Advisor Environment - Geospatial & Reporting

Environmental Advisor – Geospatial & Reporting

• Full time Permanent | Perth based
• Diverse remit spanning across approvals, operations and closure
• Build your career with a global organisation who values development

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are seeking an Environment Advisor – Geospatial and Reporting to join the Iron Ore Environment Operations Team. The position is full time, Perth-based, reporting into the Environmental Technical, Reporting and Systems team.

Key responsibilities of the roles include:

• Accurately digitise pilbara-wide footprints from aerial imagery and attribute as per data standards, including clearing mechanism, approval type, dates and other relevant information, to inform environmental compliance reporting
• Maintain environmental approval, footprint and biological spatial databases and data standards;
• Collaborate with GIS and environment teams to identify and implement best practice techniques for managing spatial data;
• Provide training and coaching to environmental teams on the use of GIS tools;
• Support GIS and environment teams to produce high quality maps and spatial data packages for internal and external environmental reporting

What you’ll bring

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in geospatial and/or environmental science or related discipline is preferred;
• Strong understanding of the application of Western Australian environmental approvals, including native vegetation clearing mechanisms;
• Demonstrated proficiency with ArcGIS or similar GIS tools;

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills;
• Ability to work autonomously and independently under pressure, with reliability, accuracy and timeliness to produce high quality products.

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

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers. 

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. 

Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life. 

Where you’ll be working

Perth based but with a working focus on supporting operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets supported by functional teams in the Perth hub: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Applications close on 28 January 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)