Superintendent Mine Water Management
- Fly in Fly out on family friendly 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on 3 days off roster
- Join a people and safety focused team who values diversity of thought, problem solving and inclusion
- Grow your career in a supportive environment that encourages development and progression
About the role
Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.
We’re seeking a highly motivated people focused Superintendent Mine Water Management to lead the Water Operations team at our Marandoo operations. Provide leadership in safely executing Mine Water Managment activities at a site level, ensuring team performance is in line with short to medium term objectives
You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. The role operates on a family-friendly 5 days on 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off roster, giving you work-life balance, home every weekend.
Reporting to the Manager Mining, you will:
- Adhere to all Rio Tinto standards, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance and operational integrity.
- Promote a positive safety culture by actively communicating and encouraging safety-first behaviours across all activities.
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying and implementing opportunities using Rio Tinto best practices.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and functions to ensure alignment and effective execution of responsibilities.
- Mentor and train team members to build capability and support professional development.
- Maintain active Boundary Level Agreements for infrastructure and stakeholder interfaces.
- Champion E11 and Water Governance by developing and maintaining MoS routines and ensuring water strategy execution.
- Plan and optimise labour and resources for both the Annual and 5-Year Plans, while fulfilling risk and assurance duties.
What you’ll bring
- Proven ability in coaching, leading change, and making effective decisions in dynamic operational environments.
- Strong knowledge of mine water management operations, including planning, compliance, and performance optimisation.
- Skilled in measuring, analysing, and reporting on mine water activities to support planning and continuous improvement.
- Experience in building and maintaining a strong safety culture, particularly within mine operations.
- Collaborative leadership style that supports SPCT effectiveness, productivity, and organisational capability.
- Solid understanding of budgeting and cost control, including variance analysis, forecasting, and cost driver management.
- Effective communicator and stakeholder engager, working across teams to ensure alignment and compliance.
- Holds or is working towards a Quarry Manager Certificate, demonstrating commitment to professional development
What we offer
- 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
- Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options
- Attractive share ownership plan
- Full domestic relocation assistance provided, including company housing provided in all residential towns, with subsidised living expenses including rent and utilities
- Assistance with boarding costs for students in primary, secondary or post-secondary education
- Company provided insurance cover
- Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
- 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
Where you will be working
The Marandoo mine is located at the foot of Mount Bruce adjacent to the Karijini National Park, 50 km east of the town of Tom Price. Marandoo is known for its picturesque hills and mountain ranges. Our operation currently employs a fly in fly out workforce.
Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.
Applications close on 2 September 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
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.
Every Voice Matters
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 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.
