Specialist Project Delivery - Rail Safety & Performance

- Opportunity working at Rio Tinto's Perth Operations Centre
- Initial 12-month assignment via Chandler Macleod - possibility for extension
- Safety-first culture driving operational excellence and innovation
- Competitive hourly rate offer based on skills and experience + 12% super

About the Opportunity

Rio Tinto is a global mining and materials company operating in 35 countries, producing the materials essential to modern life. Their operations are built on safety, innovation, inclusion and creating value for communities, customers and shareholders.

Through Rio Tinto's partnership with Chandler Macleod, we are seeking an experienced Specialist Project Delivery professional to join the Rail Safety & Performance team based at the Perth Operations Centre.

Working a 5/2 roster, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of several key projects and studies that support all Rail teams. This role involves engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders and ensuring successful project outcomes across safety, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.

Reporting to the Superintendent Project Delivery, you will contribute to the ongoing success of Rio Tinto's Rail Safety and Performance function.

In This Role, You Will:

- Lead end-to-end delivery of rail safety, productivity and performance improvement projects
- Manage all aspects of project controls including scope, schedule, budget, risk and contractor performance
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams through studies, business case development, testing, deployment and project handover
- Engage and influence key stakeholders across Rail Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Safeworking, Safety, Change and IS&T; teams
- Prepare project reports, presentations and recommendations for business leaders while ensuring projects deliver sustainable value to frontline teams




- Support ad-hoc additional priorities to enable the successful management of the Rail Safety and Performance function

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

- Demonstrated experience in project, program or portfolio management
- Strong analytical skills with experience in business performance improvement and business case development
- Commercial acumen and the ability to effectively manage competing stakeholder requirements
- Experience facilitating workshops and delivering professional reports and presentations
- Excellent communication, collaboration and relationship-building capabilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver outcomes in a complex operational environment
- A robust commitment to safety and continuous improvement
- Prior rail, mining, heavy industry or operational project delivery experience will be highly regarded but is not essential
- Commitment to Rio Tinto value drivers of Care, Courage, and Curiosity

Why Join Chandler Macleod?

Chandler Macleod is one of Australia's most experienced workforce partners. You'll receive a competitive hourly pay range paid weekly, superannuation on all hours worked, access to our Employee Assistance Program, a dedicated Chandler-Rio Tinto support team, simple digital onboarding, and access to future Rio Tinto assignments.

Apply Now

If you're a proactive project professional who enjoys working with diverse stakeholders, driving meaningful change and delivering complex projects in a safety-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and become part of a team shaping the future of rail operations with Rio Tinto.

Diversity & Inclusion

Everyone is welcome at Chandler Macleod. We believe diverse perspectives strengthen teams, improve decision-making and drive innovation. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, culturally diverse candidates, neurodiverse individuals, people living with disability and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Together, we're creating workplaces where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to succeed.

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