Tenure Specialist and Advisor - Perth

About the role

Rio Tinto Iron Ore is recruiting Tenure Specialists and Advisors for its Tenure & State Agreements team in Perth, within the Environment & Land Access function. The team supports the acquisition, maintenance, protection and optimisation of the tenure portfolio and land access requirements across Western Australia, working with internal stakeholders, government agencies, joint venture partners and third parties. Opportunities are available at Specialist and Advisor levels across three workstreams: Tenure Maintenance, Tenure Defence & Access and Tenure Acquisition.

Key responsibilities

• Tenure Maintenance: develop and implement tenure and land access strategies, lead complex tenure matters across multiple legislations (applications, renewals, extensions, exemptions, surrenders), manage tenure risks and constraints, coordinate investigations, due diligence and surveys, monitor legislative and regulatory developments and drive continuous improvement in tenure systems.
• Tenure Defence & Access: advise on complex Warden's Court, tenure defence and third-party land access matters, lead the preparation and lodging of objections, manage Warden's Court matters from objection to resolution, negotiate with third-party proponents and draft submissions and briefs for counsel.
• Tenure Acquisition: develop and progress tenure acquisition strategies, lead complex tenure applications and regulatory processes, manage acquisition risks such as competing land interests, negotiate land access arrangements and prepare advice and submissions for approvals.

Required profile

• Varying levels of experience and backgrounds in tenure management, land access, mining approvals, property, legal, resources or related disciplines.
• No need to have experience across all three workstreams.
• Knowledge of Western Australia's tenure and land access frameworks, including the Mining Act 1978 (WA), the Land Administration Act 1997 (WA) and/or relevant State Agreement legislation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, effective written and verbal communication, strong organisational skills and sound judgement.

What we offer

• Permanent, fixed-term and part-time positions with flexible working arrangements.
• A competitive base salary with an annual incentive bonus.
• Medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family.
• Share ownership plan, company-provided insurance and salary sacrifice and salary packaging options.
• Career development and training.