Senior Engineer Underground Mining

• Play a defining role for an expanding underground operation beneath one of the largest open pit mines in the world
• Grow yourself and your team within a global resources company that prioritizes mutually amazing relationships
• Live in beautiful Salt Lake City with access to excellent services and recreation opportunities

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

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Mining Engineer with proven mine design, scheduling, and presentation capabilities to drive strategic studies supporting the future of the Kennecott underground mine. In this pivotal role, you will help advance Rio Tinto's ambition to become the world's best operator while directly shaping the mine's next stage of development. Reporting to the Principal Mining Engineer - Studies, you will:

• Produce mine designs and schedules which are optimized for value across a variety of ore bodies, mining methods and timelines.
• Prepare business cases, assess trade-offs and present recommendations in support of project studies.
• Engage with multidisciplinary stakeholders through the planning process across the whole value chain.
• Contribute to assurance reviews with industry experts to ensure projects are well communicated with the goal of advancing projects through to execution.
• Identify improvement opportunities and drive through implementation.
• Actively participate and demonstrate leadership in a strong safety-culture.

What you'll bring

• Tertiary degree qualification in mining engineering or relevant discipline
• At least 7 years underground mining experience with 5 years in underground planning
• A commitment to your safety and that of your team and the greater Kennecott operation

• Visionary, adaptive and people-centric leadership that is based on Care, Courage, and Curiosity

• Technical and operational understanding of underground mine operating practices and the impact of the mining operations on value chain outcomes
• In-depth understanding of engineering and a track record of generating practical and innovative solutions to multi-faceted technical challenges
• Proven ability to operate diligently, independently and in small multi-discipline teams
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate and influence with integrity
• Ability to build collaborative relationships within teams
• Strong background in Deswik CAD and Sched

What we Offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your way of 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 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

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

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

About Rio Tinto

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 situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

Rio Tinto is committed to equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel safe, respected and valued. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome but are essential to our success. We treat all our people fairly and with dignity.

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