Design Engineer

Mine Design Engineer – West Angeles

• Apply your technical knowledge to truly make a difference
• Access to industry-leading technical development programmes
• Choose work-life balance with an 8 days on, 6 days off FIFO roster ex Perth or Busselton

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Mine Technical Services is seeking an industry experienced, mining degree qualified Mine Design Engineer to join their West Angeles operations team in the Pilbara.

The role is responsible for producing and managing the site’s mine design. Working in a challenging and exciting environment within Mine Technical Services you will help deliver mine plans that align with long term strategy and clearly deliver value, address bottlenecks and convert opportunities across the value chain. You will have a strong focus on continuous improvement, be passionate about making sustainable improvements and be accountable for on site design changes and approvals.

Reporting to the Senior Mining Engineer, you will: 

• Be the key stakeholder to aid the Mine Specialist Engineer to deliver the quarterly plan
• Manage and deliver site project work, which enables mine plan conformance
• Be responsible for the quarterly plan reconciliation process 
• Prepare quarterly plan inputs, parameters and context sessions 
• Complete pit development planning – driving the key milestones upon which production targets depend 
• Generate monthly conformance reporting as a feedback loop for planning and implementation improvement 
• Provide mine design support 
• Offer support and coverage for other roles in the site planning team 

 This permanent position will be offered on a fly in, fly out work schedule of 8 days on site and 6 days off, out of Perth and will suit a Perth resident or someone willing to relocate to Perth on a permanent basis. 

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you must demonstrate the following skills:

• Relevant mine planning experience (short term and medium term); with a strong focus on key milestones, operational constraints and production risk mitigation
• Promoting health and safety initiatives and contributing to a positive safety culture
• Excellent communication and proven experience in working well with teams 
• Open pit mining experience 
• Mining Degree qualification with relevant mine planning experience; with a strong focus on key milestones, operational constrains and production risk mitigation 
• Strong software skills (experience in Alastri products and Maptek Vulcan desirable) 

You will be a Perth resident, or someone prepared to relocate to Perth on a permanent basis. Full and unrestricted eligibility for employment within Australia is an essential requirement.

Where you will be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: 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.

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).

Applications close 29th May 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive. We have been mining for almost 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

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.