GIS Superintendent

GIS Superintendent | Brisbane

• Attractive salary, annual incentive program and a huge range of employee benefits and discounts designed to make life better
• Permanent full-time opportunity based in Brisbane
• Work in a flexible work environment where we prioritise a healthy work/life balance
   

About the Role
 

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.
 

We are seeking an experienced Superintendent to lead, develop, and empower our geospatial team across multiple projects. This role is centered on building a high performing, collaborative team environment while ensuring that GIS capability is effectively embedded across the business.
 

You will provide clear direction, support professional growth, and champion GIS as a strategic enabler for decision making.  Working closely with stakeholders from CSP, Environment, Geology and Projects and the RTA Operations, you will ensure your team delivers high quality outcomes that meet organisational needs. Your leadership will play a key role in shaping how spatial information is used more broadly across the organisation.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of GIS professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee team capacity, prioritisation, and workflow management to ensure timely and effective delivery of spatial outputs.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and align GIS support accordingly.
• Drive the growth of GIS capability within the organisation, increasing adoption and accessibility for general employees.
• Guide the team in maintaining high standards of data integrity, governance, and compliance.
• Promote innovation by supporting your team to explore new approaches, tools, and efficiencies.
• Represent the GIS function in cross disciplinary forums, ensuring the team’s work is visible and valued.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
   

What You’ll Bring
 

Essential

• Demonstrated experience leading and managing a GIS or technical team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate needs into actionable team outcomes.
• Proven ability to build team capability, provide coaching, and support performance development.
• A commitment to high standards of data governance and operational quality.
• A demonstrable collaborative leadership style with strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience managing workflows within an enterprise or multi-project environment.
   

Desirable

• Degree in GIS, Geospatial Science, or related discipline.
• Proven experience in GIS management and spatial data workflows.
• Exposure to enterprise GIS environments, geospatial tools and cloud-based solutions.
• Understanding of spatial data for mining, infrastructure, or environmental projects.
   

About You
 

You are a people focused leader who values teamwork, clear communication, and professional development. You thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy shaping how a team contributes to broader organisational goals under the guidance of senior management. Your ability to build relationships, motivate others, and advocate for GIS ensures your team is an integral and trusted partner across the business.
 

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid, or half paid parental leave
• 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); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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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.

Respect and Inclusion

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.