Manager Asset Management

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About the role

We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. This role leads the development and implementation of asset management strategies and ensures alignment between operational execution, technical standards, and long-term business objectives. Operating within Technical Services, this role has enterprise scope across Lithium’s global operations and partners closely with site, maintenance, engineering, and operational leadership teams. The role balances strategic leadership with operational influence, ensuring consistent and effective asset management practices are deployed across sites.

Asset management is a key enabler of safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations. This role is responsible for establishing standards, frameworks, and capabilities that optimize the performance, cost, and risk profile of Lithium’s physical assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and deployment of asset management strategy (including mechanical, electrical, and process controls) across Lithium operations, ensuring alignment with business priorities and long-term plans
• Define asset management requirements and ensure all levels of activity support the organization’s strategic and operational objectives
• Establish and embed asset management standards, frameworks, and governance in line with Rio Tinto practices
• Drive improvements in asset performance, reliability, and lifecycle cost through data-driven insights and cross-site collaboration
• Partner with site leadership, maintenance, and engineering teams to ensure consistent execution of asset management practices
• Identify and prioritize enterprise-level opportunities to improve asset utilization, performance, and risk management
• Lead and develop an asset management capability, including setting role clarity, capability requirements, and team structure
• Deploy and support teams to drive delivery of asset strategy, ensuring outcomes are aligned with operational needs and resource availability
• Influence and contribute to the broader Rio Tinto asset management strategy and community of practice
• Champion continuous improvement and ensure asset management practices evolve with business growth and integration priorities

Requirements

• Significant experience in asset management, reliability, maintenance strategy, or engineering within mining, chemicals, or heavy industry
• Proven ability to develop and implement asset management strategies and frameworks
• Experience managing and developing teams of technical professionals and/or managers
• Strong understanding of asset lifecycle management, performance optimization, and risk management
• Ability to translate strategy into practical, scalable solutions across multiple sites
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability across operational and technical leadership levels
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive enterprise outcomes
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to leverage asset performance insights to inform decisions
• Experience working across multi-site or global operations
• Rio Tinto asset management standards or similar frameworks
• Experience supporting organizational integration or changing environments

About the team

Rio Tinto Lithium is part of Rio Tinto’s global portfolio of critical minerals, supporting the materials needed for electrification and the energy transition. With operations spanning multiple continents, Lithium plays a pivotal role in enabling sustainable technologies worldwide.

Preferred locations: Charlotte, NC, USA or Salta, Argentina. This role will remain open for applications through Tuesday, June 30.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; generous 401k matching program
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Comprehensive leave policies covering PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave
• Generous parental leave policy
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential counseling or expert guidance for you and your family

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.