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| Title | Director Climate Change |
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IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa. For more information, please visit www.riotinto.com.
Rio Tinto Alcan is the aluminum product group of Rio Tinto, headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
Building on more than a century of experience and expertise, Rio Tinto Alcan is the global leader in the aluminum industry. With over 24,000 employees in 27 countries, Rio Tinto Alcan is a global supplier of high-quality bauxite, alumina and primary aluminum. Its AP smelting technology is the industry benchmark and its enviable hydroelectric power position delivers significant competitive advantages in today's carbon-constrained world.
Context
Climate Change Government Policies are rapidly evolving in the different regions of the world where we operate (14 countries). The different cap and trade and renewable energy schemes represent a potential NPV loss of more than 1 billion $ depending on the different scenarios. Annual savings related to improved energy efficiency represent significant value added opportunities in the actual cost saving environment. Furthermore, those savings can be translated in avoided costs related to indirect GHG emissions. RTA has 5 Mines, 10 refineries and 23 smelters in 27 countries around the world that provide the major (90%, or 900 M$ in 2008) source of RTA's net earnings. In addition, these large, long life, low cost assets emit 65% of Rio Tinto's total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Of key importance looking forward is to sustain the low cost position of RTA mine, refinery and smelter assets, to grow the existing assets as well as new Greenfield assets, to divest poorly performing assets, and all in the context of a future carbon constrained world. Climate change can present major threats and opportunities for RTA's operations and products, and it will be necessary to protect and grow RTA's business in this context. This summarizes the context in which the incumbent must exert his or her leadership in growing and creating future value for RTA.
Primary Purpose
To develop strategies and programs, to implement the resulting actions across RTA worldwide to support RTA's existing asset base and projects. Furthermore, it is to protect RTA's asset base as well as growing new value creating business opportunities in a carbon constrained world, through the development and implementation of a new RTA Climate Change strategy.
Accountabilities
· Preparation of an RTA global, integrated Climate Change strategy and execution plan by maximizing product lifecycle benefits, through the integration of business development, energy optimization and R&D efforts, and for the implementation across RTA.
· Leadership, direction and coordination of activities across the 23 smelters, 5 mines and 10 refineries of RTA in 27 countries, to:
o Reduce CO2e emissions intensity by 2% per year (10% for 5 years)
o Improve energy efficiency by 1% per year (5% for 5 years)
o Ensure financial quality of GHG emission results
o Maintain a significant portfolio of GHG / Energy reduction in the R&D Group
Problem Solving
· Application of Systems Thinking tools to implement strategic actions and options to take for RTA in the context of the very uncertain future that Climate Change and the Government responses to it might bring.
· Building a effective and efficient organizational network across RTA to drive operational and climate change improvements
Key relationships
· For Climate Change and Energy excellence strategy matters; the key relationships are with the RTA BI, R&D, BD, Financial, HSE and Technology Directors.
· For Climate Change and operational excellence execution matters; as they effect operations the key relationships are with the GM and Operational VP of RTA's 4 BU's.
· In Climate Change matters and for the coordination and alignment of RTA's activities and positions with those of Rio Tinto, and given the importance of RTA in reducing Rio Tinto's carbon footprint, a key relationship is with the Rio Tinto Directors for Energy & Climate Change, as well as the Rio Tinto Environment Directors. In addition, when influencing climate change legislation strong working relations with Rio Tinto and RTA Government relations directors is also of great importance.
· Rio Tinto's HSE and Climate and Energy corporate functions are critical to the day-to-day operations of the group
· The role's direct reports who are the Directors/MD's/Presidents of the 5 Technology Sales Businesses, and the Opex, Asset Management and Climate Change Directors of RTA, and their management teams.
Education:
· Science Degree, Master
Specialized skills:
· Excellent Environment and Climate change knowledge and how it applies specifically to the aluminium industry
· Excellent knowledge of aluminium production technology and products
· Plant experience and strong knowledge of management interactions with functions and operations to drive value added operating performance
Relevant experience
· Technology, Operations & Environment background, with exposure to management of manufacturing business
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