Project Geoscientist

Project Geoscientist

• Join a winning team with an enviable track record of making discoveries
• Inclusive and collegiate work environment where knowledge and experience is freely shared
• Based in our Brisbane or Perth offices

About the role

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

Our Rio Tinto Exploration business is seeking a Geophysicist with exposure to the mineral exploration industry to join a dedicated geophysical team to provide specialist technical support to our generative and operational teams.

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 Principal Geoscientist, you will provide multi-commodity geophysical support to various project teams within the Australasian region. The role will require/develop specific skills and accountabilities that include:

• Design and execute geophysical surveys
• Strategic data processing and interpretation of geophysical data
• Assists in target generation with a focus on geophysical expertise to deliver discovery and advancement of projects.
• Supervises and take accountability of specific components of geophysical activities.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of geophysical methodologies, and technologies to support mineral exploration efforts.
• Onsite support and supervision of geophysical service providers. Monitors the contract deliverables in accordance with company standards.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety and wellbeing of yourself, your colleagues and service providers
• An inclusive, collaborative ethos.
• Degree qualified mineral geophysicist with at least two years relevant industry experience
• Be able to demonstrate strong technical and analytical strengths.
• A diligent approach to data management
• A commitment to best practice and continual self development
• A passion for innovation and discovery
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and spoken)
• Enthusiasm for targeted travel to support remote geophysical operations.

What we offer

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

• An inclusive 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)
• Relocation assistance where necessary

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

At Rio Tinto Exploration, we are investing in growth for the future – starting with the exploration for new sources of essential materials. Our talented team of explorers are constantly searching the world, seeking to create value for the business by discovering and acquiring economically, socially and environmentally sustainable resources. We have 63 programmes in eight commodities across 16 countries.

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 Friday, 23^rd September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.