Senior Resource Geologist

Senior Resource Geologist

• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Brisbane Based role with adhoc travel

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Senior Geologist to support the Principal Geologists to manage the ore body knowledge efforts for the studies and strategic mine planning team for Oyu Tolgoi, based in Brisbane.

This role is a great opportunity to influence all aspects of ore body knowledge drilling, manage drilling data collection, and build geological, geotechnical models and is critical to ongoing future expansions in terms of geological and resource knowledge.

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.

The role will be instrumental in ensuring quality geological data and building geological models for downstream users that will be used for life of mine studies. The role will work closely across disciplines on design requirements, with the Principal Geologist, studies and site team in designing ore body knowledge drilling programmes, review mapping and logging data and to merge production and study models.

Reporting to the Principal Geologist and working in a challenging and exciting environment, within the Life of Mine Geology team, you will be:

• Work in a safe manner and promote safety culture through company programs.
• Generate geological models for long term planning using 3D geological modelling software (Vulcan, Leapfrog, etc.).
• Develop drilling plans for orebody knowledge work with the principal geologist and the site geology team to define drilling priorities and develop drilling schedules.
• Provide quality checks on core logging data and validate drilling data for modelling purposes.
• Communicate and manage geological models, including updates with new information.
• Interact with stakeholders; geologists, mine engineers and planners, geotechnical engineers, hydrologists etc., regarding geologic models and interpretation.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A Degree in Geology (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• At least 5 years in underground mining environments or complex poly-metallic value chains, preferably as a Senior Geologist.
• Experience in the design, execution, and management of diamond drilling programs.
• Experience developing 3D geologic models.
• Strong capability in 3D modelling software (Leapfrog, Vulcan, or equivalent) and proficiency with diamond drilling databases.
• Ability to work in cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure models are communicated and integrated across the business.
• Strong communication skills, including preparation of technical reports and presentations to peers from other mine disciplines and senior management.
• Ability to solve and communicate technical problems with practical solutions.
• It will also be beneficial if you have: experience in narrow-vein mining.

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

• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

Rio 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 and meet opportunities.

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 Tuesday the 30^th of May 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)