Community Relations Superintendent

Community Relations Superintendent

Greenbushes Lithium Operation

Residential Full Time Position

Lithium plays a critical role in the transition to clean energy, and Talison Lithium is the world’s leading lithium minerals producer with the largest high-grade ore body in the world - join us and be a part of the transition.

Talison Lithium aims to maximise local employment where possible by recruiting people who live in and around our local communities of Greenbushes, Bridgetown, Donnybrook, Nannup, Boyup Brook and Manjimup.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Social Performance and Sustainability Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering excellence in community relations services for the Greenbushes site operations. This role will shape and lead community engagement activities and initiatives, ensuring they align with Talison Lithium’s strategic objectives. The Community Relations Superintendent is a key position at Talison Lithium that will influence policy, guide best practice, and drive service delivery across the Site.

Responsibilities include:

The Community Relations Superintendent will be responsible for leading and managing community and stakeholder engagement activities at the Greenbushes site, ensuring alignment with Talison Lithium’s strategic objectives. Key responsibilities include:

• provide visible leadership and supervision to the Community team, ensuring staff are trained and performance assessed;
• advise and support the business on community issues, heritage matters, and stakeholder relations;
• prepare the annual business plan, including objectives, targets, operating, and capital budgets;
• review operating and capital costs, reporting monthly on variances to plan;
• develop and maintain strong internal and external relationships to build consensus with the community, industry, government, and other stakeholders;
• define formal and informal stakeholder communication channels and ensure staff are adequately prepared;
• coordinate the activities of consultants and contractors to achieve project approval timelines;
• manage community and stakeholder events, including presentations, meetings, information sessions, open days, public displays, and briefings;
• enhance organisational reputation and promote strategic objectives;
• handle and resolve complaints in line with community and company standards;
• liaise with project and mining teams to understand resultant community impacts;
• develop strategies to address barriers to effective engagement and ensure stakeholder satisfaction; and
• advise, communicate, consult, and engage with key stakeholders including community members, schools, government agencies, and service providers.

About the Candidate:

• Tertiary degree in Social Performance, Stakeholder Engagement, or a related discipline;
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in community or stakeholder engagement;
• practical understanding of negotiation and conflict resolution;
• ability to prioritise, schedule, and manage work effectively;
• highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; and
• high level of computer literacy.

Some of the many benefits of working with Talison include:

• flexible working environment;
• income protection insurance;
• life Insurance for employees under the company superannuation plan;
• attractive parental leave policy;
• salary sacrifice options for remote area housing, motor vehicles and superannuation; and
• participation in site performance-based incentive scheme.

About Talison Lithium:

Talison Lithium supports many of the community projects, groups and sporting events our employees are involved in. Our future is within, and as part of, the community.

The Greenbushes Lithium Operation is located in a unique residential setting, near the town of Greenbushes atop the picturesque Darling Scarp. Being active in the broader community is integral to our core business values of safety, transparency and inclusiveness. We regularly carry out site tours for local school and community groups and promote education through Mine Open Days and community events.

Supporting a diverse workforce:

Talison Lithium strongly encourages applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of work experience. Talison Lithium takes pride in its unique location and the excellent work/life balance offering that our employees enjoy. Talison Lithium recognises that we are strengthened by diversity and is committed to providing a work environment where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We are an inclusive employer, and we welcome applications from all genders, cultures and identities.

How to Apply:

Please apply for this vacancy by including your Resume and Cover Letter with your application, on our Talison Careers portal.

This portal is accessible via all Talison Advertisements on Seek / LinkedIn, and directly at jobs.talisonlithium.com

We look forward to receiving your application for this vacancy.

It is preferred that you live or are willing to relocate to within 60 minutes of the Greenbushes Lithium Operation