Advisor Health & Safety Technical

Advisor Health & Safety

• Are you looking for your next challenge and want to work in a forward-thinking team making positive changes?
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Role is FIFO on a flexible 5:2/4:3 roster from Perth

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

We are looking to appoint an experienced Advisor Health & Safety to support and deliver Health & Safety services. This is a great opportunity for an experienced and collaborative health and safety professional to be part of the Rio Tinto Major Works Health and Safety Team.

This role is offered on a permanent full-time basis, FIFO on a flexible 5:2/4:3 roster across all Rio Tinto Pilbara operations.

Reporting to the Superintendent Health & Safety, you will:

• Develop and provide routine H&S information (e.g. safety statistics, incident information, risk analysis, educational material) to operational leaders.
• Provide Health and Safety coverage across sites
• Assist in facilitating incident investigations, risk assessments, and upskilling initiatives.
• Support high-risk activities as part of the Major Works execution profile.
• Assist frontline leaders in developing and mentoring Health & Safety Representatives.
• Analyse data and provide insights to guide recommendations for reducing risk exposure, with a focus on critical control effectiveness.
• Advise operational leaders and support assurance activities to maintain health and safety standards.
• Coordinate initiatives that promote workforce wellbeing and drive continuous improvement in Health and Safety.

What you’ll bring

• Relevant health and safety qualification or demonstrated experience working in an operational health and safety role, coupled with a passion for, and sound knowledge of health and safety.
• Ability to support leaders with high-risk work activities e.g. shutdowns
• Experience with incident investigations and risk assessment techniques.
• High level of integrity and values-based decision making.
• Ability to work in a team and autonomously with strong communication, engagement and influencing skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of Rio Tinto Health and Safety systems, HSEC Standards, and key risk management and assurance processes is desirable.
• Excellent computer literacy including use of various reporting systems.
• An ability to work in a fast-paced environment supporting multiple stakeholder groups with strong problem-solving skills.

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress. 

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto 

• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia 

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus 

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family 

• Attractive share ownership plan 

• Company provided insurance cover 

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options 

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions 

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support 

• 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 

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more 

Where you’ll be working

This role is FIFO on a flexible 5:2/4:3 roster from Perth across all Rio Tinto Pilbara operations.

Rio Tinto owns and operates an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets that include a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

Applications close on Friday 16th of October, 2026. 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.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ 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.