Engineer Structural

Structural Engineer

• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits

• Enjoy a relaxed coastal lifestyle in an ideal residential environment – Weipa

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Engineer-Mechanical the Engineer Structural will be accountable for the management of the structural integrity of site assets.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

This is an opportunity to demonstrate your technical, project management and stakeholder engagement skill set to lead the development of a site structural integrity strategy and advise execution of structural maintenance work packages.

As the Engineer Structural you will be working on a 9 days a fortnight roster and accountable for:

• Creation of a site 5 year structural integrity strategy

• Provide technical guidance for a team of structural maintenance technical officers

• Direct the maintenance program for bridges, wharves and fixed plant structures

• Governance of structural maintenance work package safety, quality and cost performance

• Governance of structural maintenance budget creation and expenditure

• Improving asset structural condition data quality

• Assist in the management of site structural engineering projects

• Technical scope development and oversight for structural modifications and maintenance works

• Business case generation for structural capital projects

What you will bring

• Structural Engineering degree or related discipline

• Sound understanding of relevant structural design standards and legislative compliance requirements

• Sound understanding of bridge, wharf and fixed plant structures

• Ability to scope, plan and lead the execution of works in a maintenance environment

• Demonstrated successful project management experience

• Effective written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills

• Skillset to effectively lead a technical team to execute short and longer term strategy

• A demonstrated commitment to ensuring a safe work environment

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience maintaining structural assets in a marine environment

• RPEQ certification

• Working knowledge of business improvement tools (such as 6 Sigma, process improvement and change management methodologies)

• Ability to perform capital investment analysis and generate quality project business cases

• Experience working in the mining, marine or heavy industrial maintenance environment

• Previous leadership experience

• Experience in Zero Based Budget (ZBB) methodology and cost reporting

What we offer

• Domestic relocation assistance on offer

• Weipa accommodation benefit

• Remote area allowance

• Remote area holiday travel assistance

• Paid parental leave up to 9 months

• Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family

• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, super, vehicle

• Rio Tinto employee share programme

• Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more.

Where you will be working

Our Weipa Operations includes three bauxite mines, processing facilities, ship loaders, an export wharf, two ports, power stations, a rail network and ferry terminals. Located on the Western Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, each year the operation produces more than 35 million tonnes of bauxite.

Our operations are supported by a 1,900-strong workforce—including 26 per cent who are women and 25 per cent Indigenous employees. Activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, ports, cultural heritage management, and processing facility management.

The development of our new mine, Amrun, which was completed in 2018, will extend the life of our Weipa bauxite operations by decades to come and significantly build on our 55-year history on the Western Cape.

Applications close on Monday the 17th March 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

About Rio TintoRio 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 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.