Director Marine Safety and Vetting
- Opportunity to work in a world class organization and lead a comprehensive program to uplift safety and welfare standards across owned and chartered fleets
- Senior member of Rio Tinto Marine’s leadership team, exposure to global operations
- Work in a collaborative and fast paced environment based in Singapore
About the role
Rio Tinto Marine exists to provide safe, efficient, and cost-effective shipping services to the Rio Tinto Group. It has a team comprised of professionals with expertise across safety, vetting, assurance, environment and climate change, operations, chartering, engineering and fleet optimisation. It is the central repository of marine supply chain expertise in the Rio Tinto Group, with a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of marine transportation, global freight markets and the international regulatory environment. Rio Tinto Marine is responsible for managing, as a principal, all Rio Tinto ocean freight and the Group's freight exposure globally.
We are looking for a Director Marine Safety Vetting to join our Marine Operations team. Reporting to the General Manager Marine Operations and Performance, the role has leadership accountability for:
- Maintaining critical lines of defence for Health, Safety, Environmental, Welfare and Human Rights risks on board of a fleet of 17 owned vessels and over 230 chartered vessels at any time;
- Vetting of vessels performing over 2,800 voyages per year calling Rio Tinto and third-party ports globally to maintain high quality standard of vessels in the portfolio;
- Perform vessel and shipowner reviews, audits and inspections through internal assurance teams and a global network of third-party surveyors and inspectors
- Establish, monitor and close out improvement actions arising from the vessel and shipowner reviews, audits and inspections;
- Manage incidents on vessels carrying Rio Tinto products, including coordination of incident response plans, investigation, reporting, learning and internalization;
- Lead Rio Tinto’s efforts to uplift the safety and welfare standards of the bulk shipping industry through the engagement with industry peers, ship owners, ship managers and other industry players
- Implement and drive the adoption of advanced digital tools to identify risks and prevent incidents utilising comprehensive data-sets available to Rio Tinto Marine;
- Support the development of the chartering portfolio strategy to drive an ongoing focus on improving safety, welfare and environmental outcomes across the fleet.
- Develop and implement Rio Tinto-specific training programs to improve Health, Safety, Environmental, Welfare and Human Rights aspects onboard the fleets and within the team;
About you
To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:
- Operations experience working for organizations in the Resources or Marine sectors with a focus on safety leadership;
- Experience leading diverse teams, strong leadership, influencing and coaching skills;
- Understanding of marine risk management, marine risk categorisation and overall management techniques for handling marine risks;
- Ability to drive programs of change and continuous improvement, overcome resistance to change and deliver challenging targets and outcomes;
- Excellent technical writing, and skills utilizing digital and data analytics tools;
- Ability to learn and share learnings within the organisation and with third parties;
- Ability to develop a high level of trust through open and transparent relations with peers (in charge of chartering, fleet operations, port operations, etc.), the broader Rio Tinto Health, Safety, Environment communities, and external providers globally;
- Maritime industry networks and contacts, ability to develop positive engagements and collaborate with vessel owners, technical management companies, vetting and assurance and training providers, non-governmental organizations and regulators.
It will also be beneficial if you have:
- Occupational Safety and Health degree;
- Master Class Certificate of Competency and/or Chief Engineer Certification;
- Sailed on bulk ore carriers and/or tankers;
- Risk auditing and incident investigation experience.
Where you will be working
The Commercial group is focused on maximising the value of our products; growing value in the marketplace through partnership with the company’s customers, suppliers, product groups and Group functions. Headquartered in Singapore, and integrated with Rio Tinto’s assets, hubs, and offices globally, Commercial’s purpose is to provide the commercial insights to drive value along the mine-to-market value chain. Commercial incorporates and utilises the knowledge and capabilities of the global Sales & Marketing, Procurement, and Marine & Logistics organisations, supported by the Market Analysis, Commercial Treasury and other functions, to ensure our approach to business is driven by a commercially-astute and innovative mind-set.
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)
- Opportunity to work and thrive in a diverse, global metropolitan that is Singapore
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.
Every Voice Matters
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.
