority 
  • Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better 

We particularly welcome Indigenous people of Australia and Women to apply for this role as we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

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 are looking for two Advisor Environment Heritage to join our HSEC Environment / Heritage Team at Greater Nammuldi. In this role, you will assist to enable Rio Tinto Iron Ore to deliver its operational requirements in a responsible and compliant manner through dedicated asset based environmental and heritage support.

Reporting to the HSEC Manager, you will:  

  • Support HSEC Managers to maintain environmental and heritage compliance and commitments during the HSEC integration transition
  • Support the HSEC integration change-management process, including performance rituals/cadences (PRC) and other opportunities for simplification to ensure aligned and functional environmental and heritage capability results
  • Implement site-based environment and heritage first line assurance activities, critical control verifications and assessment of effectiveness
  • Participate and coach the asset in risk reviews, risk assessments, incident response and event investigations for environmental and heritage matters
  • Review monitoring outcomes, maintain data management systems and support the compilation of external statutory reports
  • Identify and escalate potential non-compliances, non-conformance, emerging risks and improvement opportunities to HSEC Manager and other key stakeholders as required
  • Co-ordinate and support execution of contractor management
  • Provide technical support to the asset through internal environmental approval assessments and implementation of the HSEQ Management System
  • Support environment and heritage field investigations and provide site-based support for fieldwork readiness as required
  • Support the development of BMPs and IHMP submissions, and delivery of AR approvals within areas of existing traditional owner consent
  • Management of Archaeological repositories and other assets (heritage signage, delineation) as per annual plan
  • Implement the asset annual plan as allocated
  • Build strong relationships with key operational and functional partners
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing improvement opportunities utilising a range of Rio Tinto best practices and inter-site collaboration
  • Contribution to team culture initiatives

What you’ll bring  

  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team 
  • Respect for others and an all-inclusive mindset 
  • Strong attitude towards safety and improvement
  • Understanding of environment and/or heritage legislation, associated risks and management responses in an operational setting
  • Ability to influence through written and verbal communication
  • Experience working with Traditional Owners / Indigenous groups
  • Experience with environmental management systems and associated continual approval or assurance processes
  • Experience in undertaking surveys, inspections, and monitoring for environmental and/or heritage matters
  • Archeological or Environmental Science degree or background

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, your 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.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

  • Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
  • Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are  

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 and meet opportunities.  

Where you’ll be working  

This role will be offered based at Greater Nammuldi on 8 days on, 6 days off roster FIFO from Perth. 

Applications close on 11th October 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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Salary

Competitive

Monthly based

Location

Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia

Job Overview
Job Posted:
3 weeks ago
Job Expire:
3d 18h
Job Type
Full Time
Total Vacancies
1

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Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia