Rio Tinto

Senior Structural Engineer

Rio Tinto$100K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with a structural specialization or equivalent experience.
  • Professional Engineer registration with PEGNL or eligibility.
  • 5-7 years of experience in large-scale industrial, mining, processing, or brownfield environments.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary technical projects and liaising with stakeholders.
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

  • Drive engineering excellence and innovation in structural designs for operational projects.
  • Analyze, review, and approve structural engineering packages and calculations using STAAD.Pro.
  • Conduct comprehensive technical reviews ensuring compliance with industry and regulatory standards.
  • Develop and maintain structural engineering standards and practices for successful project execution.
  • Collaborate with teams to incorporate engineering requirements and risk mitigation into designs.
  • Mentor and train team members to foster a culture of engineering excellence.
  • Respond to critical structural issues and provide swift technical solutions to minimize disruptions.

Benefits

  • Work environment prioritizing safety at all times.
  • Career development opportunities and education assistance.
  • Comprehensive health and medical programs, pension, and savings plans.
  • Relocation support if applicable.
  • Competitive base salary with annual incentive programs.
  • Attractive share ownership plan and exclusive employee discounts.
  • Leave policies accommodating personal and family needs.
Full Job Description
  • Expand your influence as a senior technical leader, driving engineering excellence, structural integrity, innovation and continuous improvement across major assets and critical infrastructure.
  • Gain unique exposure to a broad range of operational and capital projects in an environment where engineers develop well-rounded expertise rather than working within narrow specialties.
  • Build a long-term career in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, a vibrant northern community known for its strong sense of community and unparalleled access to nature and outdoor activities.


About the role

We're Finding Better Ways™ to provide the materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values of care, courage and curiosity guide how we work and how we treat each other.

We are looking for a Senior Structural Engineer to provide technical leadership and support operations and sustaining engineering project delivery across Iron Ore Company of Canada operations.

This role offers the opportunity to influence engineering systems, standards and asset performance while working with a global network of technical specialists. You will work across a fully integrated mine, ore delivery system, concentrator, pellet plant, rail network, and supporting infrastructure while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering and operational teams. The role is based in Labrador City, NL. This is a residential role; fly-in/fly-out is not available. Relocation assistance is provided if applicable.

Reporting to the Superintendent of Engineering Technical Services and working in a challenging and exciting environment, you will help deliver safe, high-quality engineering outcomes across a range of capital and sustaining projects.

What you'll be doing

  • Provide technical expertise ensuring engineering standards, maintainability, and operational requirements are integrated into project designs and executions
  • Design, analyze, review, and stamp structural engineering packages, including technical calculations, drawings, and specifications using tools such as STAAD.Pro.
  • Lead and independently conduct technical reviews of engineering deliverables, ensuring compliance with Rio Tinto standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
  • Develop, maintain, and govern structural engineering standards, work practices, and systems to support consistent and effective project execution.
  • Partner with operations, maintenance, and project teams to integrate engineering requirements, maintainability considerations, and risk mitigation strategies into project designs and site improvements.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, onboarding, and training to engineers and team members while promoting engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Support the Management of Change (MOC) process, incident investigations, root cause analyses, and risk assessment activities including HAZOP, LOPA, and PHA reviews.
  • Respond to critical structural issues and emerging operational risks, providing timely engineering expertise to minimize business interruptions and support safe production.


About you

We're looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every helpful for success item to apply. If you are excited about the opportunity and bring relevant experience, we encourage you to submit an application.

Required for Success
  • A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with a structural specialization, or equivalent combination of qualifications and relevant experience.
  • Professional Engineer registration with PEGNL, or eligibility to obtain registration.
  • Extensive experience delivering engineering or maintenance solutions in a large-scale industrial, mining, processing, or brownfield environment.
  • Experience leading technical scope, consultants and stakeholders across multidisciplinary projects.
  • Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications for engineering and project delivery activities.


Helpful for Success
  • Experience supporting iron ore processing facilities, rail infrastructure and/or port operations.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Working knowledge of STAAD Pro or equivalent structural analysis software.
  • Working knowledge of computer-aided design (CAD) in AutoCAD and familiarity with Bluebeam or similar mark-up software.


What we offer

Be recognized 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
  • Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
  • A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
  • Relocation support is provided, if applicable
  • Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
  • Attractive share ownership plan
  • Leave for all of life's reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
  • Exclusive employee discounts


Where you'll be working

We are a leading North American producer and exporter of premium iron ore pellets and high-grade concentrate with average iron grades greater than 66%. With a team of over 2,700 employees, IOC is committed to providing value and continuity for our customers, employees, communities and shareholders through our unique mine to port approach, taking advantage of our full integration and wholly owned infrastructure to deliver our high-quality concentrate and pellets to our customers across the globe.

IOC's operations include a mine with five operational pits, a concentrator and a pelletizing plant located near Labrador City in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. We also operate a wholly-owned 418 km railway, the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (QNS&L), that links our Labrador operations to Company-owned port facilities in Sept-Iles.

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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