Specialist Geoscientist
Rio Tinto
Our friendly teams look after each other because your safety and wellbeing are always our priority
Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a broad range of benefits designed to support you and your family
FIFO 8 days on, 6 days off roster (Wednesday to Wednesday) based at Greater Nammuldi (GNAM), flying from Perth, Geraldton, Busselton or Albany
About the role
We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.
We are looking for a Specialist Geoscientist to join our Mine Technical Services team at GNAM. This is a great opportunity for an experienced and motivated geoscientist to apply strong technical expertise while coaching and supporting peers in a safety-focused environment, on an 8 days on, 6 days off FIFO roster.
Reporting to the Superintendent Geoscience and working within a collaborative and high-performing technical team, you will:
Demonstrate leadership in safety by ensuring compliance with standards and procedures
Prepare mine reconciliation and end-of-month reporting for technical teams
Identify opportunities for out-of-design ore in collaboration with production and technical teams
Validate grade control sampling and conduct geological mapping, including QA/QC processes
Develop and manage inferred drilling programs
On-site management of E13 Standard
Contribute to forecasting, planning and geology model reviews
About you
A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
Degree in Geoscience
Experience in mine geology (typically 4–5+ years in a geology-related field)
Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills
Excellent communication and technical report writing capability
High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
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
Where you’ll be working
Located 100 kilometres north-west of Tom Price, Greater Nammuldi comprises of Brockman 2, Nammuldi, and Silvergrass mines. Renowned for its strong safety culture and diverse fly-in fly-out workforce, the site welcomes employees from Perth, Albany, Geraldton, and Busselton via Rio Tinto’s Boolgeeda Airport.
With two villages – one currently undergoing expansion – Greater Nammuldi offers exceptional facilities to support its team. The site contributes to both SP10 and Pilbara Blend products and has a rich history with Brockman 2 mine dating back to 1993. Nammuldi mine is also one of the world’s first autonomous mines.
Together with Brockman 4, Greater Nammuldi boasts one of the largest fleets of autonomous haul trucks in the world.
Applications close 28th May 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).
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About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.
Respect and InclusionAt 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.
