The Rio Tinto is seeking an Project Integration Manager.
- Key Project role in a diverse, fast paced and global organisation.
- Strong project, financial and commercial acumen, with proven track record of leadership excellence and delivery of results within a large organization.
- Demonstrated ability to engage and influence to plan and drive business performance.
- Role based in Maputo – Mozambique.
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 strong and experienced professional to lead the Mutamba Project Integration. The role is fundamental to connecting business and project strategy and delivery to drive performance and value at one of Rio Tinto’s greenfield mineral sands assets.
This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and influential project management professional with the passion and desire to play a key leadership role supporting the performance of a large mining and processing business.
We are an open connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.
Reporting to the Country Manager and working in a collaborative community, excellence in this role means you will:
- Strongly exhibit Rio Tinto’s values and strive for continuous improvement and excellence.
- Engage and develop a talented and high performing Project team.
- Develops project estimates and plans to manage the end-to-end project execution and implements projects in accordance with the approved scope.
- Develops and implements an effective stakeholder engagement plan through the life of the project.
- Monitors, manages and reports all relevant project performance indicators to meet business requirements.
- Deeply understand business performance and value, and use that understanding to shape priorities, plans and actions.
- Embody the role of Project Integration Manager, including influencing to drive the changes needed to fully embed the Project into the RTIT Plan and routine management.
- Collaborate with excellence to draw effectively on the global Rio Tinto organization.
- Establish new benchmarks for the Project team’s contribution to business success.
- Partner closely with the RTIT Resource Development and as an influential member of the Project Senior Leadership Team to provide decision analysis. advice, and holistic support.
- Sources vendors/ consultants as required and monitor performance against contract requirements.
- Lead rigorous weekly, monthly and quarterly planning and forecasting processes and support improved business performance through ensuring highly effective forward plans.
- Provide the Project and RTIT senior leadership with relevant, detailed, accurate and timely financial/project analysis. and provide advice to influence and shape strategy, planning and decision making.
- Ensure governance and compliance through effective application of project controls and risk management
About You
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Finance, or an equivalent analytically focused field.
- Relevant postgraduate qualification preferred.
- Strong background in Project Management and financial planning/analysis.
- 15+ years of experience, including in leadership roles within the multi-national mining environment:
- Project/Portfolio Management (incl. implementation).
- Business Performance & Planning Managemen1 (BP&P/FP&A).
- Business Improvement.
- An influential leader able to coach develop. engage and bring out the best in a team.
- Strong problem solving, strategic, negotiation, presentation and influencing capabilities
- Deep curiosity for understanding detailed business performance, and ability to use that understanding to develop insights and improvement initiatives.
- A team player with excellent communication, influencing and engagement skills at all levels.
- Expertise across a full range of standard business and presentation toolkits and an aptitude for identifying technology-based solutions to enable increased efficiency and performance improvement.
- Highly refined time management and personal organizational skills.
- A demonstration of dedication to excellence and continuous improvement, and personal growth.
- Portuguese and French fluency are a valuable advantage
What we offer
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Wellbeing benefits.
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
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
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 and/ or anything else that makes us different.
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Women, the LGBTQIA+ communities, people with disabilities (PWD) 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 teams enhance our way of working and our ability to achieve success together
