Closure Advisor

Closure Planning Advisor

• Successful mine rehabilitation and closure is a complex, challenging and rewarding field of work
• Be part of our multidisciplinary team responsible for closure planning for our future and existing operations
• Perth CBD Location with flexible working arrangements on offer

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Closure Planning Advisor to support the business with all aspects of closure planning.

This is a great opportunity to provide advice to the business to assess, manage and minimise risks as they relate to closure.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Superintendent Closure Planning and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will:

• Support the development of site closure plans to meet Rio Tinto and regulatory requirements.
• Understand environmental and regulatory requirements with respect to closure.
• Support the development of closure options through participation of mining and closure studies.
• Use and develop your technical knowledge to inform risk management, stakeholder engagement and ensure closure aspects are considered in our mine planning, design and operation.
• Identify opportunities for progressive rehabilitation.
• Develop working relationships with internal stakeholders

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team;
• Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering or related field;
• Experience in mining, environmental management and/or rehabilitation planning;
• GIS skills;
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Demonstrated experience in preparation of closure plans for mining operations;
• Basic Vulcan skills.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority;
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto;
• 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);
• Possible domestic relocation assistance.

Applications close on 8th February 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia.

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. 

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 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.