About the roleWe are looking for a
Principal Mining Engineer - Underground to provide technical expertise to the Rio Tinto Copper assets and studies including the Resolution Project, Kennecott Underground and Oyu Tolgoi Mine. This is a pivotal role in helping Rio Tinto's realise its vision to become the World's Best Operator. The role will see you representing the Central Technical function to operational, study and project teams.
We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry's best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.
Reporting to the Chief Underground Mining Engineer and working within a dynamic and innovative environment, this role will:
- Provide technical leadership and direction to underground mining studies, ensuring lessons learned and best practices are incorporated appropriate to the individual orebody conditions for optimal business performance.
- Provide technical support to our underground mines, particularly the Resolution project.
- Undertake performance monitoring and evaluation of underground projects and operations, recommend improvement measures and implementation as required.
- Support major hazard management activities associated with studies, projects and operations.
- Develop, document, and continually improve our operations, including lessons learned, best practice standards guidelines, processes and procedures.
- Develop underground mining (stoping and cave mining) expertise and capability across the group, including effective collaboration between assets in maximizing the collective capability in caving and underground mining.
- Improve technical systems and processes within the business, including data quality and utilisation
- Provide strategic advice to senior leaders as well as internal and external stakeholder groups as appropriate.
What you will bring- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Recognised bachelors degree in mining engineering
- Extensive underground technical experience in underground mining studies, projects and operations
- Operational experience in cave mining, including mine design, scheduling, draw control and hazard management
- Deswik and PCBC software experience
- Excellent stakeholder engagement capability
- Demonstrated commercial insight, strategic thinking and business acumen.
- Knowledge of risk assessment and management practices
- Sound leadership, coaching and mentoring capability
What we OfferWe 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 workingThe Rio Tinto Copper group is a global organisation with operations and projects in the U.S. (Kennecott Utah Copper, "RTKC", and Resolution Copper Project), Mongolia (Oyu Tolgoi), Simandou (Guinea) and Western Australia (Winu Cu-Au project). The portfolio also includes interests in a non-managed joint venture in Chile, in addition to exploration & evaluation interests and other minor investments.
The role is based in Phoenix to primarily support Resolution and our North American assets. We offer a flexible working arrangement with a balance of office-based and work from home. There is an ongoing requirement for additional hours outside the standard working day to support colleagues in alternative time zones. You will be required to travel internationally on a periodic basis (conditions permitting).
