Principal Advisor Water

at  RIO Tinto

PRINCIPAL ADVISOR – WATER

• Great opportunity to join a global mining organisation offering outstanding personal development & career opportunities
• Provide technical leadership and expertise in promoting technical excellence and risk reduction
• Permanent full-time role based in Perth or Brisbane

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We are looking for a Principal Advisor - Water within our Group Technical Surface Mining Major Hazards team. This role will focus on providing expert water management support, as well as guidance and direction to our team, site operations, practitioners and site and product group leadership teams.
This position will be an opportunity for a highly collaborative and motivated individual to lead or participate in Rio Tinto technical initiatives and provide water management advice across the mining lifecycle from design to closure. Our work is centered on the surface mining major hazards management areas of slope geotechnical engineering, and tailings and water storage facilites management. Water management is a key enabler for many geotechnical and tailings/water storage facility risks as well as presenting operational risks from supply, access to ore and impacts to achieving production targets.
We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools available. This is a great opportunity for someone who is hands on, adaptable, and passionate about their discipline and working with others to manage water risk across the Group. The role also contributes to technical assurance across the Group and is a key enabler of capability uplift in the business.
We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills. 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.

Reporting to the Chief Advisor Major Hazards and working in a challenging and exciting environment you will be:

• Championing safe and sustainable water management within Rio Tinto by providing leading practice, holistic, and practical water management guidance for the Group
• Working closely with the Environment Area of Expertise team to ensure appropriate alignment of projects with water leading practice across Rio Tinto
• Ensuring effective risk management through implementation and assurance of the Group Standard – E11 - Water quality protection and water management
• Leading operational and technical support, governance and assurance and being a technical authority on water
• Facilitating water reporting across the Group and helping to keep senior leadership informed on water risk
• Identifying and demonstrating technical and operational improvement opportunities in water management
• Participate in due diligence activities to assess the appropriateness of hydrological and hydrogeological work presented as part of a potential transaction
• Assisting with support for the Rio Tinto water community and helping to plan for long-term succession of key roles
• Maintaining an active and engaged community of internal and external stakeholders
• Managing relationships with external partners
• Developing and governance of training for internal roles