Technician Environment

Technician Environment

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities

About the role

We are looking for a Technician Environment to provide operational support for Rio Tinto Gove Operations. We are looking for a capable Technical Officer who will be responsible for collection and processing environmental monitoring data and equipment maintenance. This is an excellent role for someone with exceptional attention to detail, who enjoys working with different teams and is very organised. This role requires you to be able to safely work across site and ensure that monitoring is safely completed as per schedule.

This role is a great opportunity to collaborate with environmental professionals and other relevant Rio Tinto stakeholders to drive environmental performance. Reporting to the Environment Superintendent, you will be: 

• Implement, maintain, and complete environmental monitoring and measurement to demonstrate compliance, including surface water, ground water, potable water, air emissions, noise) as identified in our monitoring programs in mining and remote settings
• Manage the environmental monitoring facilities and equipment to ensure ready and
• correct supply of data to the required standards
• Contribute to continual improvement of the implementation of monitoring systems
• Database management, review, and analysis through Envirosys
• Assist in the assessment of compliance with environmental licence conditions through inspection of work areas to monitor effectiveness of controls and provide advice on incident response and ensure incidents are closed out as directed
• Assist with the management of hazardous substances
• Report on the performance of individual water monitoring sites and identify/resolve issues

What you will bring

• Undergraduate degree or Diploma of Water Industry Operations, Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience in an appropriate field
• Proven water monitoring experience in remote areas
• Strong data analysis skills
• Competent knowledge of remote work and 4x4 skills
• Working understanding of current government regulations, requirements and legislation
• Strong report writing skills and with good working knowledge of databases and spreadsheets
• Ability to influence and communicate with various stakeholders
• Capability to organise and seek information utilising your resources and network

What we offer

• Domestic relocation assistance on offer
• Remote area allowance
• Paid parental leave up to 9 months (no distinction between primary & secondary carer)
• Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, super, vehicle
• Rio Tinto employee share programme
• Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more

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

 Rio Tinto Aluminium – Gove Operations

Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, each year the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite.

With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following our decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017. 

We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease in 2030 and we are undertaking significant work to support closure of the operation. We also recognise our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.

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.

Closing date: 26^th July 2023