Senior Surveyor

Senior Surveyor

• Dynamic leadership role
• Excellent opportunity to progress in your career development
• Fly in, fly out (8 days on, 6 days off) from Perth

Where we’re all welcome

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.

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Mine Technical Services team is seeking a Senior Surveyor who is motivated by safety and can demonstrate the ability to lead a small site-based team including contracting partners. 

This is a true career development opportunity for a mining industry experienced surveyor who can demonstrate proven capability across safety, leadership, technical aptitude, budgeting, capital expenditure approvals, planning and operational skills.

Reporting to the Superintendent Mine Technical Services, key responsibilities will be to:

• Ensure all Rio Tinto Health and Safety standards, policies and procedures are adhered to
• Drive a positive safety culture through proactive, visible and authentic safety leadership
• Lead, organise, develop and motivate a small team of mine surveyors
• Liaise with and support the planner and scheduler to achieve programs of work
• Liaise and interact with the geology teams to ensure the drill programs are maintained
• Complete timely system reporting on environmental and data compliance

This permanent position will be offered on a fly in, fly out basis from Perth (8 days on site, 6 days off) supporting Rio’s Marandoo and Greater Tom Price mining operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

About you

To be considered suitable for this position you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Surveying or equivalent
• Grade 2 Mine Surveyors Authorisation Certificate
• Demonstrated site based open pit mining experience
• Strong commitment to safety and quality
• A strong understanding of spatial data from both an operational and technical perspective
• Good organisational and time management skills 

The successful applicant will have proven ability to plan and clearly communicate with individuals across all levels and disciplines in scope of work delivery and prior technical team leadership experience will be well regarded.

Who we are 

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. 

Where you’ll be working 

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore. 

What we offer 

• Be 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
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
• 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, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

Applications close on 2 Oct 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).