Specialist Closure

Specialist Closure

• Be part of a diverse team responsible for strategic closure planning for our future and existing operations
• Working alongside a team that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Successful mine rehabilitation and closure is a complex, challenging and rewarding field of work
• Perth CBD Location – Monday to Friday

About the role

We are looking for a Closure Specialist to support the business in rehabilitation and closure planning.

This role is a great opportunity to provide advice to the business to assess, manage and minimise risks as they relate to Rehabilitation & Closure. Reporting to the Superintendent Closure Planning you will be responsible for:

• Delivery of closure planning requirements for whole life-cycle of Assets and closure studies
• Managing closure-related risks and developing action plans
• Ensuring closure is considered across all aspects of the mine life-cycle
• Management and preparation of closure cost estimates
• Developing strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Experience in the mining sector
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline
• An understanding of Spatial Data – GIS
• Strong communication skills and an ability to collaborate with a diverse range of people
• Experience in mining / rehabilitation / closure planning

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Direct experience working with legislation, regulations and guidelines related to mine closure
• Self-motivation to work autonomously with minimal supervision
• Experience utilising GIS applications and other spatial systems

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
• 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

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 will be working

This role is based in Perth, Western Australia, out of our Central Park office, working Monday – Friday, with ad hoc travel to sites in the Pilbara. We support and encourage flexible working arrangements.

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 6^th December 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).