Specialist Electrical Engineer

Specialist Electrical Engineer

 We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

• Join an organisation where the culture is inclusive, exciting and performance driven
• Build a rich and rewarding career with a global mining organisation
• Be an integral part of a small team with a rapidly expanding portfolio of work – based at our Central Park office

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 who we are.  

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

We are currently looking for a Specialist Electrical Engineer to join our Dampier Salt Limited (DSL) Engineering and Reliability team. As an integral member of the team, you will be responsible for providing technical expertise and governance to site, project, and central teams to ensure safe sustained operation and maintenance of electrical assets.

This role is a great opportunity to improve the productivity and availability of assets throughout Dampier Salt Operations and ensure the safety of personnel is preserved and production risks minimised. You will support and develop a diverse range of systems, with significant opportunities for furthering your knowledge in a supportive environment.  You will apply your specialised problem-solving skills and engineering expertise to ensure the safe and cost-effective performance of DSL assets.

As part of the wider Rio Tinto Iron Ore operations, Dampier Salt has three operations located at Dampier, Port Hedland and Lake MacLeod and is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Through a sustainable process of solar evaporation of sea water, we reliably deliver high quality salt essential for making thousands of products used in everyday life. At our Lake MacLeod operations, we also mine and export gypsum to customers in Australia and Southeast Asia. DSL is the world’s largest exporter of seaborne salt, with capacity to produce approximately 10.3 million tonnes every year.

Reporting to the Superintendent of Engineering and Reliability, you will:

• Provide direct support to operations by performing troubleshooting to efficiently resolve faults and identify root causes on electrical assets.
• Support the company Electrical Standards (C2) committee.
• Review, maintain and create Company electrical specifications and procedures.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and drive changes through management of change process.
• Assist site to implement electrical maintenance projects.
• Identify and implement minor capital projects to upgrade and sustain the function of electrical systems, assets and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop scope of work documents for consultant engagement.
• Define electrical technical requirements for new assets.
• Review new asset operational readiness tactics, maintenance plans and inventory requirements for electrical components/assets.
• Provide technical expertise to the Project Delivery team throughout major project cycles.
• Provide mentoring and leadership to more junior engineers.

What you’ll bring:To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• A tertiary qualification in an Electrical Engineering discipline
• Minimum 6 years’ experience working in the field of Electrical Engineering
• C Class driver’s licence.
• Extensive experience with processing plants, material handling, shiploaders and stackers.
• Experience with High Voltage networks and associated equipment.
• Experience with electrical drawings and drawing management.
• Excellent communication skills and effective stakeholder management.
• A proactive approach with a commitment in driving a safe and inclusive team culture.

Experience in the following is highly regarded:

• Functional knowledge of SAP.
• AS61508 and the management and maintenance of functional safety systems.
• Selection and configuration of instrumentation.
• Knowledge of work management processes.

Where you will be working

This position will be based in Perth at our Central Park office, working Monday to Friday. This role will include some adhoc site travel to our three Dampier Salt Operations, but with the flexibility to work around your own personal & family priorities.

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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)
• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).
• 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.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

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 will be working

This position will be based in Perth at our Central Park office, working Monday to Friday. This role will include some adhoc site travel to our three Dampier Salt Operations, but with the flexibility to work around your own personal & family priorities.

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia.

Applications close on 6th August 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).