Senior Advisor, Commercial – Renewable Energy WA

Help drive our business towards a greener future

Be part of a collaborative, creative and innovative team who are working to optimise, develop and integrate renewable energy projects in Western Australia

Flexible working arrangements such as job share, part time and full time, based in Central Park – Perth CBD

As one of the world’s largest industrial users of energy, Rio Tinto has a unique challenge in the energy transition. The Renewable Energy Western Australia (REWA) team is part of the Rio Tinto Energy & Climate (RTEC) group led by the Chief Decarbonisation Officer. The team leads the renewable energy program within Western Australia by working collaboratively across the business to deliver on our climate commitments while ensuring our business is well positioned for the future low-carbon economy.

Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations include an electrical network of 1,000km of transmission lines, multiple 220kV substations, gas turbine generators, solar generation and battery storage feeding mines across the Pilbara region.

About the role

To support this effort, we are looking for a collaborative and talented Senior Advisor Commercial to provide focused commercial input across studies and internal strategic initiatives. Reporting to the General Manager – Renewable Energy WA, you will work closely with studies, technical, business analysis, finance, legal, and other internal stakeholders to ensure that commercial structure, risk, and strategy are appropriately addressed in the program and throughout project life cycles.

As a Senior Advisor Commercial, you will:

Work independently to support multiple renewable energy project teams with commercial acumen, economic inputs, value trade-offs and strategic thinking.

Help maintain and update the system-level commercial model that supports option analysis, scenario planning and optimization of the development pathway.

Provide internal guidance on potential commercial structures, ownership models, partnerships and JV considerations as part of study deliverables.

Assist external negotiations of key commercial contracts and arrangements.

Liaise with legal, finance, business analysis and other teams to provide analysis, commercial acumen and clear recommendations into project-level decisions.

Assist in the preparation of business case inputs, strategic fit, value assessments and other documentation required by internal project governance processes.

About You

Commercially minded with experience in business analysis, commercial structuring, project evaluation or strategy – ideally within energy, infrastructure or mining.

Comfortable operating independently and supporting multiple concurrent initiatives.

Skilled at working within cross-functional project teams and influencing decisions through sound commercial logic and driving internal alignment.

Familiar with concepts like joint ventures, ownership models, and scenario analysis.

Organized, pragmatic and effective at translating complexity into action.

Experience with Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) or commercial energy contracting is not required but would be highly regarded.

Knowledge, experience and passion for renewable energy development is advantageous including an understanding of principles behind energy generation, storage technologies, grid integration, and transmission infrastructure.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

A culture that is supportive of flexible working options

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 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)

Possible domestic relocation assistance

Applications for this role will close on 31st of July 2025 however we do reserve the right to close the role earlier.

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Perth.

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.

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.

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