Senior Advisor, Engineering Management

Senior Advisor, Engineering Management

• Diversity is our strength. Bring your unique skills, experiences, and perspectives to help our teams to thrive.

• Permanent role offering a competitive salary, annual bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package.

• Perth based – Central Park office

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 a Senior Advisor Engineering Management, who thrives on collaborating in teams and engaging with various stakeholders. Reporting to the Principal Project Practices, to be successfully considered for this role you will also:

• Maintain and evolve the Engineering Consultant engagement strategy in collaboration with the Programs & Studies teams and project engineering disciplines.

• Build true partnerships with selected Engineering Partners

• Oversee and assess the performance of Engineering Service Providers (ESPs), ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and key performance indicators.

• Serve as the primary interface between the business and ESPs, facilitating clear communication and continuous performance feedback.

• Lead contractual negotiations and ensure ESPs consistently meet deliverables, timelines, and quality expectations.

• Drive engineering governance and quality assurance across capital projects by owning and implementing key engineering processes and documentation.

• Champion adherence to standardised engineering processes, systems, and tools. Act as custodian of all engineering-related processes and documentation within the Project Management Framework.

What you’ll bring

• Proficiency in engineering practices, including the preparation and review of engineering specifications, scopes, and drawings.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and an ability to foster collaborative relationships in a brand new partnership model.

• Strong understanding of engineering management principles, including cost, quality, schedule, site delivery, and safety management. Includes intimate knowledge of engineering deliverables and tasks throughout project lifecycle.

• Commitment to safety and a strong understanding of safety protocols and regulations, in particular Safety in Design.

• Ability to provide technical support and direction to stakeholders

• Ability to understand and support in negotiation of contractual agreements related to Engineering.

• Previous experience in an Engineering Consultancy will be viewed positively

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• 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

Where you’ll be working  

This role will be offered on a 5 days on, 2 days off working roster, based in Perth, at our Central Park offices nestled within the city’s CBD.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Applications for this role will close on 25th of July, however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier.

About Rio TintoRio 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.

Every Voice MattersAt 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 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.