Engineer - Geotechnical

2 weeks ago

Salt Lake, Utah, United States Rio Tinto Full time

Geotechnical Engineer

  • Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and metals company where safety comes first
  • Competitive Salary and Benefits
  • Kennecott Utah Copper has the potential to offer career advancement opportunities within Rio Tinto
  • Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Geotechnical Engineer to assist Bingham Canyon Mine to undertake geotechnical work that supports the development and implementation of medium and long term mine plans. This is a challenging role that would suit a person who has a proven track record in rock mass characterization and slope stability assessment. The geotechnical teams receive strong support from management and are encouraged to explore innovative ways to meet the challenges that go with mining deep pit slopes within one of the world's most iconic mines.

Reporting to a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, the key areas of focus of the role are:

  • Process, analyse and model geotechnical rock mass and monitoring data to understand the rock mass and its response to mining for purposes of excavation stability, mine design optimization and mine performance.
  • Implement best practice in geotechnical engineering, mine design and mining operations to ensure safety and business objectives are achieved.
  • Assist in identifying, defining and solving complex problems and risks that are, or have the potential to impact the overall productivity as part of a multi-disciplinary geoscience team
  • Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring of geotechnical professionals to develop individual and team capabilities.
  • Develop scope for stability assessment projects and engage and manage consultants to deliveron time, on budget, and in full

What you'll bring

To succeed in this role, you will have:

  • Degree qualification in Geotechnical, Geological, Mining or Civil Engineering is essential
  • Proven surface mining experience which includes geotechnical design and rock characterization
  • Demonstrated experience in slope stability analysis
  • Ability to adapt to changing business conditions and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
  • A track record of generating practical and innovative solutions to multi-faceted technical challenges
  • Demonstrated well developed leadership, technical writing and presentation skills for capturing and communicating understanding

What we offer

We are committed to providing our employees witha 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

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 and meet opportunities.

Where you'll 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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, Veterans and active-duty armed forces, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable being themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.

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