Superintendent Rehabilitation and Land Management

Superintendent Rehabilitation and Land Management | Weipa

• Full-time permanent position
• Exceptional career advancement prospects within a global enterprise
• Experience the beauty of the Cape right in your backyard
• Flexible 9 Day Roster 

About the role 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. 

We are looking for a Superintendent Rehabilitation and Land Management to manage and support the successful delivery of the Weipa mine Rehabilitation and Land Management program.  

This is a great opportunity for a self-motivated person to work operationally in large scale natural resource management and mine rehabilitation, develop and implement management processes, identify priority tasks and collaborate with key site and external stakeholders across the entire RTA Weipa portfolio. This role requires a considerate, solution focused, level-headed practical thinker, and most importantly, a person committed to driving positive outcomes for the business.  

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting. 

Key ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Manager Strategy and Town Services and working in a challenging and exciting environment, within the Weipa operations team, you will: 

• Plan and execute broadscale annual land management and mine rehabilitation programs across multiple work fronts including
  • Mine rehabilitation
  • Seed collection
  • Landform development
  • Weed control
  • Threatened species management
  • Environmental approvals 
• Monitor the performance of mined land rehabilitation against reference criteria, vegetation health assessments, and identification of potential rework areas
• Refine and update rehabilitation acceptance criteria and implementation processes (handover of execution projects to ongoing closure operations)
• Take ownership of closure spatial data (ArcGIS) and spatial domain and technical document production and management including multiple environmental management plans, regulatory reports technical standards.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders within Weipa Operations, the HSE and Closure Hub teams, and site environmental teams, to identify continuous improvement and to ensure ongoing environmental compliance (water, air, marine quality etc.)
• Be a technical advisor to site teams including reviewing project rehabilitation proposals, internal and external commitments, and advice on ground rehabilitation treatments
• Coordinate the day-to-day management of a technical and operational teams team working across the entire RTAW Weipa Footprint.

What You’ll Bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Experience with mine closure, rehabilitation planning and execution experience and closure policy/regulations
• Tertiary qualifications in environmental science, environmental and/or civil engineering or relevant discipline
• Knowledge of risk management practices and ability to prioritise work of the basis of risk impact
• Demonstrated experience working in mining sector, environmental consultancy and or government in an environmental/mining role.
• Experience with stakeholder engagement relevant to mine closure
• Skilled leader who exhibits genuine care for the wellbeing and safety of your team with demonstrated experience leading a team 

What we offer 

• Full relocation provided to Far North Queensland from elsewhere in Australia
• Weipa accommodation benefit 
• Remote area allowance 
• Remote area holiday travel assistance 
• Be recognized 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 
• 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 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 workingOur Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tons of bauxite.  

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management.  

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape#gts

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.