We’re committed to Finding Better Ways™ and that starts with creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment for everyone
Lead a small close-knit team in a hands-on role, continuing the positive workplace culture that Argyle is known for
8/6 site-based roster with the option of DIDO from East Kimberley, FIFO from Broome, or FIFO from Perth
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 site based Superintendent Closure Legacy to safely optimise social, environmental and financial outcomes by managing the closed Argyle mine site in the Monitoring & Maintenance (M&M) phase.
Reporting to the Manager Closure Legacy, the Superintendent Closure Legacy will lead the safe delivery of the Argyle Monitoring and Maintenance (M&M) Plan. It oversees safety leadership, regulatory compliance and contractor management. The role will lead a small, hands-on team where everyone contributes across a broad range of tasks, requiring flexibility and a willingness to step into different responsibilities as needed. You will play an important role in maintaining relationships with Traditional Owners, with demonstrated cultural competency to do so.
The role includes the statutory Site Senior Executive appointment (training available), preparation of HSE reports, and visible leadership when engaging with Traditional Owners, regulators, communities and other stakeholders.
Working an 8/6 roster, this is site-based role, where you will either Drive-In-Drive-Out from the East Kimberley, Fly-In-Fly-Out from Broome, or Fly-In-Fly-Out from Perth. This role will be Perth based for the first three months on a 5/2 roster with ad-hoc travel to site.
Key accountabilities include:
Responsibility for M&M procurement processes including preparation of scopes of work, supplier selection, contractor management and project close out
Provide leadership and strategic oversight to multi-disciplinary teams, including internal and external contracting partners, to ensure work is completed safely, on time and within budget.
Be the statutory Site Senior Executive by appointment
Lead field programs implementing HSE programs/controls, contractor onboarding, supervision and overall management, data collection, engage external stakeholders and regulators, and support delivery of closure scopes of work
Managing maintenance activities and environmental monitoring
Responsibility for the safe and reliable operation of the camp in the M&M phase, as well as accommodation planning and management
Work with Traditional Owners Businesses to build capability
Ensure compliance with Rio Tinto Closure and HSE&C Standards by leading assurance activities, developing and implementing action plans, and maintaining corporate tracking and reporting systems
Deliver internal and external regulatory HSE reports.
About you
You demonstrate strong safety leadership, with a background in environmental science (or related) and hands-on experience in contractor management. You enjoy a varied role, working as part of a small team that takes ownership of evolving site-based tasks. Success in this role requires you to be flexible and willing to contribute across a small, multi‑skilled team, with a demonstrated safety leadership, strong understanding of environmental performance, and experience managing contractors.
Your skills and experience also include:
A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
Experience in leading teams and managing people, ideally within mining sector operations
Degree in environmental science or similar (highly regarded)
Cultural capability and skills to engage with Traditional Owners
Strong interpersonal skills including coaching
Strong report writing skills
Resilience and a dynamic approach to problem solving and improvement with a hands-on approach
Western Australian C-Class drivers licence
You will also display eagerness to obtain the technical licences and certificates, not limited to, Senior Site Executive (SSE), Forklift licence and Senior First Aid certificate.
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
A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
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 & cultural leave)
Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
Where you’ll be working
Based at the former Argyle Diamond Mine in the remote East Kimberley, a landscape rich in culture and natural beauty, set on the traditional lands of the Mirriwoong and Gija peoples. Once one of the world’s most significant diamond producers, especially famed for its rare pink and red diamonds — Argyle is now in it’s final year of Closure and is transition to the Monitoring & Maintenance phase.
Applications close on 12 June 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 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.
