Superintendent Geologist

Superintendent Geologist – Perth

• Exciting opportunity to lead and influence a multi-disciplinary geoscience team
• Drive change, innovation and promote technical projects to the wider Geoscience community
• Perth-based role, Monday to Friday with regular site travel to the Pilbara

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

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs

We are looking for a motivated Superintendent Geologist to lead a team of experienced geoscientists responsible for key technical processes that shape our Geoscience value chain – from generative technical projects, to tenure management and supporting the Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry teams. The key outputs from the team are required to shape and support Rio Tinto Iron Ore studies, mine plans and strategy. This role is a great opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary geoscience team evaluating Tier One iron ore deposits in one of the world’s great mineral provinces.

Whilst developing and maintaining technical standards, you can expect to be leading activities around tenure management, large scale generative work, influencing our Geoscience strategy, and technical assurance reviews. Reporting to the Manager Geoscience, you will also be responsible for:

• Developing your team’s capability through ongoing coaching and mentoring, structured training and support.
• Leading and facilitating Geoscience wide technical projects to align and implement our Geoscience strategy including generative and tenure related projects
• Devising and driving continuous improvement of our geoscience technical standards and technical tenure reporting processes working collaboratively to benchmark and adopt best practices
• Fostering a positive team culture – collaborating across departments and broader technical community.
• Owning and driving strategic tenure and geoscience initiatives to support delivery of Resource Development plans whilst assisting with our annual budget planning processes
• Coordinating and participating in technical audits to facilitate continuous improvement with a focus on internal and external reporting
• Support the embedding of new technologies across our Geoscience site teams critical to the ongoing development of our value chain

We’ll support and empower you to challenge yourself, learn from others, share your own ideas freely and achieve excellence in technical and leadership outcomes.

You’ll get to manage your own team of specialists, and work with key stakeholders across our Operational and Technical Support Division. We’ll be asking you to champion technical excellence and collaborate strongly to ensure strategic alignment for Geoscience. Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, so you’ll also be actively involved in our Leadership in the Field program along with divisional safety initiatives and best practice risk management.

What you’ll bring

• A passion for developing capability and building an inclusive team which values diversity of thought and experience
• Degree in geoscience or a related discipline paired with a strong foundation in all aspects of geoscience (i.e. use of geophysics, geochemistry, geological modelling)
• A good understanding of current geoscience best practices in data acquisition, interpretation, and geological modelling
• Iron Ore experience and a good knowledge of the geology of the Pilbara
• Excellent engagement skills and able to build relationships and collaborative environments with multiple stakeholders across a variety of locations
• A proven track record of success with guiding and leading a technical team whilst working a complex setting
• Knowledge of exploration and evaluation techniques – in both greenfield and brownfield settings

What we offer 

• 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 bonus 
• Be recognised for your contribution, you’re thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress
• 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, read more about the huge range of benefits

Where you’ll be working

You and your team will be Perth-based with opportunity to work flexibly from home combined with time in our Central Park offices. Our wider Geoscience team is spread across a combination of Perth and Pilbara Resource Development sites. This role is open to both full time and part time applicants. There will be some Pilbara site visits required on a very flexible basis and open for discussion how best to accommodate.

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.

Applications close on Tuesday, 2nd January 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).