- Own the full contract lifecycle for a diverse exploration portfolio, helping teams mobilise safely and keep drilling and field programs on schedule
- Build broad commercial capability through complex, bespoke contracts across commodities, projects and jurisdictions, with exposure to senior operational, technical, legal and procurement stakeholders
- Permanent role based in Perth or Brisbane, with hybrid working offered

We’re Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Adviser for Contracts to join Rio Tinto Exploration and help the Operations & Logistics team build a clear, proactive approach to end-to-end contract management. This newly created role will take ownership across early planning, contracting strategy, tendering, negotiation, award, administration, renewal and close-out, helping exploration programs secure the services they need without avoidable delays.

Working in a well-established team based across Perth and Brisbane, you will have the autonomy to bring structure to a varied contract portfolio while partnering closely with technical and operational specialists. This is a prime opportunity for an experienced contracts, commercial, procurement or project professional who enjoys complex work, building trusted stakeholder relationships and seeing commercial decisions translate into secure, effective field

- Own the full contract lifecycle for a diverse exploration portfolio, helping teams mobilise safely and keep drilling and field programs on schedule
- Build broad commercial capability through complex, bespoke contracts across commodities, projects and jurisdictions,



with exposure to senior operational, technical, legal and procurement stakeholders
- Permanent role based in Perth or Brisbane, with hybrid working offered

We’re Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Adviser for Contracts to join Rio Tinto Exploration and help the Operations & Logistics team build a clear, proactive approach to end-to-end contract management. This newly created role will take ownership across early planning, contracting strategy, tendering, negotiation, award, administration, renewal and close-out, helping exploration programs secure the services they need without avoidable delays.

Working in a well‑established team based across Perth and Brisbane, you will have the autonomy to bring structure to a varied contract portfolio while partnering closely with technical and operational specialists. This is a prime opportunity for an experienced contracts, commercial, procurement or project professional who enjoys complex work, building trusted stakeholder relationships and seeing commercial decisions translate into safe, effective field delivery.

What you'll be doing





Reporting to the Manager of Operations & Logistics and working in an experienced and dedicated team within Rio Tinto Exploration, you will:

- Lead the end-to-end delivery of multiple contracts, from forward planning and strategy through tendering, award, administration, renewal and close-out
- Partner with exploration managers, project leads, geoscientists and field-facing technical specialists to translate drilling, earthworks, logistics and other operational requirements into clear scopes of work and executable contract packages
- Prepare and coordinate requests for proposals and quotations, tender documentation, evaluations, approval submissions, recommendations and service agreements
- Coordinate supplier engagement and commercial negotiations, working closely with Legal, Commercial and Procurement to manage contractual, commercial and delivery risk within delegated authority
- Maintain forward visibility of demand, milestones, renewals, expiry dates and emerging constraints so contracting becomes increasingly proactive rather than reactive
- Administer variations, extensions, claims, disputes, supplier performance issues and close-out actions, while supporting contract owners to understand and act on contractual obligations
- Maintain complete and auditable contract registers, Landfolio records, dashboards and approved repositories, providing first-line assurance over governance, approvals and lifecycle controls
- Build trusted relationships with senior internal stakeholders, contractors and suppliers, representing Operations & Logistics and identifying practical improvements that strengthen delivery, assurance and commercial outcomes

About you

We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requ

📌 Senior Adviser Contracts (Perth)
🏢 Riotinto
📍 Perth