Senior Advisor (Steel Decarbonisation)
- Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
- Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
- Real meaningful and impactful work towards global green transition!
- Position based in Singapore, Rio Tinto Global Commercial Hub
About the role
Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
The decarbonisation of the steel industry between now and future is likely to change the iron ore supply chain as we know it. The next 20 years will see the largest and fastest change in iron and steelmaking technology the industry has seen in decades. Positioning Rio Tinto as sustainability leaders is key in realising our ambitions, strategy and growth agenda. The Steel Decarbonisation team is at the forefront of this and will shape pathways for Rio Tinto’s iron ores in a decarbonised iron and steelmaking future.
The purpose of the Rio Tinto Steel Decarbonisation (RTSD) team is to:
- Protect the long-term value of Rio Tinto’s iron ore through development and scale up of cost-effective technologies that utilise our iron ores in the future low-carbon steel industry
- To position Rio Tinto to participate in the nascent green iron market, and
- To provide steel decarbonisation analysis and intelligence to support decisions on Rio Tinto’s future iron ore resource portfolio, product strategy, and renewable energy development.
We are recruiting for a Senior Advisor Steel Decarbonisation to join our team in Singapore!
Reporting to the Senior Manager Steel Decarbonisation Strategy, you will be:
- Continuously enhance and shape the Steel Decarbonisation narrative by synthesizing external and internal insights and demonstrating alignment between our aspirations and the dynamic landscape of market and customer expectations.
- Translate evolving market trends, competitive intelligence, and emergent opportunities into pivotal strategic insights that inform our strategy and narrative.
- Work closely with Project Managers to define project scopes, schedule and budgets and ensure the accurate project progress monitoring, milestone tracking, risk assessment, resource management, and financial budgeting.
- Work closely with the Technical Marketing team in China to coordinate and facilitate inputs and outputs to relevant RTSD SteerCo and customer meetings to govern project progress and key decisions i.e. Baowu engagement
- Elevate our communications and branding efforts by actively preparing annual and quarterly look ahead planning, outlining objectives, priorities and delivery plans
- Manage our conference participation and coordination, including the preparation of materials and supporting collaterals.
- Prepare and position project communications and collaterals effectively to enhance project visibility and stakeholder engagement
- Collaborate closely with the communications team to ensure a comprehensive communications and stakeholder engagement plan
- Independently lead various initiatives related to steel decarbonisation, ensuring effective project management and timely delivery of outcomes.
- Assist in organizing and supporting strategic workshops and key project meetings including inputs and outputs
About you
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
- Tertiary education
- At least 5 years of progressive experience across market analysis, research, or sales and marketing related.
- Experienced in bulk commodity environment
- Strong analytical skills, in tandem with presentation abilities
- Assertive and results driven
- Able to influence and work with senior stakeholders within one’s area of work
- Intimate knowledge of Chinese steel market, largest recipient of steel decarbonisation drive
It will also be beneficial if you have:
- Prior focus/consulting experience in researching and understanding the carbon footprint of steel industry
- Prior iron ore and iron and steel industry exposure, ideally in the Asian region
- Knowledge in various steel making techniques
- Experienced in data analytics
- Working knowledge of Mandarin Chinese, due to business requirements of working closely with Chinese stakeholders
What we offer
- 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 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)
Where you will be working
Rio Tinto Commercial puts the company’s value over volume approach into practice, with the goal of maximizing the value of our physical flows to improve both our business and that of our customers. Headquartered in Singapore, and integrated with Rio Tinto’s assets, hubs, and offices globally, our Commercial group works hand-in-hand with our product groups to ensure both the amount and types of products we produce meet our customer’s needs, and manage the trade-off between volumes, quality, cost and capital expenditure.
About us
As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress.
Aluminium for cars and smartphones. Copper for wind turbines, electric cars and the pipes that bring water to our home. Iron ore to shape our city skylines. Borates that help crops grow, titanium for paint – and diamonds that celebrate the best things in life.
Our long history is filled with firsts. We’ve developed some of the world’s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents.
Creating an inclusive and diverse workforce
We are a diverse team of talented, enthusiastic individuals who foster a culture of inclusion. No matter how they may differ, our people share one thing in common. It’s a belief that work is more rewarding when we are accepted and valued for our differences, not judged by them. We all have something to contribute, and it’s this contribution that makes for a great organization and fulfilling career.
Every Voice Matters
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.
