HSE Lead Surface

Rio Tinto
Belgrade, BG, RS
Competitive
Sep 11, 2020
Oct 06, 2020
1616822544
Permanent
Full Time
English
HSE Lead Surface

  • Join an international leader in mining & metals offering outstanding personal development & career opportunities
  • Put your stamp on this new greenfield underground project that features twin shaft construction
  • Full-time role located in Belgrade


About the role

The HSE Lead Surface will provide expert HSE guidance and review of the work managed by the PMC, ensuring the work is considered best practice and meets the requirements of Rio Tinto HSE Standards and Serbian legal requirements as well as provide expert HSE guidance on the legal duties of the Investor-appointed Coordinators.

Reporting to the HSE Manager, you will be responsible to:

  • Work closely with the RT Projects HSEC Manager and personnel appointed as Coordinators (preparation and construction) ensuring the legal HSE requirements are understood and satisfied.
  • Provide HSE leadership and coaching to the PMC on Rio Tinto safety culture and expectations
  • Ensure relevant Rio Tinto HSE requirements (standards/programs/initiatives) are available and understood.


  • Expert knowledge of Serbian legal requirements and ensure these are being met by the PMC
  • Review PMC HSEC deliverables
  • Ensure HSEC FS and Execution plans are aligned with the project schedule
  • Provide HSEC review of Contractor scopes as required
  • Monitor the PMC HSE resources, ensuring they are adequate for managing the work


  • Participate in HSEC-i-Design; HSEC-i-Construction and various risk workshops
  • Monitor performance in the field during execution
  • Provide timely advice on HSEC matters and issues
  • Be a natural champion of the zero harm approach and the Slozno culture-by-design program
  • Analyze data / information converting this to inform management decisions


  • Develop risk based HS strategies and plan for implementation
  • Facilitate a quality risk assessment if required
  • Lead a quality incident investigation if required
  • Plan and execute a quality internal audit if required


About you

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

  • Tertiary qualifications in a science-based or engineering discipline
  • Excellent understanding and working knowledge of Serbian legal requirements


  • Experience in surface mining
  • Demonstrated experience in solving challenging technical problems.
  • Data analysis; Incident investigation and risk assessment skills


  • Proven experience in building positive working relationships
  • Proven experience in working with others to achieve better HSE outcomes
  • Ability to approach problems innovatively and laterally
  • Strong language and communication skills and proficient in both English and Serbian.


What we offer

Here is just a glimpse of our industry leading rewards package:

  • A safety-focused and inclusive working environment


  • A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
  • Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
  • Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
  • Excellent retirement plan
  • A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)


  • Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
  • Generous Rio Tinto employee share program


. Where you will be working

The Jadar project is a greenfield Underground mine and process plant development located approximately 40km south-east of Loznica, Serbia. An underground mine, comprising of a production shaft, exhaust shaft, development levels, access to production stopes, mobile mining equipment and associated infrastructure. The process plant is designed to produce boric acid, lithium carbonate and sodium sulfate.

Jadar project commenced the feasibility study in Aug 2020. The project business strategy is to develop Jadar as a core, Tier 1 asset with synergies with Rio Tinto Business, enabling a green future and creating value for both Rio Tinto and Serbia. The project execution goal is to derive maximum value from Jadar for its stakeholders, while also delivering on the promised outcomes.

About us

As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress.

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. Aluminium and copper, diamonds, gold and industrial minerals, iron ore and uranium: our materials make up the world around us. You'll find them in smartphones, planes, cars, hospitals and throughout your home.

Every Voice Matters

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.

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

We are seeking to increase the diversity across our operations in order to improve equal opportunity outcomes for our employees and encourage female applicants to apply.

All progress begins with pioneers at Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

Closing Date: September 4, 2020