Global Impoundments Master Planning & Risk Analyst

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.

This is your opportunity to help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies.

Become a valued part of the team that’s shaping the future of aluminium, revolutionising the way the world lives, builds, moves and flies.

Be part of it and shape your world.

About the Role

Our Global Impoundment team has a rare opportunity for a highly analytical, forward‑thinking Risk Analyst to help elevate impoundment risk management across Alcoa’s global operations.

Your expertise will enhance our risk frameworks, strengthen operational excellence, and contribute to safeguarding our people, communities, and environment.

As a key member of our global team, you’ll play a central role in ensuring that Alcoa’s tailings, residue, and water storage facilities meet world‑leading standards.

Collaboration will be at the core of your work as you partner with site engineers, technical experts, and global leaders to support safe, efficient, and sustainable impoundment development, operation, and closure.

Key Purpose & Activities


* Lead global impoundment risk management, including identifying dam safety risks and developing, maintaining, and applying risk analysis tools, processes, and frameworks to prevent impoundment failures.


* Support and participate in Alcoa’s 25‑year Impoundments Master Planning, contributing to strategic studies and governance processes that ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable tailings storage through to closure.


* Execute and uphold governance processes by verifying critical risk controls and validating outcomes from design, construction, audits, and assurance activities across global operations.


* Prepare and communicate clear risk and planning reports to senior leadership, outlining current risk status, recommended mitigation actions, and implications for short‑ and long‑term strategies.


* Contribute to long‑term infrastructure, rehabilitation, and closure planning, ensuring impoundment development remains safe, sustainable, and aligned with future operational needs.

What’s on offer


* Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.


* Employee growth and development opportunities.


* Parental leave support for all caregivers.


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


* Generous leave entitlements including a leisure a day off every 4-week period.


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

What you can bring to the role


* Tertiary qualifications in Civil, Geological, or Mining Engineering, with experience in civil engineering, risk management, or planning roles.


* Demonstrated experience in executing de...