Planner Shutdown Strategy

Opportunity working at Rio Tinto in Perth, WA

12-month assignment via Chandler Macleod

$78-$90 per hour + superannuation

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 Shutdown Strategy Planner to join the Asset Management team. Based in Perth at Rio Tinto's Central Park office, this chance offers the chance to play a key role in supporting shutdown workforce planning and execution across multiple operations.

Working a Monday to Friday roster, you'll join a collaborative and high-performing team focused on delivering safe, efficient and commercially effective shutdown outcomes. Reporting to the Principal Asset Management, you'll use your planning, coordination and stakeholder management skills to support critical business priorities and workforce strategies.

In this role, you will:

Coordinate labour resourcing activities for shutdowns across multiple sites

Manage and verify labour requests in line with shutdown requirements and existing contractual arrangements

Prepare, review and issue RFQs to vendors, ensuring clear scope, workforce requirements and mobilisation schedules

Assess vendor submissions, evaluate quotations for contractual compliance and support vendor selection processes





Create and manage purchase requisitions in SAP for shutdown labour across individual sites

Build strong stakeholder relationships across operations, vendors and internal teams

About You

Experience in shutdown planning, workforce coordination, mobilisation or scheduling within a mining, resources or heavy industrial environment

Demonstrated capability in contract verification, RFQ preparation and evaluation, and vendor engagement

Working knowledge of SAP, particularly procurement processes and purchase requisition creation

Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Dedication to everyone's safety

Ability to pass pre-employment medical and other testing

Why Join Chandler Macleod? Chandler Macleod is one of Australia's most experienced workforce partners. You'll receive a competitive hourly pay rate 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.

Diversity & Inclusion Everyone is welcome at Chandler Macleod. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives and inclusive teams. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, females, neurodiverse people, people living with disability and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Together, we're creating workplaces where people feel they belong, can be themselves and have the opportunity to thrive.

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📌 Shutdown Strategy Planner (Perth)
🏢 Chandler Macleod
📍 Perth