Contractor Management Execution Lead

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help fulfill our purpose and realise our vision to build a legacy of excellence for future generations. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with the flexibility and equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things and individuals to make them better.

About the Role

As the Contractor Management Execution Lead, based at Huntly, you will lead the day-to-day execution, control and performance of contractor operations across WA Mining. This is a permanent role working on a Monday to Friday roster based at our Huntly Operations

You will play a critical frontline leadership role, ensuring contractors operate safely, meet performance expectations and deliver against operational plans. Acting as the bridge between governance and field execution, you will ensure contractor performance is visible, actively managed and continuously improved.

In this role, you will:

• Provide direct oversight of contractor activities in field across pre-mining activities, production, rehabilitation, maintenance and projects

• Monitor contractor performance against KPIs and drive corrective actions

• Ensure strong safety leadership and compliance with systems and critical controls

• Coordinate contractor work with operational plans and site priorities

• Track productivity, cost and unit rate performance to support efficiency improvements

• Verify scope alignment and manage risks such as scope creep and underperformance

What’s on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.

• Employee growth and development opportunities.

• 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregivers.

• Paid employee volunteering hours within our community.

• One additional paid Alcoa Flexi Day.

• Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.

• Salary packaging for a novated car lease, employee share plan and superannuation options.

What you can bring to the role

• Proven ability to lead contractor or operational performance in mining, civil or heavy industry environments

• Strong safety leadership and commitment to critical risk management

• Ability to manage contractor performance, productivity and cost outcomes

• Solid stakeholder engagement skills across operations, HSE, procurement and contractors

• Commercial awareness with the ability to understand scope, contracts and delivery performance

• A tertiary qualification in mining, civil, maintenance or a related discipline is desirable but not essential

• Schedule 26 - Statutory Supervisor accreditation required.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a leadership position or have worked in a similar operation or industry to Alcoa.

Additional information

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.

• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

Be part of shaping our organisation and join us in building a legacy of excellence for future generations.

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About the Location

Huntly is one of our two bauxite mines in Western Australia. Established in 1976 and located east of North Dandalup in WA, it is the world’s second largest bauxite mine, supplying ore to Alcoa’s Pinjarra alumina refinery. Bauxite ore from Alcoa’s Huntly and Willowdale mines helps to produce almost half of Australia’s alumina and approximately 19 per cent of Australia’s aluminium. Our workplace is an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed. 

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.    

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!  

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.