Senior Engineer Process - Thermal Water Treatment

SENIOR PROCESS ENGINEER – THERMAL WATER TREATMENT 

• Join a world class rehabilitation project 
• Complex thermal water treatment focus
• Ranger Mine | NT| Bus in bus out from Darwin or subsided Jabiru residual 

About the role

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

We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer to join our growing closures team at Energy Resources of Australia’s Ranger Mine in the Northern Territory.

This is a great opportunity to be involved in one of the largest rehabilitation projects we have undertaken. Ranger Mine is a significant and complex operation with 6GL of process water inventory and seasonally high rainfall. We are currently processing 9 ML per day and as part of our closures program, you will support the reduction and eventual depletion of all bulk water inventory.

Initially you will support processing and the sustainable operation of our Brine Concentrator. You will bring HPRO studies online and focus on defect elimination. In this role you are our senior technical specialist on site and will work closely with engineering, project and contract teams.

For more detail on the Ranger Mine Closure Plan visit: https://www.energyres.com.au/sustainability/closureplan/

What you will bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Process/Chemical Engineering 
• Extensive industrial thermal water treatment experience with Mechanical Vapour Recompression (MVR)
• Prior experience managing water treatment improvement projects 
• An excellent understanding of water treatment operations and chemistry 
• A passion for innovation and driving improvements and efficiencies with experience in the implementation of technical improvement concepts 
• Excellent report writing skills with the ability to communicate and present technical content across a broad range of stakeholders 

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment 
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) and other substantial allowances
• Vehicle Salary Packaging
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs 
• Excellent retirement plan 
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays) 
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters 
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

Where you will be working

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) is a publicly listed company with Rio Tinto its major shareholder. ERA previously mined and produced uranium oxide from its Ranger mine in the beautiful and rugged Alligator Rivers area of the Northern Territory. The Ranger mine is located on Aboriginal land, and is surrounded by, but separate from Kakadu National Park. 

Under the Ranger Authority, ERA was required to cease mining and processing activities in the Ranger Project Area in January 2021. Final rehabilitation is to be completed by January 2026. The Ranger Mine Closure Project rehabilitates the Ranger Project Area to a standard where by it could be incorporated into the Kakadu National Park. The Ranger Mine Closure Plan can beviewed at: https://www.energyres.com.au/sustainability/closureplan/

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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.