Senior Project Controller

• Support a diverse portfolio of closure projects across the Australia Pacific region.

• Work closely with site, finance, procurement and project teams to strengthen cost, schedule and portfolio reporting.

• Join a global mining company where you can continue building your project controls career in a purpose-led closure environment.

• Permanent role based in Perth or Brisbane

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About the role

We are looking for a Senior Project Controller to provide project controls support for Rio Tinto Closure Legacy across the Australia Pacific (APAC) region.

This is a great opportunity to further develop your project controls capability while contributing to safe, responsible and effective closure outcomes across a varied regional portfolio.

Reporting to the Global Project Controls Manager, with a dotted-line relationship into the Closure Legacy APAC team, you will work closely with Closure APAC team members, Site Managers, Study Leads and supporting functions including Finance, Procurement and Rio Tinto Projects. You will verify and report on cost and schedule performance for assigned assets and projects, support monthly and annual planning activities, and help compile reporting for stakeholder meetings, project reviews and routine project controls forums.

In this role, you will provide practical project controls advice to the Closure Legacy APAC team, including advisory support to the Closure Legacy APAC General Manager, and help identify opportunities to simplify, streamline and improve project controls work processes.

Working closely with regional and global stakeholders, you will be:

• Supporting monthly project controls activities, including budget tracking, forecasting, accruals, vendor management, invoicing verification and portfolio reporting.

• Coordinating planning inputs with Asset Managers and supporting functions such as Procurement, HSE, Communities and Social Performance, and Finance.

• Supporting Service Entry Sheets, purchase requisitions, purchase order tracking and related project controls processes.

• Analysing site information, cost and schedule variations, and providing recommendations to site teams.

• Collaborating with Site Leads to establish routine progress review meetings and strengthen reporting discipline.

• Managing relationships with internal project controls stakeholders and contracting partners.

• Ensuring required tools, processes and procedures are used consistently across assigned projects.

• Supporting global process improvements, regional training and presentations, and recruitment activity for project controls roles where required.

About you

You are a proactive and detail-focused project controls professional who enjoys working across complex portfolios, building strong relationships and turning data into clear, practical insights. You bring a collaborative approach, sound judgement and the confidence to work independently with a broad range of stakeholders.

You will bring:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

• Experience in project controls, including supporting project controls deliverables across a portfolio of projects.

• A strong understanding of project management and project controls concepts, including earned value management, forecasting and accruals.

• Advanced proficiency in SAP, Excel and Power BI.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• The ability to work independently as a self-starter, with strong attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset.

• Knowledge or experience in change management.

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 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.