Senior Mining Engineer

Senior Mining Engineer – Marandoo Operation - Pilbara

• Are you seeking a new challenge to progress your career to the next level?
• Apply your technical knowledge to truly make a difference
• Build on your leadership skills to lead a high performing team
• Choose work-life balance with a 8 days on, 6 days off FIFO roster ex Perth

About the role

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

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

Reporting to the Superintendent Mine Technical Services, your demonstrated capability will offer vital leadership to a team of technical professionals in the development of safe and technically sound daily to short term production plans (daily, weekly and 2-week horizon).  

You will have oversight of the scheduling function (load and haul, development, drilling and b) and ensure robust production scheduling and conformance procedures are in place enabling the site to achieve daily, weekly, monthly and annual production targets (volume and quality).

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.

About you

You will be a tertiary qualified Mining Engineer and have demonstrated experience within a large scale, open cut mining environment (preferably iron ore). Demonstrated experience in medium term mine planning as well as technical and practical drill and blast designing, and scheduling will set you up for success. Prior leadership experience, strong computer skills and working knowledge of mining and business software, such as ATS or XPAC will be highly regarded.

Using your coaching, mentoring and leadership skills, you will develop the team to be a high functioning asset and drive continuous improvement in the quality of our planning outputs. As an effective collaborator, you will engage with stakeholders from different business functions to optimise the team’s outputs.

You will be a Perth resident or someone willing to relocate to Perth on a permanent basis and you will have unrestricted and full eligibility for employment within Australia. 

What we offer

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We have technical development programmes that are industry-leading and recognise the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

Be recognised for your contribution, your critical thinking, and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world advance by producing the materials essential to human progress

·         A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

·         A competitive 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 and 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 provided for residential applicants

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.

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 27 January 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)