Environmental Advisor – Amrun - Weipa

Environmental Advisor – Amrun - Weipa

• Share your expertise and knowledge with the wider team
• Live and work in one of the most unspoilt places in the Far North
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion

About the role

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

We are looking for an Environmental Advisor to provide operational support for Rio Tinto Weipa Bauxite mine. 

This exciting role will collaborate with environmental professionals and other relevant Rio Tinto stakeholders in order to drive environmental performance and achieve key operational milestones.

Amrun is located 40km south of the Embley River, between Weipa and Aurukun. At Amrun, you can experience a hybrid lifestyle enjoying the new camp and facilities during shift and relaxing with friends and family in Weipa on your days off. Relocation and a generous accommodation allowance is provided for this role.

Reporting to the Specialist Environment and working in a diverse team, you will be:

• Providing advice on Environmental Compliance issues and requirements to business units including operations, technical services, project engineering, land and rehabilitation.
• Commissioning environmental surveys and studies to support environmental approvals
• Responsible for managing the baseline data acquisition activities
• Maintaining open channels of communication with key internal stakeholders
• Assist in the continuous improvement and maintenance of the site’s ISO14001 certified Environmental Management System.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field (Environmental Science/Engineering)
• Experience undertaking Environmental Audits
• Proven water monitoring experience
• Working understanding of current government regulations, requirements and legislation
• Strong report writing skills and with good working knowledge of databases and spreadsheets
• Ability to influence and communicate with various stakeholders
• Capability to organise and seek information utilising your resources and network

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience managing environmental aspects of an Environmental Impact Assessment and associated management plans

What we offer

• 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)
• Domestic relocation assistance

In addition you will receive:

• Weipa accommodation benefit
• Weipa remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance

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

Rio Tinto Weipa is located 900km north-west of Cairns on the Gulf of Carpentaria and has been operating for over 50 years. Over the years, it has developed into a vibrant and diverse cultural hub of the Western Cape. Weipa offers a coastal community rich in geographical beauty and cultural heritage that provides families with opportunities to participate in leisure activities, sports and community events.

With a strong sense of community, the region has plenty of natural beauty to offer including the opportunities for boating, fishing, camping and exploring. Construction of the Amrun mining operation, located 40 kilometres southwest of Weipa, was completed in late 2018 expanding our bauxite operations to continue production from one of the world’s premier bauxite deposits.

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.