Senior Specialist – Procurement & Contracts (BEC)

Senior Specialist – Procurement & Contracts (BEC)

• Lead the Bulk Earthworks & Civils (BEC) category in Sustaining Capital.

• Construction focused, commercial and contract management.

• Build trust. Enable Voice. Deliver results.

• Permanent opportunity, CBD location – Perth.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Specialist – RT Procurement (Sustaining Capital) to lead the BEC category within Sustaining Capital.

Supporting Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) Sustaining Capital, this role will work closely with key stakeholders in our business and have broad exposure across one of the worlds largest sustaining capital portfolio’s, as well as supporting stakeholders in RTP and corporate functions.

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced contracts and procurement professional and a leader who has effective stakeholder engagement, and negotiation skills, as well as a sharp commercial awareness with an extensive background in high pressure capital projects environment & a proven capability in creating a psychologically safe working environment.

Reporting to the Manager – BEC & Water, you will:

• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring of end-to-end procurement, supporting key stakeholders and complex capital projects across RTIO’s assets;

Senior Specialist – Procurement & Contracts (BEC)

• Lead the Bulk Earthworks & Civils (BEC) category in Sustaining Capital.

• Construction focused, commercial and contract management.

• Build trust. Enable Voice. Deliver results.

• Permanent opportunity, CBD location – Perth.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Specialist – RT Procurement (Sustaining Capital) to lead the BEC category within Sustaining Capital.

Supporting Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) Sustaining Capital, this role will work closely with key stakeholders in our business and have broad exposure across one of the worlds largest sustaining capital portfolio’s, as well as supporting stakeholders in RTP and corporate functions.

This role is a great opportunity for an experienced contracts and procurement professional and a leader who has effective stakeholder engagement, and negotiation skills, as well as a sharp commercial awareness with an extensive background in high pressure capital projects environment & a proven capability in creating a psychologically safe working environment.

Reporting to the Manager – BEC & Water, you will:

• Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring of end-to-end procurement, supporting key stakeholders and complex capital projects across RTIO’s assets;

• Work closely with the Sus Cap team to develop & implement BEC category strategy;

• Be an expert negotiator, mediator and problem solver who is committed to driving positive contractual outcomes for the business;

• Deliver a high performance end to end procurement service for the Sustaining Capital portfolio;

• Proven capability in construction & technical knowledge to inform decisions, make sound contractual judgements & drive value based solutions;

• Maintain E2E contracts management reporting and monitoring to measure progress, current health metrics and the like to inform senior management;

• Ensure all capital contracts are executed in line with the Company’s strict governance and compliance requirements, including use of Ariba and Contruent;

• With your category, manage the dispute resolution process for complex contractual claims;

• Work closely with project leads, engineers, site based construction teams and other project delivery professionals in order to deliver the annual capital plan;

• Maximise commercial value for the business through leading contract management practices and behaviours;

• Attend contract progress meetings and identify and help mitigate/reduce any potential commercial risks; and

• Be expected to travel to sites as required on an as needed basis, in order to maintain effective relationships with key site based stakeholders & contractors.

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Focus and ability to deliver construction projects safely, in the Pilbara;

• Strong understanding of contract law, negotiation strategies, and commercial risk management.

• Tertiary qualification in law, procurement, supply chain, business, or related field. 

• Proven experience in contracts and procurement within large‑scale construction, mining, infrastructure, or major capital projects.

• Tendering, evaluation, contract drafting and negotiation experience;

• Sound ability on claims management and determining effective commercial outcomes;

• Strong focus on workplace culture team cohesion and a proactive attitude;

• Proactive management of stakeholders and an ability to build strong relationships; and

• Ability to successfully manage competing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

What we offer

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

• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements

• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave

• 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 leave)

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more); and

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto Global Procurement ensures resilient supply chains that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through the strategic sourcing and buying of goods and services for our operations. Playing a fundamental role, value is achieved through effective supplier partnerships, innovation, easy and standardised processes, e-technology, corporate social responsibility and increased commercial advantage.

Application Deadline: 28th Jan 2026 (COD)

(Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.

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.

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Read More Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, 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 and meet opportunities.