Rio Tinto

Environmental Advisor

Rio Tinto$70K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience supporting environmental compliance in mining, industrial, or regulated environments
  • Practical experience with waste management, air quality, and regulatory engagement
  • Ability to analyze environmental data and manage multiple priorities
  • Strong communication skills for collaboration across teams

Responsibilities

  • Ensure safety in all activities and decisions
  • Coordinate environmental compliance with U.S. regulations
  • Lead compliance activities like inspections and data reporting
  • Build partnerships with operational teams for environmental adherence
  • Manage environmental data and reporting schedules
  • Support environmental projects and continuous improvement initiatives

Benefits

  • Safety-focused and inclusive working environment
  • Access to comprehensive family-friendly health programs
  • Excellent retirement plan with generous company contributions
  • Employee share program available
  • Comprehensive leave policies including PTO and caregiver leave
  • Discount programs and wellbeing incentives through Virgin Pulse
  • Ongoing Employee Assistance Program for various personal needs
  • Support for your learning potential and career goals
Full Job Description
  • A role where your environmental expertise makes a visible impact on safe and responsible mining
  • Strong work life rhythm, benefits, and well-being support that allow you to thrive professionally and personally
  • The opportunity to contribute to a major new copper project with long-term stability and global backing

About the Role

This role is for an environmental professional who values both technical rigor and practical application. As an Environmental Advisor at Resolution Copper, you will support day-to-day environmental compliance across a complex and highly regulated mining operation. Working closely with operational leaders and environmental specialists, you will help ensure regulatory obligations are met while building strong, respectful relationships across site.

In this role, you will be guided and supported by the Principal Advisor Environment and work closely with environmental specialists, operational leaders, and site teams. You will be part of a collaborative environmental function where standards are clear, expertise is shared, and support is available as you carry out the responsibilities below.
  • Put the safety of yourself, your colleagues, and the environment first in all activities and decisions
  • Coordinate environmental compliance across air, water, and waste programs within a complex U.S. regulatory framework
  • Lead compliance activities including inspections, data collection, reporting, and documentation for key permits and programs (e.g., SPCC, RCRA, TRI, CAA, reclamation)
  • Build strong partnerships with operational teams to support understanding and consistent application of environmental requirements
  • Manage environmental data, reporting, and compliance schedules to ensure permit conditions and regulatory deadlines are met
  • Support environmental projects, contractor activities, incident investigations, and continuous improvement of the Environmental Management System


About You
  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
  • Bachelor's degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience supporting environmental compliance, ideally within mining, industrial, or regulated environments
  • Practical experience with waste management, air quality and supporting audits, inspections, and regulatory engagement
  • Ability to analyze environmental data, manage multiple priorities, and maintain organized, accurate records
  • Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and work both in field and office environments


Asset

  • Experience with GIS systems to support environmental data analysis and spatial reporting is considered an asset

Even if your profile does not fully meet all qualifications, we encourage you to apply, transferable skills and the right attitude are highly valued.

What we offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress, we provide:
  • A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
  • Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
  • Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
  • Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program
  • Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
  • Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
  • A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
  • Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
  • Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
  • Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

Where you will be working

You will be joining Resolution Copper at a pivotal moment in the project's history. With the Resolution Copper Land Exchange now complete, the project is advancing its next phase of technical work, community engagement, and state permitting activities.

Resolution Copper has the potential to supply nearly 25% of total U.S. copper demand and generate several thousand direct and indirect jobs in the Pioneer Mining District of Arizona, delivering an economic value of several billion dollars over the life of the mine. The project will rely on block caving, a proven underground mining method that uses gravity to extract ore from a deposit located more than 2,000 meters below the surface. This technique is the most viable way to safely and efficiently recover the resource.

As development continues, Resolution Copper will expand its underground operations, conduct extensive drilling and orebody characterization, and maintain both the permitting process and ongoing public engagement with Native American tribes, local communities, and stakeholders.

The Resolution Copper project is vital to securing America's energy future, infrastructure needs, and national defense by providing a domestic supply of copper and other critical minerals. Once operational, it has the potential to become one of the largest copper mines in the United States, contribute approximately $1 billion annually to Arizona's economy, and create thousands of local jobs in a region with more than a century-long mining heritage.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational mining and metals corporation. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, England. Rio Tinto operates in over 35 countries and is one of the largest mining companies in the world. The company produces a wide range of commodities, including aluminum, copper, diamonds, gold, iron ore, and uranium. Rio Tinto is committed to sustainable mining practices and has been recognized for its efforts in this area. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange.
Learn more about Rio Tinto
Size
49,000 employees
Market Cap
$116.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$9.7 billion
5 Year Trend
+13.5%
Revenue
$44.6 billion
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